1991

I can’t believe that in less than two months we’ll be gathering in Hanover for our 25th reunion! Some classmates will get a head start on the festivities at the Mt. Moosilauke Ravine Lodge on June 15, but the rest of us will gather starting on campus at our class tent on Thursday, June 16, for three days of fun and reminiscing.

By now you should have heard from the reunion organizing team through at least one of a variety of channels. Between our class Facebook page (Dartmouth Class of 1991), Twitter feed (@Dartmouth1991), class website (dartmouth.org/classes/91), registration mailings and this column, I hope the importance and imminence of our reunion hasn’t escaped you. The program is packed with social events, good food, activities for young and old and interesting panels—with time left over for a Baker Tower climb or a tour of the secret tunnels under the Green. On Friday night J.D. Optekar and his band Tweed Funk will be the featured entertainment. To find more detailed information, links and the updated reunion program, please visit the class website, and I’ll see you in Hanover!

In other classmate news, this year Tom McArdle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Film Editing for the movie Spotlight. Spotlight was nominated for a total of six Oscars, including best picture, best director, best screenplay, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. Tom is based in Los Angeles, but works on projects in both New York and L.A. and has been working as a film editor since graduating from Dartmouth. Because the due date for this column and the presentation of the Oscars fell on the same day (and the awards show goes on way past my bedtime), I don’t know if Tom won, but I do know that we were all cheering for him!

In her role as editorial director at the University of Chicago Press, Christie (Rabke) Henry focuses on acquiring new manuscripts and publications across the life sciences. This gives Christie the opportunity to occasionally work on books written by fellow Dartmouth alumni. For an upcoming book called What Every Science Student Should Know, Christie worked closely with the authors, all Dartmouth alumni from the classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014. It’s great to see classmates providing mentoring and guidance to young alumni through the Dartmouth network.

Keep sending in your updates, and be sure to register for reunion!

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