1954

Head agents Shelly Woolf and Dick Page stated that the 2016 Dartmouth College Fund campaign started the New Year with 91 participants and more than $100,000 early bird gifts. The goal is $275,000 and a minimum of 80-percent participation. Everyone has to pitch in to make it all happen. Their message is, “Don’t wait, give today!” Tony Kane wrote to intern Pooja Singhi ’18: “On behalf of Dartmouth College class of 1954, I want to congratulate you on your successful internship at the U.S. Agency for International Development.” Ms. Singhi replied: “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work as an intern at the U.S. Agency for International Development this past summer. Without the class of 1954’s support, I would not have learned about government and international development firsthand or worked with inspiring people who had traveled all around the world, as I did. I sincerely appreciate this honor.” Frank Weiser and his wife made a generous gift to the College to establish a neuroscience research faculty fellowship. Tom Kelsey writes that while we’re busily achieving another great year for the Dartmouth College Fund, we can also do some thinking about the future when we’re no longer here to contribute. A bequest or a charitable gift annuity are two great choices and will bring long-term benefits: a bequest to the College to help support the class of 1954 internship endowment. This class legacy gift to the College will ensure that 1954 internships will continue into the future as part of a Dartmouth liberal arts education. Steve Mullins writes: “Save the dates June 1–7 for the mini-reunion in Chicago, plus an extension to southwest Michigan. It will be 13 years since we gathered in Chicago and Michigan. A lot has happened in Chicago during those years.” For information, contact Steve. The class executive committee voted to reinstate the ’54 Class Award, as there are still a number of classmates deserving of the award. We note the passing of Donald Thomas Harrington on January 27, 2015, and Raymond E. Rowland on December 7, 2015, and the Rev. William J. Mayberry December 27, 2015.

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