1992
Our class funds three projects that nurture current students in body, mind, and soul.
The class of 1992 works with Dartmouth athletics to fund its Dartmouth athletic sponsors (DAS) program, which is the sole source of funds for bringing more than 200 top athletic prospects to the campus each year (Scott Gardner and Kevin Kruse serve as project chairs). In turn, that department has assigned us one student-athlete per year, including Grace Rorke ’22, a soccer defender from Philadelphia; Brian Mass ’21, a cross-country runner from Perkasie, Pennsylvania; Morgan Ebow ’20, a softball pitcher from Northridge, California; and Sean White ’19, a heavyweight rower from Chicago. Since 2012 we’ve also sponsored volleyball, lacrosse, soccer, and basketball players.
“DAS is a key source of funds to keep Dartmouth competitive in athletic recruiting,” Scott said. “We are proud that our class has made a contribution to the program for the past eight years, while also forming a closer alumni connection with some fantastic student-athletes.”
As a class we’ve also sponsored 10 of Dartmouth’s Women in Science Project (WISP) research internships (Jenn Newsom serves as project chair). These are grants for first-year and sophomore women to conduct paid, parttime research in the sciences under the guidance of faculty mentors or research scientists. For 2018-19 (our fourth year of contributing) we sponsored three interns. Alison Dickstein ’22, from Washington, works with professor Bradley Duchaine in the psychological and brain sciences department. Sanjana Goli ’22, from California, works with professor Lori Loeb in the computer science department. Nandini Prasad ’22, from Hyderabad, India, works with professor Mary Lou Guerinot, a longtime WISP mentor, from the biological sciences department.
Throughout the year we also participate in Dartmouth Partners in Community Service (DPCS), a vital and important program within the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact (Adrianna Bravo is our liaison to the program). DPCS provides Dartmouth students with funding to participate in domestic, community service internships with nonprofit agencies throughout the country, during terms off. In addition to supporting the funding of internships, members of sponsoring classes have the opportunity to serve as mentors for the students during their internship period. Mentors may or may not have experience or interest in the same field of study as the internship. Rather, the more important role of mentors is to serve as resources for students while they are away from campus, living and working during their internship period. Mentors will typically spend three to 10 hours during the course of a single Dartmouth term meeting with the student for coffee or a meal, talking by phone to check in, and communicating by email. Recent ’92 mentors include Alex Shepard Spiegel, Meredith Sopher, Julie Low, Doug Clapp, Julie Conner, Gloria Lopez, Caleb Nelson, Tina Mabley, Krista Klein, Cally Bybee, Brett Perryman, Michelle Davis, and Stephanie Haddad.
“Participation in the DPCS program as a mentor is a rewarding experience that draws the gratitude ofthe students and is oftentimes just as meaningful for the mentor as it is for the student!” said Adrianna. “Mentors often comment on the powerful effects this program has on the students and on the communities in which the students work during their internships.” The locations of each term’s internships vary, so if you’re interested in serving as a mentor, email dartmouth92news@gmail.com. In addition, Adrianna may ask you to mentor an intern if she knows he or she is coming to the city where you live.
Your annual class dues fund all of these programs, and you can learn more about them at 1992.dartmouth.org/projects.
—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com