Clubs & Groups
Clubs & Groups
Dartmouth Clubs and Groups held lots of fun end of year parties and holiday events to wrap up 2019.
Gray Horan ’82, president of the Dartmouth Club of Rhode Island, reported that the Club celebrated the holidays at the private dining room at Plant City PVD, a new collection of food halls and elegant restaurants featuring plant-based dining options. Hors d’oeuvres included an array of delicious gourmet vegan pizzas and nachos along with specialty cocktails. More than 40 alumni and their guests attended the convivial event overlooking the riverfront. Frohman Anderson ’14, an investor in the plant-based products industry sector, gave the evening’s engaging and fascinating talk. He spoke about the issues (environmental impact, antibiotic resistance, changing global diets) of various food products as well as the global market for plant-based products. He also discussed the innovative and scalable alternatives to animal-based products that are in the marketplace and on the horizon.
Roger Hansen ’65 of the Dartmouth Club of Southwestern NH wrote in to share that the 108th annual meeting ofthe club was held on December 11. Twenty alumni and guests dined and heard an informative and entertaining presentation by professor of anthropology Jesse Casana.
The Dartmouth Club of Georgia (DCGA) held its annual holiday party on December 8 at the home of Perry Ballard ’74 in Atlanta. Attendees included DCGA outgoing president Alexandra Garrison Barnett ’07, incoming president Stuart Davidson ’98, incoming secretary Briana Floyd ’09, and district enrollment director Windsor Adams ’00. Additionally, several of the DCGA trustees
were in attendance: Colin Bernardino ’96, Wendy Hansen ’98, Shiriki Jones ’01, George Oh ’07, Brita Reed ’76, DMS’82 (and parent of an ’06), and Karen White ’73.
The Dartmouth Alumni Club of Hawaii sponsored a Waimano Loop Hike on Oahu (about five miles) on November 9 led by Stuart Ball ’70, who wrote the definitive hiking guides for Hawaii. Attendees on the hike included Howard Hodel ’75, Lindsey Hodel ’19, Patty Chan (parent of a ’15 and a ’19), Joey Furlett ’12, Jim Leavitt ’63, and Keith Schuricht ’05 and Christine Terada ’07 and their two sons. The club also held a celebration for Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary at the Kaneohe Yacht Club on December 14.
Jon Rabinowitz ’74 organized the Dartmouth Club of Suburban New Jersey’s October luncheon, featuring N.J. Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Patterson ’80. She discussed the Dartmouth College case, and how it established an important precedent in American law. The club’s annual holiday reception was held at the home of club president David Dietze ’78 in Summit, New Jersey. The club welcomed alums, local current students, and newly admitted Dartmouth students for the class of 2024. Joe Dempsey ’83, Bill Cunningham ’78; and Jon Rabinowitz ’74 spoke about upcoming events, and Dorothy Carter (widow of Joe Carter ’58), and Brian Maher ’70 spoke about the scholarship fund. The event was co-hosted by Tara Gulla ’95 and sponsored by Point View Wealth Management Inc. and Women of Dartmouth. The club also rallied at the Dartmouth 250th in Philadelphia in October and cheered on the Big Green at the Dartmouth vs. Princeton football game at Yankee Stadium in November.
Finally, Yesuto Shaw ’15, president of the Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C., wrote in to say that the club would like to thank Stephanie Welsch-Lewin ’88, a parent of a T7 and a ’20, for her enthusiastic and diligent efforts both planning holiday parties and serving as parent chair for the club for the past several years. “She has been a consistent volunteer for the Dartmouth community for many years and we appreciate her greatly!”
I hope everyone is having a fantastic start to 2020! Please remember to send me updates about the great events that your club, association, or affiliated group has organized.
—Stina Brock ’01, P.O. Box 9274, Jackson, WY 83002; stina.brock@gmail.com
Stina Brock '01
