1988

Our 15th reunion was a fabulous occasion—a great opportunity to spend time reminiscing with old friends, visiting special places, celebrating our past lives and sharing our present lives. Thank you to the many people who had a hand in creating this wonderful event! Jeff Acker, who worked hard on reunion attendance, provided this summary: "We had 225 classmates return for the event, and a total of more than 500 people including spouses, guests and the evergrowing number of little ones. The class raised more than $25,000 for our class project to support Dartmouth Habitat for Humanity. We raised about $12,000 through our regular solicitation that was included in the dues mailings, and then another $15,000 through the auction. Our donation puts Habitat over the top in terms of their fundraising goals, and ensures that a house will be built this summer (primarily by sophomores) for a deserving family in the Upper Valley. Ann Marie Weldon Keane has agreed to act as class project chair and spearhead our continuing involvement with Habitat for Humanity." Of course you are wondering what items were auctioned and who the successful bidders were. Here are just some of the auction prizes and winners: Paula Zagrecki, basket of autographed books; Russell Stevens, one-week vacation in Stowe; Sean Hogan, Lake Sunapee vacation; Scott Bertetti, two-week vacation on the Outer Banks; Rob Pedrero, Mondavi Reserve Wine and winery tour.

Music Choice Europe pic, Europe's leading digital audio broadcaster, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ronald E. Grant to the board as non-executive director. Ron, seniorvice president of entertainment and networks group for Time Warner, joined America Online (AOL) in 1997 as a vice president, before progressing to senior vice president of business affairs and development. In his current role Ron assists the chairman in overseeing HBO, Turner Networks, The WB, Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line Cinema and The Warner Music Group. He also led the cross-divisional partnerships with Microsoft, Music Net and Viva Media.

After 14years in the high-tech industry, David N. Feldman was recently appointed vice president of engineering for Patient Keeper, a leading provider of mobile computing solutions for health care (are all you health care providers aware of this cool piece of technology?). Previously, David was executive vice president of Viewpoint Corp., where he led the firms imaging technolo- gy from concept to adoption by Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, AOL and others. Prior to Viewpoint David was a founding director of Specular International. He held positions including chief strategist, software engineer, acting CFO and director of research and development. He forged strategic relationships with Adobe, Apple and Avid Technology.

Kris (Petterson) Hirschmann was recently inspired to drop a line. "I'm still living near Orlando, Florida, and freelancing as a children's book author. I've been freelancing for five years now and absolutely adore it. In addition to my work, I'm keeping busy with two young daughters: Nikki (2), and Erika (10 weeks). Being a parent certainly brings changes. I'm disgusted to admit that I know not only the first names but also the last names of all the Wiggles, and even catch myself thinking that one of them is kind of cute sometimes!"

With our next reunion five long years away, I hope you too will be inspired to write a few lines, how about a poem or a joke or a favorite memory from the good old days?

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