1983

Give a rouse, give a rouse, give arouse! Davies B. Beller, one of our illustrious class head agents, has moved up in the world—again. Pay By Touch named him executive VP and CFO after seeing him operate on the company's board of directors since 2004. Many of you, no doubt, have experienced Davies' brand of influence when asked to give to Dartmouth on behalf of the class. So, go on down to the local Piggly Wiggly grocery store and use your index finger to pay by touch! More stores to come online with this service, Davies promises. Bear Stearns will miss him, where he was an investment banker for 11 years in the area of IT and services investment.

The '83s rule IT. Bill Huber writes: "Thought I'd share that in January I was elected chairman of the board of directors of the International Association of Commercial Contract Managers, www.iaccm.com." I caught up with Bill and he shared that he currently works for the Wachovia bank as senior vice president handling IT and business process outsourcing. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife of 17 years, Lynn, whom he met at a Dartmouth gathering in Manhattan several years after graduating. They have children Kelsey (16), Clare (14) and Ben (9), who attend Southlake Christian Academy. Bill reports that Charlotte and its surrounding area is a very dynamic finance hub—the second largest in the United States. When he first moved to North Carolina Bill worked for First Union for three years. He then moved 90 miles northeast to Winston-Salem and worked for Wachovia for three years. Then three years after that the two banks merged to form "the new Wachovia." Interesting. He claims he stole Lynn from his Dartmouth roommate at that gathering in New York—which makes sense given his bent toward mergers and acquisitions. Through the years Bill has spent time with Amex, United Technologies and GEC-Marconi Electronic Systems Corp.

The '83s rule the various renditions of the Emmy awards, or hope to. In Lynn's column last issue she mentioned Joan Martelli's nomination. I'm pleased to report that Libby Sohmeltzer Hinson won an Emmy last year for her work on HeMan, as sound editor, and is nominated this year for Jokers. She writes: "What a busy year! Between the two (nominations) I was delighted to receive recognition from the New York Festivals for my writing work on the Kids '10 Commandments (I drew the short straw, getting to write the section on stealing and adultery—go figure!). My family continues to thrive; my 13-year-old son William started at the Harvard-Westlake School in the fall and my 9-year-old daughter Lizzie continues to shine bright. They are both exceptional tennis players, which keeps me on the freeway driving to tournaments!"

This past spring Lisa Feinberg Densmore received two New England regional Emmy awards for her work as a field producer and as a co-host of the television show, Wildlife Journal (PBS), in the categories outstanding segment/short format-informational as a producer (or Mushing and outstanding achievement in interviewing for a composite of her work on Wildlife Journal. Mushing covered various aspects of dog-sledding in New Hampshire, including the history of the sport in the state, the care and training of the dogs, where to go, potential wildlife encounters and what it feels like to be pulled by a dogsled team. She faced stiff competition in the interviewing category for Wildlife Journal. When asked to be a presenter at the ceremony, she thought the assignment was a consolation prize. 'Think again. She was "surprised and overjoyed" to win. She is very happy living on River Road in Hanover with hubby jason Densmore '73 and their son Parker (8). Parker announced recently that he "hates" to read, and will devote the rest of his years to skiing and soccer. Go, Green, go!

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