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THE CLASS OF 1985
DARTMOUTH
DARTMOUTH NEWSLETTER
Dear Dartmouth Classmates,
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25TH Reunion News:
Please check out our class website at: www.dartmouth85.com to stay informed of reunion plans, provide input on
reunion activities, submit your updated profile for the reunion book, and to let everyone know that you are coming.
The 1985 Reunion Committee:
Co-Chairs: Todd Cranford, Mimi Reilly Eldride, Joe Reilly
Treasurer: Dave McIlwain
Entertainment Chairs:
Food Chair: Marcy Marceau
Beverage Chairs: Mike Davidson and Barbara Whipple
Entertainment Chair: Rick Joyce
Reunion Book: Margaret Marder
Souvenir Chair: Claudia Egger
Publicity/Attendance Chairs: Sue Finegan, Dee Ifill and Joanna Tsiantas
Registration Chair: Becky Blake
Alumni Fund Head Agents: Mark Caron and Doug Fulton
Reunion Giving Chairs: Gabrielle Guise, Mark Koulogeorge, Rick Kleeman, Laura Hicks Roberts
Reunion Websmaster: Jeff Weitzman
Reunion Chaplain: Rabbi Shirley Idelson
Sports Chair: David Hall
Arts and Culture Chairs: Pam Cohen Hallagan and Gabrielle Guise
Moosilauke Chair: Katie Harris Robbins
Reunion Class Project: Linda Blockus
Committee Members: Beth Parish, R. Christian Call, Jennifer Gabler
REFLECTIONS
January 2009 marked the inauguration of the 44th President of the USA. Several of our classmates were lucky
enough to witness this event and share in the festivities.
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Todd Cranford writes:
I volunteered in Denver at the DNC Convention in August 2008 where I saw 85s Jim Kreitman, Jacquie Hayot, and
Eric Kearney, as well as Eric’s wife Jan-Michelle ‘79. I later learned that Lenny Gail and Michelle Duster were there
as well. I know that Lenny, Jacquie and Michelle were here in DC for the Inauguration as well as Deidre Ifill, Eric
Woods, Sophie Folly and Sonia (Reece) Myrick. Witnessing these historic events has been a blessing. My wife,
Jackie, and I got a chance to attend one of the official balls and got close enough to both the Obamas and Bidens
to get several great photos. Sadly, they did not come down to shake hands, but we were thrilled nonetheless. Todd
was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Visitors for the Rockefeller Center with classmate Sue
Finegan. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center was built and opened in ‘83 while we were still there. It has grown
into the premier undergraduate public policy program in the country through multidisciplinary education,
skills training, and public policy-oriented research across the social sciences. The Center seeks to inspire
undergraduates to become effective leaders in their communities through on and off-campus programs and it
offers a very popular public policy minor. The Board of Visitors, appointed by the Board of Trustees, assists the
Center’s director in defining the Center’s goals and objectives and implementing them through programming and
fund raising. Linda Blockus writes:
“I dragged my 7th grade daughter and her friend to the “We are One” Inauguration Concert on the Mall on
Sunday. The weather was warmer and the crowds fewer than the Inauguration on Tuesday (which we watched
from the warmth of our living room!) We secured spots about half way down the Reflecting Pool and our view
of the jumbotron was partially blocked by a giant tree limb, but it was GREAT to be there and see all of the other
people excited to be there too. Aside from the thrill of being in the presence (albeit at a distance) of Presidentelect Obama, the opportunity to see the star-studded line-up of music legends was fabulous. Each act was great. It was a bit surreal when Garth Brooks started to lead the crowd in “American Pie” but by the time he got to
“Shout!” the crowd was rocking, and my daughter was duly perplexed as to why her mom was jumping and singing
....I guess the time has come to introduce her to “Animal House”.
The other highlight of the weekend was attending a quickly-organized concert by the Dartmouth Gospel Choir, in
town as an invited guest for one of the Inauguration breakfasts. Wonderful music and interesting to see this group
of Dartmouth students from all over the world singing together.
My family is in Washington DC for a year so that my husband can do a science policy fellowship with NIH. I am
working downtown (5 blocks from the White House, and I admit to walking over during lunch to gawk with
the tourists!) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in their higher education/diversity
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consulting unit. We’ve taken leave of absences from our jobs at the University of Missouri, but return in August
2009. The kids (7th and 3rd grade) have adjusted with no problem. And it is nice to have a Dartmouth Alumni
Club to participate in (as you might imagine, Columbia Missouri isn’t the hotbed of Dartmouth Alumni activity!) It
was great to reconnect with Todd Cranford during the club holiday dinner.”
