Newsmakers

QUOTE/UNQUOTE “Lathem’s mind was a search engine before the term existed.” FORMER TRUSTEE DAVID SHRIBMAN '76 ON THE DEATH OF EDWARD CONNERY LATHEM '51, DEAN OF LIBRARIES EMERITUS

“it’s amazing to be a part of a civil rights movement and it’s amazing to realize the power that people have to make a better world,” Beth Robinson ’86 told the Associated Press after Vermont legalized gay marriage in early April. As chairwoman of the Vermont Freedom to marry task Force, robinson played a key role in marshaling support in the Vermont legislature after Gov. Jim Douglas vetoed the bill. “we’ve shown that truth and fairness and justice and love are more powerful than one man’s veto pen,” she said.…During his undergraduate years Robert Groves ’70 worked as a Vermont prison guard, leading a Detroit Free Press columnist to suggest that this fueled Groves’ interest in accurately counting people. Whatever the case, President Obama picked the former associate census director to head the Census Bureau and oversee the 2010 census. A sociology professor and respected social scientist who directs the university of michigan’s survey Research Center, his appointment isn’t without controversy. republicans were initially incensed when he suggested the use of sampling for the 1990 census, arguing that in hard-to-count areas it generally favors Democrats (the sampling proposal was ultimately shot down by the u.s. supreme Court). “For those tempted to label Groves as the pawn of partisans in the White House or the Democratic Party, I have a warning: The notion of Bob Groves yielding to partisanship is laughable. As in rolling on the floor, laughing-out-loud laughable,” mark blumenthal of Pollster.com told Time.…nbC has “tina Fey-style plans” for Mindy Kaling ’01, according to Variety. The Hollywood trade publication reported last May that the writer/actress signed a two-year deal with the network to develop a comedy for herself while still writing and playing kelly kapoor for The Office. “this is my first step in a Transformers-style way to take over the whole world,” Kaling joked. And thanks to the seven-figure deal she will now have even more fodder for her shopping blog, Things iboughtthatiLove.com.…in other TV news abC announced in may that it’s developing a talk show pilot with actress/author/comedian/commentator Aisha Tyler ’92. The Aisha Tyler Show, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will “incorporate aspects of a traditional talk show with comedic political commentary, produced comedy segments and other elements usually associated with late-night shows.” the show will also be “wired,” enabling viewers to participate via Facebook and twitter.… Dick van Patten played Tom Braden ’40 on Eight is Enough, a popular late 1970s tv show based on braden’s book about his eight children. The former CIA official also gained fame as the liberal foil to Pat buchanan on Cnn’s Crossfire. “he had a gift for writing about kids,” his daughter Susan Braden ’77 told the Associated Press after his April 3 death. “he could relate to them and write about them in a way that i really haven’t seen anybody else do.”…in three years Tom Loughlin ’91 made three trips to Esfahan, Iran, to photograph the daily lives of Iranians for his exhibition, pictures of you (see page 2). The 48 photos, selected from 8,000, are printed on synthetic silk panels and suspended from the interior and exterior of a 90-by-30-foot mosque-like structure. “it’s marvelous, i was breathless when i saw this,” 70-year-old mario sewell told the Rocky Mountain News last August after seeing it in a Colorado park. For more information on the photographs or to arrange an exhibition, go to www.picturesofyouiran.com.… Instead of heading to law school after graduation, Alex Kaplan ’08 told The Philadelphia Inquirer, he wanted to do “something useful” in his hometown. So he signed up for the nonprofit Teach for America. Kaplan, who recently finished his first year teaching math at Gratz High School in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia, was shadowed in class last April by an Inquirer columnist. “my next move is making sure i’m as good a teacher as i can be next year,” kaplan said.…a friend described David Webb ’05 to The New York Observer last march as “a very handsome Canadian with a chiseled jaw line.” so it’s not surprising the former Dartmouth tennis standout turned to modeling when the economic downturn derailed his career at Goldman sachs. “i was struck by how comfortable David was in front of the camera,” photographer Steven Benisty told the Observer. “in the last few months i’ve done three people who have been laid off from their jobs in finance and are trying to make the transition to modeling, and they are usually very awkward in front of the camera.”…Fourteen months after Dawn Hudson ’79 left Pepsi-Cola North America the former CEO joined the Parthenon Group in April as a vice chair. At the Boston-based consultancy, founded by William Achtmeyer, Tu’81, hudson will focus on consumer, retail and sports management offerings. During her corporate hiatus Hudson assumed chairwomanship of the LPGA, joined a golf league and five competitive tennis leagues (she played varsity tennis for the Big Green) and spent time traveling with her husband, Bruce Beach ’72, and two daughters. When CNNMoney.com asked if she’d miss being on Fortune’s “50 most Powerful women in business” list, hudson responded, “I’m in control now. it’s a different definition of power.”…The College recruited Tyler Koskenoja ’07 for his javelin skills, but he switched to decathlon under coach Carl wallin’s tutelage. now the sault Saint Marie, Ontario, native, who ended his college career with a ninth-place finish last June at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and finished fourth at the Canadian Olympic Trials in July, is training for the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 summer olympics. “at the rate i’m progressing it’s extremely realistic,” Koskenoja told the Sault Star last November. “i want to try to push every element of athleticism as far as I can.”

Beth Robinson

David Webb