1985
I received an e-mail from Dan “Fingers” Fagin, who raised a cool question. No, he wasn’t asking who threw the keg down the South Fayer ice slide that hit him square in the teeth back in the winter of 1982, though the answer to this would certainly be interesting. Instead, Dan and wife Alison Frankel were wondering how many ’85s now or soon will have children attending the College, since their daughter Anna will soon be a ’13. According to Dan, Jeanne Miller’s daughter Meghan is an ’11. I got a quick response from our class president Margaret Marder telling me her son and the son of Sally and Mark Goggin and perhaps Doug Williamson are Dartmouth students. Here’s hoping none of them get hit by bobsledding kegs. By the way, Dan is an associate professor of journalism and director of the science, health and environmental reporting program at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU. Is it me or is everyone’s professional title now 10 times as long as it should be?
Congratulations to Scott Gruchot on being named vice president of advance technology for CCH (Riverwoods, Illinois), a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services. The news release mentions that Scott has more than two decades of experience in strategic development, technology, business operations, product management and consulting, mostly at SunGard, where he was chief technology officer and executive vice president of product management and operations (see, another long title). For the truly curious, you can access Scott’s photo at www.cch.com/scottgruchot.jpg. You are on your own with this one as I am strictly relaying news here.
Cheers also to Scott Stevens on his recent appointment as the new director of the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History at the Newberry Library in Chicago. The news release indicates that in addition to his English degree from Dartmouth, Scott also holds A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. He is also completing a book (or perhaps done by now) titled Indian Collectibles: Encounters, Appropriations and Resistance in Native North America. Scott will play a leadership role in the Newberry’s academic and public programs relating to American Indian history and culture. As a long-ago South Fayer resident perhaps Scott could shed some light on the aforementioned flying keg.
Can you be in multiple places at once? Apparently Tim Whipple can. Tim has been appointed president of Kroll’s Consulting Services Group, which comprises Kroll’s work in investigations, financial advisory and intelligence services. The announcement goes on to say that Tim will be working from Kroll’s Washington and New York offices. Furthermore, I learned that Tim was educated in several countries: United States (Dartmouth, CalB-erkeley), United Kingdom (Eton College), Russia (Leningrad State University and Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys) and the Czech Republic (Charles University). Tim has worked in various countries, speaks several languages and has 20 years of consulting experience, leading intelligence and security engagements for both private sector and government clients. Seems everything about him requires the use of an ampersand. No word on whether Tim is really Jack Bauer.
Assuming most of us can be in only one place at a time, be sure to make plans to attend our 25th reunion next year. All ’85s are welcome as volunteers to help plan the extravaganza. Events could include a keg toss, legacy trivia, classmate photo booth or a Jeopardy style “Name That Title” contest, so don’t say you weren’t prepped. Have a great summer!
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