Lenny Gail writes:
“In life, I’m living in Chicago, married with three kids, and have just gotten back into the law business with one of
my oldest and dearest friends. See www.masseygail.com.
As for the inauguration, I was, like so many, delighted to be there. We’ve been Obama backers for a LONG
time -- since he was in the Illinois State Senate -- so on a personal level it was a “once in several lifetimes”
experience. And, I do count myself among the many who thought we as a country needed a big time change in
our politics, in our economic priorities, and in our foreign policy. But, even more, I was thrilled that Americans
of all political stripes seemingly felt that Obama’s election was an extraordinary ratification of the American
ideal. (Have you seen his family tree?) I still cannot help but be moved when I think of the great John (now
Representative) Lewis, with his head forever marred by an Montgomery, Alabama, racist mob in Alabama,
watching Obama be sworn in on Lincoln’s bible. What an occasion.”
IN THE NEWS
Philip Giudice ‘85:
“Philip Giudice: A ‘confluence of influence” [Boston Business Journal, 10/13/09]
As he was celebrating the $99 million initial public offering of Boston energy technology firm EnerNOC Inc. — a
company he helped build, he took a call from the governor. Giudice, a 30-year veteran of the energy industry, had
been courted by Deval Patrick and his staff to lead the newly created Department of Energy Resources — what
would become the implementation arm for Patrick’s energy efficiency and renewable energy offensive — since
the governor took office in January 2007. But he had insisted it would be inappropriate to take a state post as
EnerNOC was prepping to go public. Now he had no excuse.
Two years later, Giudice has become one of the most influential public figures as the state takes on lofty goals
for lowering energy consumption and building renewable power in the midst of a sour economy. His philosophy
on advancing energy efficiency and clean energy on their merits, and with a vast array of economic data and the
mind-set of an entrepreneur, has earned him the respect of a wide variety of stakeholders in the transformation
of state energy policy. At the same time, the DOER has taken on the overwhelming task of sorting out the details
of five separate energy-related pieces legislation passed last year as well as manage the nearly $220 million in
stimulus fund earmarked for energy projects.
Gale “Tiger” Shaw ‘85:
“Skiing Hall Calls on a Tiger” [Valley News, 10/22/09]
Tiger Shaw ’85 was inducted in to the Vermont Alpine Racing Association (VARA) Hall of Fame during the annual
Vermont Celebration of Ski Racing Gala at the Sugarbush Resort. He’ll was this year’s lone inductee and the 25th
skiing figure to be enshrined by VARA.
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Patrick Byrne ‘85:
“From the Corner Office - Patrick Byrne; Beating the Dot-Bust and Downturn”
(Success Magazine 6/2/09)
http://www.successmagazine.com/from-the-corner-office-patrick-byrne/PARAMS/article/714#
Patricia Milon ’85:
“Scottrade Hires Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel”
(Business Wire, Thursday, May 28, 2009)
Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, has hired Patricia Milon as executive vice president
and chief legal counsel for Scottrade Bank. As executive vice president and chief legal counsel, Milon will provide
guidance on all legal matters affecting the Scottrade Bank, particularly with the development of new retail
banking products. She will also assist the securities side of the firm in implementing an operating model that
blends Scottrade’s online investment firm and banking operations. Milon has more than 20 years of experience
in banking regulation and compliance law. Prior to joining Scottrade, Milon provided financial institutions with
consultation services on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and served as chief legal officer and senior vice
president for regulatory affairs at America’s Community Bankers (ACB). Her previous positions also include vice
president and deputy general counsel for Fannie Mae and senior counsel for financial institutions for the U.S.
Treasury Department.
Michelle Duster ’85:
I thought you might be interested in this piece on Michelle Duster ‘85 in which she was recently interviewed about
her new book on civil rights activist Ida Wells.
