DARTMOUTH CLASS OF 1978
Newsletter
Autumn 2015 / Early winter 2016
In this issue:
Behind the Old Pine
Messages, announcements, reminders, and other potentially useful information.
’Round the Girdled Earth
News from mini-Reunions, including the Marc Farley rowing shell dedication weekend,
various activities, and life adventures.
Dartmouth Undying (or) “Venn You Sink of Dartmoos…”
A tribute to Professor John Rassias, and announcement of the previous puzzler winner.
’78 Turns 60
Details about the mini-reunions planned in celebration of our attaining Level 60 and
beyond.
Pullout Dual-purpose Poster
Prop and reminder for both our annual ’78th Day Virtual Reunion, and the upcoming
’78 Turns 60 events.
[Banner Photo Credit: Dartmouth flickr photostream]
Behind the old pine
President’s Message, from Dave Graham :
Happy Holidays. I hope you find this time to be joyful and stress-free though I suspect
otherwise. Especially if you’re like me. However, let us all endeavor to remember the true
spirit of the season and reflect on the many blessings that came our way in the past year.
Fall was a very busy time for many of us but it was heart-warming to see so many D78s make to Hanover for the
Farley Shell Dedication and Mini-Reunion. I tip my cap to the Organizing Committee, especially to Chris Riley, Celia
Chen, Bob Shuman, Jim Bassett, Jim Bullion, Bernie Drury, and non-classmate but critical linchpin, Alex Stein ’06.
I’m sure I’ve forgotten someone on this list but in a word, it was fantastic. While the premature death of a classmate
like Marc is a tragedy, it serves to remind us that life is fleeting and that we must be grateful for the many friends
found along the way. Not everyone knew Marc, but that’s okay. We all took different paths through Dartmouth and
sometimes those paths didn’t intersect. Nonetheless, we are still young and there is still time. Don’t let it go to waste.
I hope 2016 will be such a year for all of us. Carpe D78!
Speaking of 2016, most of us turn [gasp] 60 this year. In the newsletter you can find information about a series of
regional and international mini-reunions that will celebrate this fact. 78 Turns 60 will be an off-year way to
acknowledge this important milestone. The ground rules are simple. You can go anywhere. But the Executive
Committee wants to (a) make it easier than going to Hanover; and (b) make it simple enough to commune with a few
classmates and spouses in a more relaxed atmosphere than Dartmouth reunions. Don’t just put it on your calendar, go
ahead and make the reservations if you can. Carpe D78!
Finally, have you paid your Dues of $78? You can do so via the PayPal link on our class website if not by check and
snail mail.
Peace, blessings and Carpe D78!
The following is from the Dartmouth professor who gave tours in our Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center during
the brunch on the Marc Farley Memorial shell dedication/Mini-Reunion weekend in November:
November 9, 2015
To the Class of 1978:
I wanted to take a moment and thank you all for your continued generosity and support to our department and to our college. I was
grateful that I got the opportunity to meet many of you today, and obviously we could not have done what we have been able to do
with our educational and outreach activities without your incredibly generous gift. One of you asked today how all the dinosaur
material was displayed in Gilman (our old building), and the short answer is that it wasn't: Only with this new building were
educational and outreach opportunities granted to me and to the department that simply weren't available to us before. We hope to
continue to use the building to fulfill our educational mission to not only Dartmouth students, but to the community at large indeed, we are blessed with numerous kids in the area who absolutely love dinosaurs! And I know the local teachers treasure the
opportunity to take kids on field trips to the Class of 78 Life Sciences Center and spend a morning or an afternoon with scientists
and dinosaurs, learning about science and the majesty of life.
In gratitude,
Kevin J Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
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Behind the old pine
Speaking of Class Dues, here’s the latest sent in about that important aspect of our functioning:
Class Dues YTD
We have collected nearly $19,000 from over 260 classmates as of Dec. 31, 2015. However, we typically
get 350-390 contributors and nearly $30,000 annually, so please check to see if you have made a $78
payment for the current 2015-2016 fiscal year ending this June 30th.
Your dues will continue to support the three projects championed by classmates Celia Chen
(Class of 1978 Life Science Center), Bob Ceplikas (Dartmouth Athletic Association), and Jim Bullion/
Burke Whitman (Speakers Program on Defense & National Security). In addition, dues pay for
operational expenses that the class incurs for getting out mailings with printing and postage. Finally,
these monies are used to help to support D78 social activities by defraying some costs for the
upcoming ’78 Turns 60 mini-reunions, as well as to give us a critical leg up on the 40 th Reunion plans
for June 2017.
