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April 2014
The snow has melted, taxes are done. That can only mean one thing. Spring has
finally arrived and we can swap out snow boots for flip-flops, sweaters for tshirts and snow shovels for patio furniture! I’ve always felt invigorated and
hopeful by the time spring rolls around. There is the scent of possibility in the
air, of renewed breath and fresh starts. In that light, we thought we’d dedicate
this issue to ‘88s who are making fresh starts in their careers and personal lives.
Enjoy! Ann Jackman and Julie Pelkan Glusker
(Ed note: to see photos in color, read the newsletter at www.dartmouth88.org)
Cuong Do
(Morristown, NJ)
My big news is I’m retiring! Having helped put Merck on a new direction, the company now needs to focus
on detailed execution over the coming years – something I don’t have the patience for. I’ve decided to
devote my time going forward to another topic that I’m passionate about … autism.
My son will be among the ~500K-1M autistic children making the transition to adulthood over the next
decade, yet there are no supporting infrastructures for him and all those facing the same challenge. This is
the biggest childhood epidemic of our time and one of the biggest societal challenges in the years ahead,
and I want to contribute to finding a
solution since my son’s future is at stake.
There’s currently no good way of
assessing autistic teenagers’ interests and
abilities as current approaches rely on pen,
paper and traditional tests. Without a
good assessment, the rest of the cascade
fails – leaving these individuals far from
achieving their true potential. Thus I will try
to work on 4 topics: 1) developing new
approaches to assessment of interests and
abilities (e.g., gaming); 2) post-secondary
education and vocational training based on a better understanding of each individual’s interests and
abilities; 3) employment; and 4) housing and transportation.
These are big problems, and I don’t have the answers. But I’ll put my training from McKinsey and my days
as the Chief Strategy Officer for Merck and other companies to work and see if we can scratch the surface
of the problem.
I also plan to teach, join a few corporate boards, and start another biotech company. I have a hypothesis
for a different way of addressing obesity, so I’m going to explore it as a possible solution to one of the
country’s biggest medical problems. My wife thinks I’ll be busier in “retirement” than I am now, and I think
she’s going to be right as usual.
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Traci Byrne Gentry
(Monroe, CT)
After 25 years of working in marketing and innovation at large companies (Reebok, Hershey, BIC), I took
the plunge into entrepreneurship and am now a small (soon-to-be-large, I hope!) business owner. In March
of 2013 I left my job as VP of Marketing at BIC with the intent of taking time off and re-evaluating what I
really wanted to do next. I was disillusioned with some elements of corporate cultureand was open to
consulting, agency work or working for a smaller company.
One of the opportunities that came my way was partnering with
an existing business that happens to be in a segment I’m
passionate about. I am now Managing Partner of A Bead of
Roses, a beading supply and jewelry store in Newtown, CT that
has been in business for seven years. I’m a lifelong crafter and
have been making jewelry for over ten years, but always
considered it a hobby. Just as I was looking at my “what’s next,”
my now-business-partner, Lisa, was seeking someone to work
with her to launch A Bead of Roses’ next phase, which is a home
party/social selling model for our artisan, handmade jewelry.
Traci (L) and business partner
The biggest challenge of small business ownership is balancing
the here-and-now needs with the future opportunities, and making sure we devote enough time and energy
to the factors that will ensure our growth. My marketing and innovation background gives me a great
starting point, but running and growing a small business into a large one is an entirely different skill set. I’m
also used to having a staff, agencies, and a big marketing budget, so that is
a big change as well. We are happy to trade jewelry for services, so if you
have a talent you’d like to share, maybe we can work something out!
I’m working as hard (or harder!) than in my
corporate days, but the reward and satisfaction of
owning and growing your own business is hard to
match. We are hiring home party consultants
across the country, so if you know someone who
loves jewelry and wants to be part of a growing
company at the ground level, I’d love to talk to them! And, if you’d like to help a fellow ’88 launch her
business by hosting a jewelry party at your home, office or community organization, give me a call and we’ll
make it a mini-reunion – and you will earn free jewelry for your efforts. Reach me at
[email protected], “like” us on Facebook at facebook.com/abeadofroses, or visit our website at
www.abeadofroses.com. Shameless plugs, I know!