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=42,8,8&vid=020309f
Jacqueline Jones ’85:
Our classmate, Jacqueline Jones, was honored as a Dealmaker of the Year in Ontario, Canada. Rich Lindahl ’85:
“The Corporate Executive Board Appoints Richard S. Lindahl as Chief Financial Officer”
Business Wire - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Mr. Lindahl brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience to CEB. Most recently he was Senior Vice
President and Treasurer of Sprint Nextel Corporation, a U.S. wireless and wireline communications carrier, where
he had also served in Planning and Analysis roles. Prior to joining Sprint Nextel, Mr. Lindahl held the position of
Vice President ­Finance at Pocket Communications, Inc. He previously worked for MCI, Deloitte & Touche, and
Casher Associates. Mr. Lindahl holds a M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of
Virginia and a B.A. from Dartmouth College .
The Corporate Executive Board Company is the premier, network-based knowledge resource, and provides
executives with the authoritative and timely guidance needed to excel in their roles, take decisive action and
improve company performance.
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CATCHING UP WITH OUR CLASSMATES
John Glenn has some news:
Not quite three years ago, I was still looking to meet the right woman, when a gorgeous redhead crossed my path.
We had phone calls, we met again for a drink, and then on our first official date, she saw the Big Green D on the
return address label on a letter I was mailing. She asked if I went to Dartmouth, I said yes, and learned this wasn’t
just any “Kate,” this was Kate Aiken ‘92. She decided a drink would be a fine way to honor the coincidence, and six
months later while kayaking, we were engaged, a week before her reunion. A year later we got married under the
redwoods, honeymooned in the Caribbean, and now, another year later, our son Max was born on Father’s Day!
We look forward to introducing him to everyone’s kids at the reunion, though I think most of them will be working
the kids’ tent as a class of ‘12 summer job while Max blows bubbles!!
Colleen Keller is continuing her career as an Operations Research Analyst for the US Navy in San Diego. In
her spare time she flies her Cessna Cardinal Aircraft and she just completed her certification as an Airframe
and Powerplant mechanic after 5 years of night school. Colleen recently combined her career and hobby by
participating in the search for famous adventurer Steve Fossett in Nevada.
C.C. Collimore is teaching math at the St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, CT. Although a long way from his
Barrington, IL roots, C.C. is still praying the Cubs will win the World Series. (Editor’s Note: Fellow Chicago fan,
I share your pain. Another disappointing season in the books, and another year of having to listen to the New
Yorkers gloat. Maybe 2010 will be the year for our beloved Cubbies.)
I had the pleasure of bumping into Joe McGee in Hanover this summer. I was dropping my daughter off at field
hockey camp, and Joe was spending a few days there while his daughters attended ice hockey camp. It was great
to see Joe and learn about some of the consulting work that he is doing for the college.
I got a nice note from Chip Miller whose son Matt played soccer at Dartmouth and graduated in June. Chip made
the trip up to see him and watch him play about 10 times each fall. As he stated, and I’m sure many of us will
agree, watching our kids play something they love never gets old. Chip said Matt’s first college goal (vs Penn) was
more exciting than any college goal he ever scored at Dartmouth. Chip’s home away from home in the fall was The
Norwich Inn…our new home hockey weekend residence.
Chip’s 18 year old daughter is also a soccer player, attending Fairfield University. Chip and his wife have lived in
Princeton for over 20 years and have had their own business for the past 19 years.
We wonder, is Chip our first ‘85 classmate who is an empty-nester? In Chip and Tina’s case that isn’t entirely true
because they have a house full of dogs. Tina is a breeder of champion Bearded Collies.
Lionel Conacher and family have bought a house in Marin County and moved from Toronto to the Bay Area.
Anne Schonfield is living in Berkeley, CA with her husband Peter Miller and their two kids Rebecca (10) and
Theo (7). Ann is working as a consultant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other clients, and is loving
the outdoor life in California - skiing, backpacking, kayaking, etc. Anne keeps in touch with classmates Cathy
Wasserman, Fiona Harrison, Elise Miller, Diane Allen, and others.
Over a year ago David Hall joined The Hanover Company – a national apartment developer founded in 1981
by legendary Dartmouth football player Murry Bowden ’71 (and yes, named after Hanover, NH). The Hanover
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Company builds luxury apartment projects nationwide and David runs the Boston office covering greater New York
and New England. They are currently building over 2000 units in 8 projects around Boston.
