The Dartmouth Trustee Election

The class of 1997 showed the least amount of interest In the latest trustee election, won by Stephen Smith '88. Only 17.84 percent of the class voted, while the class of 1951 had the highest participation rate, 52.42 percent. Overall, 16,151 undergraduate alumni—or 30.72 percent of those eligible—voted. Among degree holders of the professional schools, Tuck alums participated at a greater rate (23.15 percent) than graduates of Thayer (15.10 percent) and Dartmouth Medical School (9.34 percent). Women participated at an overall rate of 22.35 percent, while men came in at 30.58 percent, according to data provided by election services company TrueBallot Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland.