2001

Hey, ’01s! It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the 10th reunion. Our 15th will be here before we know it. Yikes!

Many thanks to Diana Vernazza, who tells me Andrew Allport won the 2011 New Issues Poetry Prize (http://newissuespress.blogspot. com/2011/05/winner-of-2011-new-issues- poetry-prize.html). Andrew’s book, the body | of space | in the shape of the human, came out in March and has received incredible reviews. With more literary news, Tara Dairman writes, “I’m thrilled to announce that my debut novel, The Delicious Double Life of Gladys Gatsby, will be published by Penguin/Putnam Books! It’s about an 11-year-old foodie who secretly becomes a restaurant critic for The New York Times. I’ll be sharing the publication date when I get it and other news at my website, taradairman. com.” Anne Wadlow also has something to celebrate: “Two kids and a few extra years later I have finally finished my Ph.D. in the classics at the University of Virginia!”

Andrew Trief just finished up his first year of rabbinical school in Jerusalem and is back in N.Y.C. for four more years. He adds, “Spending this summer traveling around the States, so hit me up if you’re up for a road trip.” Also in New York, Elizabeth Sullivan has just wrapped up a pilot program of her wellness curriculum for young performing artists. “The 16-week pilot at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy in N.Y.C. has been a great success and I am hoping to expand into more schools this fall (creativecompass. org). Also, April marked the six-month anniversary of my marriage to Sandro Pasquali, a software developer from Toronto. We are happily ensconced in the hippest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Williamsburg. We saw fellow ’01 Patrick Francis and his lovely wife, Bulbul, in the city a few months ago and caught up on old times. It is always such a pleasure to see Dartmouth people!”

After five years in London Adrian Loehwing was granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, which means she can now spend the rest of her life in Europe. Next up, dual citizenship! Karl Polifka is enjoying life on this side of the Atlantic. “Having lived in both N.Y.C. and Chicago during the past 10 years, my wife and I decided we had enough of the bright lights/big city and recently moved to Burlington, Vermont, with our 4-year-old, Henry. I’m now on the corporate development team with Dealer.com. I’d love to connect with any ’01s who are in northern New England.”

By the time this issue reaches you Jackie Lippe and Steven Bercez will have wed at the Metropolis Ballroom in Arlington Heights, Illinois. At press time Jackie expected Aseem Gandhi, Isaac Berniker, Matt Curro, Randy Choiniere and Gyvonne Pinkston ’99, an old basketball teammate, among her guests. Best wishes, Jackie and Steven!

Finally, congratulations to all the new and repeat parents among us! Steve and Nicole (DioDato) Park welcomed their second little girl, Ivy Abigail, on November 25. Kate (Mattern) McGee had an especially memorable New Year’s Eve: “My husband, Conner McGee ’02, and I welcomed a son, James ‘Jamie’ Palmer, on December 31, 2011.” Colin and Melissa (Mangan) Fox have added to their family, too. They and big brother Jeffrey welcomed Nicholas Colin on March 2. Ryan Heiberg and wife Suzanne Beauchene write from Issaquah, Washington, to announce their second son’s arrival. Born March 18, baby Drew joins big brother Dorian, now 2 1/2 years old. Also in March Lily (MacLean) Bennani and husband Chris welcomed their first child, Austin. The family recently settled in Concord, Massachusetts.

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