David and his wife Meredith are healthy and happy in Milton, MA with Kendall (14), Parker (12) and Elizabeth (8)
all doing great. They added two additional family members last year in the form of lab puppies - one yellow and
one black - brothers named Brutus and Caesar (or as Meredith likes to call them - “get out” and “stay out”). David Searby is currently the Press Attache in the US Embassy in Santo Domingo. He writes: “Believe it or not,
despite all the wonderful beaches and hotels and golf courses here, the Dom Rep is considered a “hardship”
post in the US Foreign Service. Your taxpayer dollars are paying for a great life here. I live with my wife Christine
(Harvard ‘86), son Dave (17 and two inches taller than Dad and growing), and Charlie (2 and the only little gringo in
his school). Son Luis (22) graduated from Syracuse and made the unfortunate choice of majoring in finance just as
Freddie, Fannie, and Lehman Brothers are melting down.
Love the job here as Uncle Sam’s spinmeister. Dominicans were bummed when Hillary didn’t get the head of the
Democratic ticket. As Senator from New York, she’s made real efforts to get close to the Dominicans of NYC. She
and hubbie Bill are regular guests of celebs like Oscar de la Renta. She even appeared in a wildly popular photo
drinking the national beer, the excellent Presidente. Now the Dominicans tend to favor Obama. They are very
impressed with the vigor and excitement of our elections process--and utterly confused, too.
Wife Christine loves it here. She’s currently teaching journalism (former Bloomberg and CNBC TV producer),
writing our Embassy newsletter, and trying to promote a cool project on volunteer tourism. Funny story: while
wandering along the beaches of Punta Cana, she wandered into a spacious building on the beach. In her limited
Spanish, she asked what the building was, and heard “iglesia” or church. Since churches are open places, she
wandered further into the inner sanctum of this enormous tropical edifice, only to be stopped somewhere outside
of Sergio Iglesias’ bedroom by one of the staff. Sergio is one of Oscar’s neighbors.”
Jackie Hawkey is still working with the same company she joined 12 years ago when she came to Denver. Now,
Jackie is running one of the subsidiaries, which she says is fun but challenging.
Jackie and husband Hal two daughters, Sarah (12) and Grace (9) are happy little campers and love Denver. Jackie
writes, “We are a total ski family in the winter, but are now getting push back from the 12 year old about going
up to the mountains every weekend, as it is interfering with her social life. Hmmmmm. New frontiers as we hit
middle school. Daughter just started playing field hockey on the school team – 7th grade. It really is fun to watch,
although I don’t think it is as fun for other parents who never played, as the whistle blows all the time and no
one knows why. It’s kind of funny. I have fond memories of field hockey at Dartmouth – mostly because of the
teammates and Josie, and definitely not related to Mary Corrigan. Ed Burns writes: I graduated from The D to a few years of sports writing, first at UPI in New York and then at
Sports Illustrated, where I got to cover the 1987 Final Four (trivia buffs: Who beat whom in the final, and on
whose last-second shot from the corner?) It was tremendous fun, but not something I envisioned doing for 30-40
years down the line, so I got somewhat respectable and went to Yale Law School. Had a great experience there,
clerked for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena before joining Simpson, Thacher
& Bartlett in New York as a litigator. The clear highlight of my stint there was helping hire Van Tol as a summer law
clerk, where I got to take him out to lunch on the firm’s dime and order him to do my research.
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In 1994, I left for Major League Baseball, where I have been fortunate to combine vocation and avocation. I
started in the legal department, became deputy general counsel and then moved over to the Baseball Operations
department, where I am now Vice President, Baseball Operations and Administration. I help make policy on all
sorts of issues involving the playing of the game (as opposed to the licensing of merchandise), largely writing
and enforcing rules and regulations that govern the Major League Clubs and their relations with each other, the
Minor Leagues, the Caribbean Winter Leagues and the pro leagues in Asia. If anyone needs any advice on waiver
rules and 40-man roster management, I’m your guy. As an extra project, for the past five years I have helped
nurture the development of the Chinese National Baseball Team to help prepare them for the Olympics, hence my
presence in Beijing.
I am married to my fellow editor at The Dartmouth (she Arts & Entertainment, me Sports) Miriam Cilo ’84, whom
I met in 1983 but didn’t date until 11 years later. We have a wonderful son, Peter (no “i” in the middle; sorry Van
Tol), who will turn three in November and should very shortly thereafter fit comfortably into the “MIT 2d FR 150”
shirt that was the only spoil of an entire freshman year of toil on the river and in the tanks. We live in a loft in the
Financial District of Manhattan, where I have a Concept II (my 40th birthday present to myself) that, alas, is sadly
underutilized these days. (I promise to step up the workouts. Really.) I admit that the voices of Karen and Jake
float through my head from time to time when I do pull an erg.