Brian Corcoran
(Chevy Chase, MD)
I recently switched jobs, leaving DOJ for the
judiciary - I am now a Special Master (a minijudge) with the Court of Federal Claims here in
DC. The Special Masters are responsible for
hearing all federal claims concerning alleged
vaccine injuries. We resolve the claims of a wide
variety of claimants, from adults who assert that
flu vaccines have hurt them to parents alleging
autism-like injury from their kids' MMR vaccines. I
am really excited about the position and am
loving the change in focus and responsibility after
being a trial lawyer for so long.
I attended President Hanlon's DC speech at the
National Press Club in February (see photo) and
got to catch up with a small cadre of local '88s DC tech magnate Jim Bramson (who was on my
freshman trip), Lee Asher Prince, Michael
Freidberg, Steph Welsch Lewin, and many
others. Also present were two celebrity guest-
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stars - Catherine Craighead Briggs and College
official Bob Lasher. This is the second time I've
run into Catherine in a mini-reunion setting in a
place she does not live; I expect someday to
crash on an uncharted desert isle like in "Lost"
and see her ambling
up the beach,
handing out reunion
lanyards and
accepting donations.
As for Bob, he was
very busy at the
speech - trying to
gain his attention, I
felt like a second-rate
paparazzi yelling at
Clooney to turn
around on the red
carpet at the Golden
Globes.
freshman at Dartmouth). Jay Sotos and I went to
see "the Cult" last summer at a nearby venue,
leaving me with permanent hearing loss - we will
try to keep up our new tradition of checking out
washed-up big guitar bands when the Black
Crowes or the
Alarm come to
town.
My neighbor, Rich
Schneider, has
been keeping a low
profile, likely
tending to work
and family (matters
that also keep me
busy) - hopefully a
shout-out in the
newsletter will lure
him out of middleaged retirement,
I have had little
and then we can
Jean Downey Wulff, Kirby Fowler, Jim Bramson, Brian H.
quality time with the
resume our
Corcoran, Lee Asher Prince, Stephanie Welsch Lewin, Tim
local Phi contingent
biannual visits to a
Mitchell, Catherine Craighead Briggs, and Bob Lasher
recently. Larry
particularly grim dive
bar in Silver Spring,
Socher continues to
Maryland - all DMV '88s are invited.
travel the globe for his job, although I did run into
his wife at the Hanlon event (their son is a
Alec Casey is the newly elected Vice President of the
Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College. In case
you’re not sure (like me) what the Association does, Alec
explains…
The Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College was
organized in 1854 to represent all Dartmouth alumni.
According to its constitution, membership includes “every
person who has ever matriculated as a full-time student in
pursuit of a Dartmouth degree”. There are four officers and
seven executive committee members. Each one is elected
annually by alumni for up to three one-year terms.
The Association’s principal responsibility is to conduct
College alumni trustee elections. The officers and executive
committee are responsible for guidelines “to govern the
conduct of balloting to select a nominee for the position of
Alumni Trustee of Dartmouth College.” Additionally, officers
often sit on the Alumni Council and the Alumni Liaison
Committee.
Little known fact: the last President of the AoA was JB
Daukas '84, older brother of our own Joan Beth Daukas
Brown!
Paul Steinwald
(Lake Bluff, IL)
So blessed and
thrilled to have
welcomed our first
child into the world:
Audrey Elizabeth (b.
3/10/14, 8 pounds,
20 inches). All are
well . . . let the
ultimate adventure
begin!
Stay connected:
’88 Facebook group
’88 Linked In group
www.dartmouth88.org
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HOMECOMING 2014
Homecoming 2014 (October 17-19) is less than six months away, and this
year will be a special one for the ‘88s. To commemorate the Classes of ’88 and
’55 being chosen as Class of the Year, Dartmouth has decided to start a new
tradition and have both classes lead the Homecoming Night parade.
To celebrate this great honor (and what promises to be a very fun weekend),
the next few newsletters will feature a few ‘88s with ’55 dads. This edition features H. Ogden (Oggie)
Morse III and his dad, H. Ogden Morse Jr.
Our connection to Dartmouth actually begins with my
grandfather, Herbert Ogden Morse, who was a
member of the Class of 1929. Wanting to follow in his
footsteps, my father says he, “naively, applied only to
Dartmouth…and, fortunately, was accepted with a
huge scholarship of $1,500, which just about paid
tuition.”
