1998

Amanda Lawrence wrote in to the Alumni Magazine to offer herself up for an interview and all she got was this lousy mention in the Class Notes. Sorry, Amanda, for not having the pull to get you a fancier spread. I am happy to devote a few lines to you, however, since it seems that you've got a good story to tell. For those of you who haven't kept up with Amanda, here's (more or less) what she had to say: "I am a 1998 who went on to Yale Law School and to practice law happily in Connecticut. Things all changed this year through a series of events and I have spent the better part of the year on and off living in Pakistan, where I am helping a few Pakistanis create a school (navigate to www.kmt. org.pk to learn more about the Kaghan Memorial Trust and the Kaghan Memorial School Project) in the earthquake-ravaged regions of northern Pakistan. I was there all through Musharraf's imposition of martial law and arrived back in Connecticut two days before Bhutto was killed on my street. Despite what is said in the media, I adore Pakistan: the hospitality, the generosity, the open warmth trump any experience I have ever had." Amanda included with her note an absolutely wonderful photograph of herself taken at the border with India in mid-December that, in Amanda's words, "reflects just how happy an American could be in a country that is portrayed as inhumane." Unfortunately, there's no way to shoehorn the photo into this column but, trust me, it was a great shot.

Katey (Ritrovato) Dadakiswas kind enough to remember my birthday in January (she shot me an e-mail that began "Hello again, old man!"), which I trust she will always do because we share the same birthday. Sadly, I am a year older than she. But I suppose that both of us—okay all of us—are a year older than we were a year ago, right? In any event, in addition to the birthday wishes (right back atcha, Katey), Katey let slip that she and husband Jason Dadakis '99 were eagerly anticipating the arrival of their first child, a daughter. Since Kateys e-mail and—thank goodness—prior to press time Katey and Jason welcomed Maia Catherine into the world. The newest Dadakis joined us on February 20 and was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 21.5 inches long at birth. Again, due to medium limitations I can't share a photograph with you all at this time. However, Katey, Jason and Maia and their dog Karma will be at reunion in June—will you?

Continuing the birth announcement trend, joyous parents Maya Lodish and Jonathan Zimmerman are thrilled to announce the arrival of their Valentines Day baby girl, Isabelle Nora. As the preceding sentence suggests Miss Zimmerman was born on February 14. She was 6 pounds, 1 ounce, and 19.5 inches long at the time of her first public appearance.

Finally, at least for this installment, I'm pleased to share news of a successful new business venture started by Emilie (Schnitman) Liebhoff. The business, which was recently featured on the front page of the Ithaca Journal (the newspaper for the city of Ithaca, New York) and in the Cornell Chronicle, focuses on offering programs that empower the lives of mothers and daughters through sports. Emilie apparently conceived of this concept when she was at Dartmouth, did research for her masters at Harvard and then in 2007 launched a pilot program while a graduate student at Cornell. Since that time Emilie has moved to Boston, engaged the help of several other alums, launched the beta version of the programs Web site (go to www.momsasmentors. com to learn more) and landed her first Boston client! Congrats, Emilie, and best of luck taking the program to the next level.

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REUNION June 13-15 2008