1957

1957

Bruce Sloane’s story of his life-changing experience with a cochlear implant was picked up by USA Today. Bruce has been busy giving talks and counseling folks with hearing loss and welcomes this chance to take his message to a much larger audience.

Ida and Barry Rotman are in the news again. The College announced establishment ofthe Rotman Society, preparing a video to celebrate the significance of the Rotmans’ generous support. Membership in the society will be awarded to parents and grandparents who consistently support Dartmouth.

Skip Traynham served as dean ofthe Tucker Foundation from 1974 to 1983 before moving to Los Angeles as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Skip has been honored with the opening ofthe Traynham Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will house primary, specialty care, and diagnostic services.

The college has also announced a new initiative in healthcare funded by a gift from Eric Eichler. This service will bring together faculty from across the campus to offer undergraduates educational opportunities in healthcare delivery.

The Detroit Free Press invited Gary Gilson to revive a documentary that he produced back in 1969 for this year’s annual film festival. Gary is now working on a book based on great quotes from stories he covered through the years as a reporter and producer of documentary films throughout the country.

Tom Macy and Bruce Bernstein have found a creative way to enhance our commitment to the Dickey Center. The class of 1982 has asked to join us by establishing a fund to parallel our Great Issues Innovations Fund. This collaborative approach is unique at the College and provides 25 additional years of funding and endowment growth. The class of1982 is special for other reasons as well: At least 15 members of the class are children of ’57s!

Happy and Clark Griffiths are hard at work planning for our Homecoming October 26-28. Plans include a special tour ofthe beautiful new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge on Friday, the Harvard game on Saturday, and a memorial service for Monk Bancroft in Rollins Chapel on Sunday.

—John W. Cusick, 251 Sabal Palm Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772) 231-1248; johnwcusick@aol.com