When he arrived on campus, my father recalls, “I was
almost immediately introduced to President John
Sloan Dickey, who was also a ’29. He was very tall,
and stood two steps above us at McNutt Hall—just an
awe-inspiring sight for a freshman. A little more than a year later, when my father died, it was President
Dickey who brought my brother and me into his office to deliver the news personally.”
Among other recollections of his: “Of course, there were no women to be seen except for the annual party
weekends. One Saturday night, as I went to work at Thayer, I remember walking past two people near
Rollins, and suddenly smelling PERFUME. ‘Wow,’ I thought to myself, ‘that must have been a real live
woman!’ Years later, two of my best friends, Bernie Segal and Jere Daniell returned to Dartmouth as
professors, and I always remember Bernie telling me that the arrival of women raised the competitive and
academic level of the school profoundly.”
Although my father loved his time at Dartmouth, he never pushed me to apply; I arrived at that decision all
on my own—finding myself in the fall of 1983 applying, like him, only to Dartmouth. And, when my parents
dropped me off in September 1984, I think we both felt in a powerful way the linking of the three
generations represented by my matriculation.
“When I visited during your years at Dartmouth,” my father writes, “I was struck by two important
improvements: first, the food at Thayer was much better and included an ice cream bar.” Indeed, when
Parents’ Weekend rolled around, we went to Thayer instead of waiting in line at Jesse’s—and had a terrific
meal. “Second,” he recalls, “the social atmosphere on the campus was simultaneously academic and
cordial. Furthermore, since your first name and mine are the same, I was astonished to hear a woman’s
voice” – I believe the first time was from Susie (Belgrad) Hayes, as we crossed the green –“calling it. Wow,
that had never happened when I was there!”
My father and I are exceptionally close, and always have been. Dartmouth did not establish that bond, but
over the years the college has strengthened it. Perhaps my fondest memory of my time in Hanover—and
there are many fond ones—was sitting at commencement, the hot June sun beating down on us, my
parents looking on, wearing on my gown the pin that my grandfather had worn at his commencement, and
feeling immense pride in myself, my family, and the college from which I was graduating. It will be an honor
and a real pleasure for us to take part, together, in this year’s Homecoming parade.
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More ’88 New
Charlie Wheelan spoke at the TedX Coconut
Grove conference in February about the ideas
behind his centrist manifesto. You can watch “An
Insurgency of the Rational” on YouTube at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnBdUBwUWVU
A Message from our Gift Planning Chairs, Dave and Steff McCusker: Congratulations to Al Samuels, who co-wrote
(along with his wife) and co-produced (along with
Andrew Asnes ’87) “50 Shades: The Musical,”
which just opened off-Broadway at the Elektra
Theater (there is also an L.A. show and a touring
show, so look for a performance near you in the
future). Al is directing the NYC show. Opening
night featured a slew of ‘88s in the audience,
including Beth Hofmann, Regina Glocker, Lisa
Ellis, Adam Rabiner and Margie Gibson.
Did you know that you can support Dartmouth's future without affecting your finances during your lifetime? Including a b equest for the College in your estate plan is the most common way to leave a legacy, but naming Dartmouth as a beneficiary of your retirement account is just as effective, and much easier to accomplish. The benefits to m aking an estate gift to Dartmouth this way: •
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•You avoid potential double taxation (income and estate tax) on your retirement account. •Any portion of your account designated to Dartmouth will not incur income or estate tax, while any amount left to your heir(s) will incur income tax and could trigger estate tax. •You can continue to take regular lifetime withdrawals. •You can change the beneficiary of your plan at any time. Simply request a designation of beneficiary form from your HR department or plan administrator, or fill out the form online. Use "Trustees of Dartmouth College" as the beneficiary name and Tax ID#02-­‐0222111. You will automatically become a member of the Bartlett Tower Society, no matter the size or percentage of your contribution. Questions? Contact Steff or Dave at [email protected] or Laura Alexander in the Gift Planning Office: [email protected] or 800-­‐451-­‐4067. GOT A CLUE? As a Class, we strive
to include
everyone. To do this,
we need to be able to
reach each and every
classmate. We want
to send them our
great newsletters,
invite them to mini-reunions, and update them on other
’88 fun stuff.
