1965

Steve Waterhouse, organizer, host and historian for what is becoming another class tradition—the March visit to Vailsummed up this years out-of-Hanover class reunion: "Once again some aging but agile and certainly willing, members of the class of 1965 gathered in Vail to enjoy great skiing, shopping, house-hunting, superb meals, fine wine and the company of a number of Dartmouth alumni who populate the Vail Valley. Class participators included Ted Atkinson with wife-to-be Marcia Pryde, Norm Christianson with wife Ellen and son Jay, Chuck Lobitz, Ron Riley with wife Anne, Marshall Wallach and Steve Waterhouse with wife Linda. Highlights included great skiing, dinner at Ron Riley's restaurant, Russell's, and a cocktail party at Steve and Linda's home with a number of other Dartmouth grads from the classes of '53 to '71. The snow was soft and pliant everywhere and there were simply no bad runs anywhere on the mountain. The cocktail party included a wine tasting focused on Norm and Ellens wonderful Canyon Wind wines, which is distributed in 14 states including the New Hampshire liquor store in Lebanon." For long-range planners, the next Vail ski weekend will probably be organized for March 5-7,2004.

Ed Taber heads an institutional asset management group and is a senior executive vice president at Legg Mason, where he has been since 1992. Before that he was at T. Rowe Price, where he was named Best Bond Mutual Fund Manager by Business Week in 1987. Ed also serves on the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute.

Steve Demeritt has been named to the board of directors of Eastman Chemical Co. and since 1999 has been vice chairman at General Mills, where he has been since 1969. Steve has developed a strong background in marketing in both the domestic and international arenas.

Jim Frank was recently named to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation board of trustees.The board is responsible for the funding and support of thousands of aspiring world-class skiers and snowboarders involved in athletic programs. Jim has been president and CEO at Wheels Inc., a corporate transportation services company. He has also been president of the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) and is a life director of that organization. He is also chair of the AALA federal legislative committee.

Many of us will be turning 60 sometime in this year. A 60th birthday party committee has been formed, headed by Mike Bettman, Ted Atkinson, Jim Griffiths and Hank Amon. The celebration will be in the Hanover area Friday, August 1, through Sunday, August 3. Theme will be community service, working with the Habitat for Humanity and other Upper Valley organizations to participate in construction of new housing. There will also be hiking, boating, golfing and cycling as well as a barbeque at the home of Jim and Debby Griffiths in Plainfield near Lebanon. Pierces will, of course, be "'65 Central." Happy birthday to all, and hope to see you there.

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