Opportune Reminders
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Our 40th Reunion will be the weekend of June 15th-18th, 2017. Plan now to be there!
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The ’78 Turns 60 Mini-Reunions are happening this spring. Check out the pages
later in this issue for further details about what’s already scheduled, or to gain
inspiration for seeing to it that a regional event of your choosing takes place near you.
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’78th Day (or Night!) will fall on March 18th, 2016, and along with any local minis
that may be planned, we are once again hoping for a great Virtual Reunion on that
date. Please note and save the pullout poster for ’78th Day on one side of page 7/8 (you
can use the other side for ’78 Turns 60 photos, if you like), take a pic with it wherever
you may be, and post it to our “Dartmouth Class of 1978” Facebook page. (Or you can
email it to me [halukash@gmail.com] for uploading and/or newsletter publication.)
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Winter Carnival will fall (no slip and falls, thank you…) over February 11th-14th.
Perhaps there are some who might like a nostalgic old school and Valentine’s Day trek?
Just in case you missed it, on November 21st, the 2015 Dartmouth
football team became this year’s Ivy League Champs! For the first time
in 19 years they brought the title home, sharing the conference crown
with Penn and Harvard. This last happened in 1982 when it came
down to the same three schools. Way to go, and congratulations!
Also deserving of serious recognition are the Women’s Rugby Team
and the Men’s Soccer Team, who both garnered Ivy League Championships! Go Big Green!
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From the “Writers of the Green” (Take A Minute card):
Anne Barschall: “I’m in remission from cancer. I’ve become of counsel to a new IP law firm,
falati.com. They are located in Albany, NY, while I am still in the northern suburbs of NYC. I hope to
telecommute part time, while pursuing my dream of becoming a performer. Recently, I’ve been essentially a
full time student, studying acting, improv comedy, musical improv comedy, and voice. My son just got his BS
in mechanical engineering from RPI, but now feels he wants to work in software.”
John F. Brenner: “After 34 years of serving clients in the private practice of law, I decided to become a
client. I am a Vice President in charge of litigation and government investigations at C.L. Bard, Inc., a
multinational developer and manufacturer of medical devices. Since becoming a client, I’ve found my insights
are sharper, and my jokes are funnier (at least to the attorneys I now hire).”
David B. Master: “ Wanted to update about recent changes.
After over 25 years in Westport, CT, Susan and I have moved to Denver. I recently took on a new role as Chief
Marketing Officer for Janus Capital Group and it was a good time for a change.
Our older son Jonathan was married in 2014 and lives in the Upper West Side in NYC. #2 son Andrew is still in
CT.
We’re still getting to know Colorado and despite my enormous bias toward New England, I must say it’s been
spectacular so far. Much of the winter was in the 60s and sometimes the 70s, with an astonishing amount of
sunlight. The folks here are genuinely friendly and it’s not hard to get to anywhere by plane. We’re still back
and forth to the East about once a month, but the West is starting to feel more like home.
Janus Capital finds itself in a fascinating point of its evolution — starting to fire on all cylinders again and with
Bill Gross coming on board 2 weeks after I started, we’ve found ourselves under a magnifying glass. As a
marketer—no complaints. A frenetic pace with a great deal to do — a good team, with about 80 folks in
product and marketing. A good place to be at this point in life. Who knows if Denver will be the last stop!
Everyone in generally good health and a good place. One unfortunate irony — now that I finally live next to the
mountains, I find that can no longer ski because of a bad back. However, I try to enjoy it vicariously.
That’s the synoptic. Best wishes to all of my classmates.”
The Reverend W. Scott Axford: “A TRUE STORY: On July vacation at the Columbia Club on Monument
Circle, Indianapolis, I’m at the Episcopal Cathedral next door for the daily noon Eucharist. It’s 14 July, Bastille
Day [fraternité, égalité, décapité] but on the Anglican calendar it’s also the Day for the Rev. Samson Occom,
Class of 1771. The PC-type preacher focuses on Occom as a Native manipulated and “betrayed” by one Rev.