Can you help us track down a few '88s? Below is a list of
names for whom we believe we do not have valid
contact information. If you know anyone on the list,
please contact our Class Newsletter Editor and/or Class
President at [email protected]. Thank you
for helping us with our goal to include everyone.
6 Classmates with NO Physical Mailing Address
Angelica Drew
Brian D. Fusonie
Elizabeth A. Lorenzo
Andrew S. Paulsen
Valerie D. Ragsdale
Richard R. Yim
18 Classmates with Skimpy Contact Info
Melissa A. Adaniel
Gervase H. Begay
Sarah B. Braiman
David M. Brazas
Florence A. Burt
Bradley J. Busetto
Susan Bayley Clough
Joseph G. Dowling
Andrea L. Gaskin
Ruth D. Heintz
James W. Keohane
Kenneth S. Lee, M.D.
Oh Chung Lee
Lillian E. Llacer
Dean W. Martin
Andrew J. Shapiro
April-Dawn M. Tortorello
Jennifer Robbins Wolf
REUNION REDUX
Jennifer Taylor Hendrick has put together a terrific video
slideshow of our 25th reunion. Relive the fun all over again on
YouTube…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FctmQlDCt5c
And start making plans for our 30th!
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‘88s In the 50
S ta te s
We are ’88 Head Agents,
and so far we are just three.
But really we’re just classmates,
making calls at night for free.
Please join us at our table.
We’ve reserved a seat for you.
Hoping you feel comfortable,
as inclusion is what we do.
Danielle Barney goes by Dani,
and her maiden name is Green.
She has tons of love for ’88s,
more than most have ever seen.
When she calls about the Fund,
ask about rugby, or rowing crew.
Or ask about librarians.
She’d love to chat with you.
Richard Cloobeck goes by Stretch, a
nickname from the gym.
A former gymnast, now a yogi,
still twisting every limb.
He loves to study languages,
and majored in Chinese.
When he calls he’ll speak in English,
so do not worry please.
Last there’s A. E. Izzard,
but you can call him “Tres”.
It may or may not surprise you,
his nickname rhymes with “Space.”
He grew up in the Far East,
in Manila and Japan.
Now he lives in L.A.,
but still visits when he can.
Remember, our motto is inclusion
- join us if you’re able.
Everyone has a place, so have a seat
at our Class table.
Doing our best to do our parts,
with the warmest of hill winds in our
hearts,
Danielle Green Barney
Richard “Stretch” Cloobeck
Tres Izzard
Head Agents for the
Dartmouth College Fund, Class of
1988
[email protected]
www.dartmouthcollegefund.org
Or call the DCF 603-646-3621
Movin' to Montana soon
Gonna be a Dental Floss tycoon
Karen Wood DiBari
(Missoula, MT)
I’m not sure what inspired Frank
Zappa’s provocative lyrics, but I am glad to be living in Montana, dental floss
ranch or no. This is a state full of dramatic landscapes that provide the
backdrop for the real characters of the West in
the 21st century. I live in Missoula, located in
western Montana. I am fortunate to have Glacier
National Park to the north and Yellowstone to the
south, with many miles of national forests and
ranch lands in between. The western side of the
state is known for its mountains, wide valleys,
and rivers. Moving east, the mountains abruptly
end in prairie along the Rocky Mountain Front, a
truly stunning place. My family loves the
recreation opportunities Montana offers, from
rafting and camping in the summer to skiing in
the winter. Driving through the state can offer
views of elk, deer and antelope as frequently as
cattle and horses.
Montana is dotted mostly with small towns and
no large cities. Billings is the largest – population,
160,000. The state’s total population just barely
exceeds one million. I have to say, this is how I
like it…not too many people, gorgeous scenery,
four seasons, and a great community in which to
live. On the weekends we can choose to go to a
concert or head for the hills. Living right in the
middle of town, we have chickens and a garden
in the backyard.
Karen's son, Eli, enjoying spring
skiing at the local Missoula hill.
Fortunately, Karen did not witness
the jump, or she would have had a
heart attack. Eli is inspired by
Dartmouth Olympic silver medalist
Andrew Weibrecht.
