Give a Rouse

Give a Rouse

Three alumni received honorary degrees during Commencement in June. Those honored included philanthropist Bob King ’57, with wife Dottie, for his work as cofounder of various international initiatives focused on education, including the King Scholars Leadership Program, which offers scholarships to Dartmouth students from developing nations; C. Fordham von Reyn ’67, a professor of medicine and director of DarDar International Programs at the Geisel School of Medicine, for his development of the first new tuberculosis vaccine in more than 85 years to be proven effective against the disease; and NCAA champion runner and Olympic athlete Abbey D’Agostino ’14 for her “competitive spirit and a kind heart that transcend countries, cultures, and continents,” according to the citation.

Richard Walden ’69, a history teacher at Saint Johnsbury (Vermont)

Academy, has been awarded $24,000 from the James MadisonMemorialFellowship Foundation to use toward the pursuit of a master’s with a concentration on history and principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Robert Overton ’65 has been inducted into the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Hall of Fame in Annapolis, Maryland. Overton was honored for outstanding service by a volunteer for his years of service as chief umpire for the MidAtlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association team race circuit.

Joanne Mather Conroy ’77,

M.D., has been named CEO and president of DartmouthHitchcock, which includes its flagship medical center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Conroy, who has been named one of the “Top 25 Women in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine, was most recently the CEO of the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, a Tuft’s School of Medicine affiliate. Jenner & Block LLP partner Michael Scodro ’93 has been named chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility, which advises on legal ethics. Before joining the firm, Scodro served as solicitor general of the State of Illinois from 2007 to 2014.

Benjamin Kennedy ’01 has been appointed head of school at Friends Academy in Glen Cove, New York. The son of a headmaster and teacher, Kennedy has spentthe majority of his professional career in independent schools, most recently as head of upper school at Shore Country Day School.