Eleazar [which is mispronounced] Wheelock, with London funds raised for the Indian Charity School being
misdiverted to the new [“English”] College. At Occom’s name, I smiled, and the preacher made the big
mistake—asking the six of us present if we’d heard of Samson Occom. Well, we clergy don’t do this during
worship, but I’d heard enough and was furious, and proceeded to lay out that my fellow Dartmouth man was
not “betrayed”, that he’s honored (Occom Pond, etc.) and that to this day Natives attend Dartmouth free, that
we have a Class Project (Thanks, Sarge), and that the Indian School coexisted in Hanover past the Civil War. As
I read somewhere: Around the world we keep for her the old Chivalric faith…”
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Participants in the 2nd Annual Knud Eric
Engelsted Memorial Tournament, at
Brae Burn Country Club, Newton, MA on
October 8th, 2015. The event was hosted by
Whit Johnson, and organized by Whit, Jack
Reeder, and Pete Renner.
(l-r): Jack Reeder, Andy Cutler, Curt Oberg, Tripp Peake,
Jay Murphy, Chris Lynch, Bill Stout '77, Pete Renner,
Whit Johnson, Pete Smith '79.
Present but not pictured: Albert Ellis.
This news from Peter Kelemen:
“I’ve spent 11 years at Columbia University as a geology professor. On the way here, I followed in the footsteps of many Dartmouth
geologists, skiing, climbing and, by the way, attending grad school at the University of Washington. During and after grad school, I
worked as a consultant, specializing in “extreme terrain mineral exploration”, and spent 16 quality years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution with a fantastic group of colleagues.
I continue to investigate basic research topics such as the physics and chemistry of melt transport processes in the Earth, and the origin
and evolution of continental crust. In addition, for the past nine years I’ve been working on natural and engineered processes for geologic
capture and storage of CO2. The most likely use for the methods we’ve been developing would be to achieve “negative emissions”, taking
CO2 from the air and storing it underground.
I’ve also started research on a related topic: the formation of fractures due to volume changes during mineral carbonation and hydration.
In addition to CO2 capture and storage, “reaction-driven cracking” could be useful for geothermal power generation, solution mining (for
uranium, for example), and as an alternative to fracking for oil and gas extraction. Whether any of this will ever be an important part of
the “energy solution” remains to be seen. Meanwhile, it has been fascinating to have a front row seat, watching the ups and downs of US
and global action to mitigate climate change and hasten the energy transition.
Since 2011, I’ve been teaching an introductory course at Columbia on “earth resources”. This has been especially fun and rewarding,
because students really want to know more about this. My goal is to alert students to the accelerating rate of resource consumption, and
introduce them to the complexity and uncertainty of related problems and solutions which promise to be central issues throughout the
rest of this century. I hope they will be both proactive, and tolerant of diverse viewpoints. During this time, I’ve often thought gratefully
about the late Half Zantop, a fantastic mentor and role model who taught the resources class at Dartmouth. When I responded to
concerns about resource shortages predicted in the influential book “Limits to Growth”, asking what I could do to address these problems,
Half advised me to focus on my career as a geologist, and wait until I was 50 and had some influence before trying to have a broader role. I
didn’t consciously set out to follow Half's advice, but that’s how things have turned out. At least, I’ve been working on resource issues
since I was 50... We’ll see if I have any influence. Anyway, I’ve had a wonderful time as a geologist, working among a great community of
scientists. I was thrilled and grateful to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences last year.
My wife Rachel Cox works at Riverdale Country School, teaching biology and philosophy, and running a spectacularly successful
laboratory research program. Check it out at http://www.riverdale.edu/page.cfm?p=667. After many years raising kids and perhaps
working too hard, Rachel and I have started getting back out in the mountains together, climbing in the Sierra Nevada with our kids in
2013, and going off trail in the Tetons in 2014.
We are thankful to have raised two wonderful girls. Sara (age 21) is at Reed College, where she is studying history and environmental
Science. She was a crew leader for two Student Conservation Association trail crews this summer, and spent her time off, backpacking the
Lost Coast in northern California. I think she spent all but five nights outside from June through August. Luci (soon to be 18 years old) is a
Senior at Hastings High School in Hastings on Hudson, NY. She is an excellent student and co-captain of her varsity soccer team. Luci still
regards it as her birthright to spend summers in Woods Hole MA, where she was a counselor at an acting camp and an intern studying the
microbial communities in whale skin this past summer. On top of all this, this fall Luci is bravely advancing through the bizarre and
capricious process of college admissions.