I feel fortunate to work for the National Forest
Foundation and to have a job that brings me into contact with diverse people in
the state. I facilitate collaborative groups, which are comprised of people with
differing viewpoints gathered together to build agreement around stewardship
of our national forests. Often the groups are a mix of ranchers,
conservationists, timber industry workers, county commissioners, and Forest
Service employees. Cowboy hats, big belt buckles, logger boots, Wranglers,
Carhartts, and bolo ties are all common attire. I have to say I’m glad to be free
from the requirement to wear heels and a business suit! The increasing
occurrence of uncharacteristic wildfires – larger, more severe versions of
natural forest fires fostered by the combination of decades of fire suppression,
beetle kill and climate change – drives much of the discussion about national
forests around here and in other Western states. The local media is dominated
by news of public lands, wildlife, fire, and water issues, all of which I find
fascinating.
Dental floss has yet to contribute to Montana’s economic outlook, but maybe
Frank Zappa was on to something and the rest of us are just slow to catch on.
I’ll let you know.
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Moira Redcorn
(Norman, Oklahoma)
I live in Norman, Oklahoma with my husband
Bill Nunez, our two dogs and three cats. I
grew up about 2 miles south of where I live
now, and my husband grew up about two
miles north. Norman is the home of the
University of Oklahoma, with the questionable
mascot of the “Sooners” referring to the
cheating land run participants who crossed
into then “Indian Territory” to get the best land
before the actual land run began.
I work as a doctor with a small tribe in central Oklahoma. I also volunteer
as a board member for the Notah Begay III Foundation. Our mission is to
decrease childhood obesity and type II diabetes in Native American
children. This takes me on yearly trips to both New Mexico and New York
to visit the San Felipe Pueblo and the Oneida Indian Nation, respectively. I’ve even managed to talk
Notah (4 time PGA tour winner) into giving me a few golf lessons. I don’t keep score, it’s the only
way I can muster the courage to play. Our big annual fundraising event is at Turning Stone Resort in
upstate New York. I’ll do a shameless plug now: if anyone wants to come, we generally have a
terrific turnout of professional golfers including Tiger Woods, Ricky Fowler and Hunter Mahan. One
year, even Annika Sorenstam came and we auctioned off her caddy position!!! It’s great fun, and for
a good cause. I would love to see some ‘88s at our next event.
I quit drinking 23 years ago, after many years of dubious decisions. It was painful and joyous to quit,
as are most life changes. I continued to play rugby well beyond the time I could gracefully walk away
from the game. In fact, like many of us, I limped away. I then played roller derby for a couple of
seasons which in comparison is much less taxing on the body as skaters wear knee, elbow and wrist
pads, as well as helmets. Now that I gave that up too,
I’ve been focusing on metal work, bead work and leather
work in my spare time.
I keep in touch with Bridget (Bic) McCaffrey and Amy
C. Smith, who currently lives in England. Every year for
my birthday, Bic sends me a box of amazing chocolate
from a chocolatier in Harvard Square. For years I have
been trying to find an equally fabulous chocolatier to
match the wonderful treats I get year after year. I am
proud to say this year I finally did it with a Hawaiian
chocolatier.
Every year I threaten to visit Amy in England, but have yet to make it. I did manage to spend a few
days with Amy on the east coast last summer. She was invited to visit Karen (Deitz) and Scott
Bertetti on the Jersey shore, and I invited myself. Luckily they had a big enough place for us all to
have a bed even with me pushing in. We had a great time and I’m glad I was able to spend time with
them. That’s the news from Oklahoma.
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D ARTMOUTH DOINGS
Shakespeare at the Blackfriars Staunton, VA Led by Brett Gamboa, Professor of English April 25-­‐27 Green Key Weekend May 16-­‐18, 2014 The Power of Photography New Orleans, LA Ogden Museum Led by Antonio Tillis, Assoc Prof of African and African-­‐American Studies May 24 President Hanlon Alumni Club Visits
Chicago: April 29, 2014 Seattle: May 6, 2014 Denver: May 20, 2014 http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/events/president
events BADA Reunion
There will be a MINI-­‐REUNION following the Denver reception at the Brown Palace Hotel… Contact mini reunion chair, Maura Spangler at [email protected] October 17-19, 2014 in Hanover, NH
For info, contact Sandy Broadus Chontos
[email protected]
DGALA Reunion
October 31- November 2, 2014 in Hanover, NH
For info, contact Chris Kelly or Jen Kates
[email protected]
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