David McIlwain, another former crew guy, has lived in Summit, NJ for the past 12 years, which seems a bit odd to
him given all the moving around he did prior to marriage. He did limited stints in New York, Chicago, Argentina,
London and Japan. David and his wife have adopted two kids, Russell from the U.S and Jenny from China. Between work, kids, helping
with cub scouts and a
bit of recreation...not much room for other action. Worked in Emerging Markets finance, Pharmacuetials, start-up (lots of fun) and for the past 10 years structured
investments.
Business School at Kellegg with a number of Dartmouth classmates. Jake Lowenstern
Since Dartmouth I spent a year in Sicily, went to grad school at Stanford in geology and then headed to a postdoc
in Japan. Came back to the Bay Area and started workingfor the USGS in Menlo Park, where I’ve been since
1993. My job currently involves coordinating the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory and doing research on
volcanoes and the rocks and gases that come out of them. I travel to Yellowstone for about 6-7 weeks a year,
usually split out over 4 or 5 trips. I also help out my colleagues at other volcanoes, usually within the US. I met my
wife in 1989 at Stanford and we’ve been married since 1994. We have two girls, Alice (5) and Amanda (8) and live
in San Carlos, which is about 25 miles south of SF. I did make it back for our 20th reunion, where I saw a few of you,
and hope to get back for #25.
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CLASS PROJECT NEWS
Dartmouth Outing Club Centennial
This year marks the Dartmouth Outing Club’s Centennial. There are series of great events taking place to
commemorate this monumental occasion and all alumni are invited, from those who just went on a Freshman trip
and never went outside again, to those who are Chubber to the core. On October 10th, the DOC became the first
club to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in a single day. Over Homecoming 2009, the DOC celebrated 100 years
in the out of doors by climbing the 100 best mountains in Dartmouth Outing Club country. The DOC wraps up a
year’s worth of celebration on the anniversary of the DOC with a special banquet December 14th.
The DOC wants to reengage with all of the alumni who care about the DOC and the out of doors! Get in touch with
the DOC leadership from your class, gather some of your stories, contact the DOC and tell them you want to be
on the mailing list. The DOC is developing an online forum for you to share your experience with others and find
out what is happening right now with the undergrads. Visit: www.dartmouth.edu/~doc to find out more. Well
the Class of 85 heard the call! This year we have donated $2,500 to help publish Passion for Skiing - A History
of Dartmouth Skiing. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the DOC and to honor the contributions Dartmouth
has made to skiing a dedicated group of alum has compiled this book which will be published in time for Winter
Carnival 2010. To learn more about the book go tohttp://dartmouthski.wiki.zoho.com/homepage.html.
IN CASE YOU’VE FORGOTTON HOW GREAT DARTMOUTH REALLY IS……
Dartmouth College commended for its commitment to teaching students.
U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2010” rankings released August 20 included a new feature, a category
called “Best Undergraduate Teaching” -- with Dartmouth College #1 in that category among national universities.
Introducing this new ranking category, the magazine explained, “Many colleges have a strong commitment
to teaching undergraduates over graduate-level research. The schools on these lists are noted by college
administrators as paying a particular focus on undergraduate teaching.”
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, who on July 1 became the 17th President of Dartmouth, said, “I am particularly pleased to see
that in its first ranking of ‘Strong Commitment to Teaching’, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Dartmouth
first -- a most appropriate ranking, considering the longstanding dedication of our faculty to providing the very
best in teaching. That commitment includes leadership in helping create and share new knowledge, which at
Dartmouth means getting undergraduates involved in faculty research work as well as providing top-quality
classroom instruction.”
In the magazine’s overall rankings, Dartmouth placed #11 among the best national universities.
If you haven’t had a chance to meet Dr. Kim or hear him speak, then there is even more incentive to attend our 25th.
With the inauguration of Dr. Kim, Dartmouth is entering an exciting time of renewal and growth.
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RECAP
It’s all about REUNION! This newsletter is just a little taste of what our fellow classmates are doing with their lives.
Come to reunion, catch up with old friends, make some new friends and see Dartmouth a la 2010 – nearly 30 years
since we first stepped foot on campus.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A SAFE AND HEALTHY 2010!
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