I manage to keep in touch with some good friends from Dartmouth, though not enough of them. Josh Lieberman ('78), Mark Sonnenfeld
('80) and I have been volunteering a week or so each year in a quixotic attempt to help our friend Chris Blatter build a cabin at 11,800 ft. on
a roadless mining claim near Silverton CO. Last summer, among many other friends, we were joined by my daughter Sara, Chris’s brother
Mark Blatter ('78), Dan Freihofer ('79) and his son Sam, Jim Meigs ('79), Mitch Pacelle ('80), Andy Tuthill ('78) with his wife Susan
Frankenstein and son Jasper, and, crucially, Austin Lashley ('10), the proprietor of Avalanche Brewing Company in Silverton. We all hope
that the cabin will be completed someday, preferably while we are still fit enough to reach the place. More recently, Andy Tuthill and I
hovered on the periphery of the 35th reunion for the Class of 1980, where Mark Sonnenfeld prepared a gourmet meal at Andy’s house in
Hanover Center for his daughter Lexi Sonnenfeld ('17), Mitch Pacelle, Laura Schnell ('80), Mark Liponis ('80) and his wife Siobhan
McNally, and Anne Cramer ('79), plus Andy’s family and mine.
That’s all for now.”
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D’78 Class Portrait on the Dock: Back row: Two ’82s, Ray Boniface, Bart Dickson, John English, Jeff Crowe, Barbara Kelly Hack,
Don Rendall, Jim Bassett, Scott Macfarlane, Steve Adnopoz, Alan MacPhail, Charlie Nadler, Bill Murphy, Rob Wilkes, Barbara
Dau, Tom Johansen Middle row: Celia Chen, Rick Spier, Bruce Barach, Brooks Clark, Chris Riley, Bruce Kaufman, Jim Bullion,
Ellen Bullion, Sandy Smallwood Rendall, Frank Setian, Kathleen O’Connor, Bob Shuman, Bob (Buster) Hyman, Lissa Howell
MacCallum, Ann Hoover Maddox, Heather Mayfield Kelly, Harriet Reynolds, Allan Reynolds, Christine Krolik, Jeff Krolik, Kevin
Hoffman, Kenny King Front row: Steve Mandel, Tom Alexander, Cathy Cates, Fred Seligson, Bernie Bernfeld, Bernie Drury, Dusty
McQueen, Cotten Smith, Phyllis Smith, Helen Lukash, Nick Sakhnovsky, Peter Stevens, Gerry Widdicombe, Nick Scheu.
Over 100 classmates, family and friends gathered in Hanover November 7 th and 8th to celebrate the life of Marc Farley ’78
and to dedicate a rowing shell in his name.
Festivities kicked off Saturday morning at the annual Gardner Cup Regatta. A boat that included Jim Bullion, Bob Shuman,
Brooks Clark, Jim Bassett and Chris Riley from our class, Kurt Somerville and Bill McNabb from the class of ’79, and Alec
Kloman from the class of ’80, rowed the “Marc W. Farley ’78” in the 1 mile alumni race.
After the alumni and undergraduate races a dedication ceremony took place on the docks at the Friends of Dartmouth
Rowing Boathouse. Bob Shuman, and Marc’s widow, Gwen Farley, talked about Marc’s connection to the crew team and
the college with examples both humorous and poignant. ’78’s came out in such large numbers that we proceeded to sink
the docks at the boathouse when taking a photo.
’78 Team Photo:
l-r: Brooks Clark, Chris
Riley, Bob Shuman, Jim
Bassett, Barbara Kelly
Hack, Bill McNabb, Kurt
Somerville, Rob Wilkes,
Jim Bullion. Coxswain:
Colleen Harrison ’05
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’78 Turns 60
78th Day
March 18th,
2016
Virtual Reunion
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That evening a reception
and dinner was held in
Alumni Hall. Rick Beyer
assembled a superb slide
show that included
pictures of Marc, his
family, and his time at
Dartmouth. After dinner
Bob Shuman emceed a program that included Gwen Farley, Marc’s
uncle, Hoagie Rosania, and a series of ’78’s (Jim Bassett, Jim
Bullion, Jeff Crowe, Bob Hyman, Jeff Krolik, Bill Murphy, Steve
Mandel, Chris Riley, Jon Walton) reflecting on Marc’s impact on
family, fellow oarsman, classmates and the college. Laughs and
tears were abundant.
