1981

While Lynne was out buying gifts, baking cookies, hanging mistletoe and decking the halls, I've been writing the column. How could she have known that I was a major Scrooge, leaving me plenty of time to read all of those cards you all sent with the details of your cheery holiday greetings. Well, actually, I think Lynne received most of the cheery greetings (including an early-decision acceptance letter to Dartmouth for son Joey!) and she forwarded them to me—better than a lump of coal, I guess. For example, Vince Pollard was in touch to let us know that he's the financial controller for the Rolls Royce Corp. in Indianapolis. Of course, Lynne, thinking she might be able to get a special gift for husband, Bob Gaudet, was sorely disappointed to learn that Vince couldn't hook her up with a Phantom for the holidays. Maybe for reunion, Vince? And Kathy Haley Rost sent a card with a picture of her kids, Amanda and Jake, on the beach with surfboards, informing that she and her husband, Brad, have moved from Washington, D.C., to Narragansett, Rhode Island. I trust that the picture was not taken recently, or those kids would have been pretty cold little surfers. Byron Boston sent an "online Green Card"—even better than a holiday greeting card!—from his new home in Jacksonville, Florida. He moved there from Virginia, where he was managing the investment portfolio for Freddie Mac for the past seven years. He is a founder and the chief investment officer for a new mortgage real estate investment trust company that went public last March. His wife and two sons are enjoying their new home, but he's still looking to meet some Dartmouth alumni in the area. Sounds like a good excuse to check the "Classmate Locator" on the '81 Web site. In the spirit of giving during the holiday season, word comes of Andrew Lewin, who established a post-graduate fellowship in honor of his mother in 2000. The fellowship is designed to support graduates doing work with domestic or international nonprofit organizations in the year immediately following graduation, and it will provide up to $6,000 in funding toward project expenses. Three fellowships have been awarded thus far, covering projects in Costa Rica, Tanzania and the Philippines.Thanks for your generosity, Andrew. Tom Scott sent greetings from Pittsburgh, where he is a professor of neurology, researching drugs for multiple sclerosis and teaching at Drexel University. He reminisced about the good old days, fiddling with The White Mountain Boys at Dartmouth fraternity parties. While he continued to subsidize his education playing in bars through medical school, at this point he is just jamming occasionally with "local pickers." He mentioned that he is still spending time in Maine during the summer with his family, including three beautiful kids. He has also been in touch with Ben Knox, banjo player in the band, and another survivor of medical education. Ben is an orthopedic surgeon in Maryland, and he also maintains his manual dexterity with a little pickin' and a strummin'. Maybe we can organize a reunion jamfest! And, finally, you may have re- ceived an unexpected holiday card from the class of 2006. Just to bring you up to date, the class of 1981 and the class of 2006 have established a relationship, which will develop further as we lead up to our 25th reunion. Coordinated efforts will include a mentoring program as well as social events. Expect to hear more from Patsy Fish- er, who is leading this endeavor for the class. Best toall for 2005!

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