1982
As my deadline nears, so does the conclusion of 2007. Our 25th class reunion was followed this year by another special reunion—the 35 th Anniversary of Women at Dartmouth. J.J. Hanley reported that with close to 400 alumnae from the classes of '72 to 'O7 in attendance, the '82 women were well represented. Those attending included Sheila Kay Cooper, Lillian Cousins Giornelli, Tee Lotson, Beth Haffenreffer Scholle, Linda Bornhuetter Gridley, Susan Burkhardt, Mary Thompson Renner and Meg Singer Huffman. Nancy Kricorian, novelist and peace activist, presented on the humanitarian advocates panel. Sherri Carroll Oberg, CEO and president of Acusphere Inc., a biotechnology company, served on the panel titled "Upstarts and Startups."
Class of '82 women have proved to be an adventurous group this year. Andrea Borden Gillespie, who recently spent a year with her family in Provence, France, writes that she "has been invited to travel to the Arctic Circle this summer with an indigenous tribe from South America." She acknowledges that this "should lead to the usual speculation," but promises to update us later. Carol Davis Fiske has taken a (much needed, no doubt) respite from the law, to pursue her passion. Spotted these days more frequently in kayaks and hiking boots than in the courtroom, Carol has just joined the REI team, working for its newest operation in West Hartford, Connecticut. Regrettably, we won't be sharing the Vermont slopes any time soon as she recovers from a broken foot that she swears involved a jump at Tuckermans. Rosi Dupre Littlefields children are following her adventurous nature—Shannon and Max attend Gould Academy in Maine, famous for grooming our nation's top ski racers, and Eli is at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. And away from her biotech world Sherri Carroll Oberg experienced a Thanksgiving adventure in Nepal, traveling to support her mothers philanthropic efforts there. With her husband, Curt '78, and children Sherri visited needy schools, a microfinance group supporting poor village women and the opening of a maternity wing of a hospital equipped by GE (as orchestrated by jeff Immelt '78) to help address Nepal's globally high infant mortality rate.
Not to be outdone by Dartmouth women, Sandy Kelseys Christmas card depicts his latest venture into carpentry work, including a barn-raising, proving that Dr. Kelsey is a true Renaissance man. Eric Einhorn s adventures include windsurfing, biking and horseback riding around his country law practice in Hood River, Oregon. I received a special call from Chip Hankins, who four years ago made a most adventurous move to New Zealand to own and operate an organic dairy farm. Chip tells me he "can draw no parallels to his past work in insurance." Shocking! He and his wife, a veterinarian and native New Zealander, are raising their two sons on their beachside farm. He has enjoyed visits from Eric Christensen and Greg Jones, who is developing indoor surf parks in Florida. Ray Murphy put his adventurous nature to important use this year, once again biking to fight cancer in the Pan-Mass Challenge, which raised $33 million. I am sure Ray would welcome your support in 2008.
January brings for many the submission of children's college applications. John Hastings from Houston, Texas, writes of son Harrys college goals. Wherever the students land, college acceptances will open new doors of adventure for our classmates. But not one to stray from his official duties as vice president of our class John also writes to remind me that one of his goals "is to improve our Web site even more." He is hopeful that someone will step up to be the class Webmaster. Happy adventures!
