2000

It's a slower than normal news column this edition, so get yourselves busy and send in your news! General congratulations to any of you who reached major milestones this graduation season: M.D.s, M.B.A.s, master's degrees, new lawyers, Ph.D.s, beginning or end of medical residencies, 30th birthdays or any other great accomplishment! I know many of you have worked hard for these achievements, so congratulations! Moving into class news, Max Gross has a new book coming out in August! It's called From Schlub to Stud and it can be ordered on Amazon or via the Web site for the book ( www.fromschlubtostud.com ). "It's sort of a memoir about the glories of, well, being a schlub—and Dartmouth definitely figures into it and makes numerous appearances. Also, plenty of 2000s show up in the text, although not all of them show up by name." This is one that can't be missed!

Joe Scott returned to Hanover for reunion weekend with his wife, Emily Copeland '99, and their son Owen. "We met up with Adam 'Tex' Clayton and his wife, Sara, as well as Ben Mishkin and Steve Wiesenthal. In other news I just got back from a yearlong deployment to South Korea with my Patriot missile unit. Next up I'm slated to head to graduate school at the University of Virginia in preparation for a teaching job at West Point."

Hoi Ning Ngai is currently in Costa Rica working with independent and public school kids from around the world (United States, United Kingdom, India, Germany and Costa Rica) at the Institute for Student Leaders. "I'm having a great time with all of the students as well as fellow Dartmouth alums Jesse Blom '06 and Meghan Wendland 'OB. We even spotted a random 'tico' (Costa Rican native) in a Dartmouth track jersey the one day we were walking through the local market! We absolutely had to take a picture, so I'll post that on Facebook as soon as I can get a copy!"

Since I have some space and I've gotten a bunch of e-mails asking what I'm up to, I am actually going to resort to updating you on myself, which I've tried to avoid for the past eight years! I live in Cincinnati, right downthe street from Ellie Off. I'm a brand manager for Procter & Gamble and do marketing for the Crest & Oral-B kids oral care business. I've been here for two years and although I miss the great beaches of New England, Cincinnati has proven to be a great place to live and work (except for those occasional tornado warn- ings)! Let me know if you're ever in the area!

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