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Reunion is right around the corner.

President Hanlon and his wife were in San Francisco in early De- cember and more than 500 alums attended. With the theme “All in For Dartmouth,” he shared his experiences of the first six months on the job and his vision. He wants to be intentional and strategic in building support for student organi- zations that advance community-building among students, as well as intellectual engagement out- side the classroom. Goals include creating the infrastructure and providing direct investment in student organizations that contribute posi- tively to the marketplace of social opportunities for students. He also thinks students should be able to remain in a particular residence hall in order to build identity with the residence hall and a circle of friends. If there is a reception near you, make an effort to attend. Explore www. allinfordartmouth.com.

Aside from meeting our new president, a highlight of the evening for me was encountering Brian Dunn, who post graduation attended Duke for his master’s in business and since then has been a successful certified public accountant, focusing on SEC filings for Silicon Valley companies. Brian resides in San Mateo, California, but it has taken us 40 years to cross paths. He advised that his twin brother and classmate Kevin Dunn is alive and well and has pursued a career in technology in the Leesburg, Virginia, area.

As of October Jeremy Smith ended his 32- year career with Gate Petroleum in Florida. He now is president of InMotion Entertainment Group, a former Gate subsidiary sold to two pri- vate equity firms. InMotion owns and operates 80 electronics stores in airports across the country.

Walter J. Curran Jr., M.D., executive director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory Uni- versity, has been elected to a four-year term on the board of directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the world’s leading profes- sional organization representing all specialties of physicians who care for people with cancer. Wally, a renowned expert and researcher in the management of patients with locally advanced lung and brain malignancies, is the only radia- tion oncologist to serve as director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. He is the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and chair of Emory’s department of radiation oncology. He is a founding principal investigator of NRG Oncology, a new NCI-funded research group, and chair of the NRG Oncology foundation board. In 2013 Wally was named a Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar and chair in cancer research. He has led several landmark clinical trials for patients with either lung cancer or brain tumors and is responsible for defining a univer- sally adopted staging system for patients with malignant glioma. Author or coauthor of more than 300 scholarly papers, as well as numer- ous presentations, reviews and book chapters, he has chaired more than 40 clinical trials and served as a reviewer for 12 national or interna- tional journals.

Please respond to the reunion solicitations. It would be great to see as many classmates as possible. Check www.alumni.dartmouth.edu

REUNION | JUNE

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