Bob Shuman and Gwen Farley at the dedication
After dinner a sizable portion of classmates retired to Phi Delt to listen and dance to Bernie Drury’s ’78 band.
On Sunday morning, Celia Chen organized a brunch at the Class of 1978 Life Science Center. Celia also arranged for tours
of the facility and a mini seminar on dinosaurs presented by one of her colleagues. Rick Beyer’s Class of ’78 slide show ran
continuously in an adjacent classroom. The brunch was a fitting conclusion to a great Mini-reunion/Marc Farley memorial.
Thanks to all who donated to the shell and endowment in memory of Marc Farley. Thanks to the fund raising and
organizing committee that included classmates Celia Chen, Bob Shuman, Bernie Drury, Jim Bullion, Jim Bassett, and Chris
Riley. And finally, thanks to the class of ’78 and its officers for its encouragement and financial support of the dinner and
brunch.
-Chris Riley
Fourth Row: Jim Bullion, Ray Boniface, Tom Johansen, Jeff Ward, Bob Shuman, Kevin Hoffman, Bruce Kaufman, Jim Bassett, Jeff Crowe, Mary
Kendall Brown, Barbara Kelly Hack, Scott Brown, Rob Wilkes, Cotten Smith, Bill Murphy, Scott Macfarlane, Steve Adnopoz, Barbara Dau, John
English, Alan MacPhail, Marlene Macfarlane, Bob Hyman, Walter Malmquist, Don Rendall, Nancy Malmquist, Bernie Drury, Nick Sakhnovsky Third
Row: Steve Mandel, Susan Mandel, Ellen Bullion, Sarah Johansen, Jeff Krolik, Gerry Widdicombe, Rick Spier, Frank Setian, Phyllis S mith, Lissa
MacCallum, Peter Stevens, Harriet Reynolds, Ann Hoover Maddox, Helen Lukash, Ginny McQueen, Dusty McQueen, Kim MacPhail, Sandy
Smallwood Rendall, Tom Alexander, Fred Seligson Second row: Gwen Farley, Andrea Dickson, Beth Shuman, Heather Mayfield Kelly, Lynn
Anderson, Bruce Barach, Mark Bernfeld, Catherine Cates, Kathleen O'Connor, Tim Russell, Val Jaffee, Carol Van Dyke, Amy Hyman, Ellie Adnopoz,
Mark Tomizawa Front row: Marylynn Gentry, Christine Krolik, Kenny King, Jon Walton, Susan Walton, Brooks Clark, Celia Chen, Terry Scriven,
Todd Anderson, Chris Riley, Bart Dickson.
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’78s at the Dartmouth–Hahvahd Game Tailgate Party
10.30.15
ID of those present is an exercise left for the gentle reader.
If you’re pictured, or you know who is, please send me the
info so we can record it for posterity.
(I’m not a fan of loose ends…) (Though I do like ellipses.)
If you were there and not pictured, let us know that, too!
Ricki Fairley et al, at what has become an annual walk of
triumph for her: the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, this one in San Diego, CA
11.20-22.15
John Herrick’s tour as supporting spouse to wife Carolyn’s Colgate country manager responsibilities in Cape
Town, South Africa, continues to provide them with wonderful experiences around the southern end of the African
continent. When not heading into the Namibian desert on an ATV to check out the filming location for Mad Max: Fury
Road, John found time to become a chevalier in the Chaînes des Rôtisseurs. He informs us that, while chevalier is only the
entry level position, he’s willing to consult on any barbecue issues that classmates might have.
Carolyn and John Herrick
Check out the class website at:
www.dartmouth.org/classes/78/
It’s getting a whole new look!
And remember: You can always use our
class Facebook page as a handy
reference and a great means to connect
with other ’78s.
Judy Roitman was named Outstanding Person of the
Year by the World AIDS Day Planning Coalition at a
ceremony on 10.1.15.
Judy is a public health educator with the Knox County
(Tennessee) Health Department, and was recognized for
her work to raise HIV awareness though faith-based
initiatives and outreach HIV testing.
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“venn you sink of dartmoos...”
There may be some classmates who haven’t heard that Professor John Rassias passed away on December 2nd, 2015.
Here is a fond tribute courtesy of Anne Bagamery, and I invite anyone else who has a story or remembrance or a thought or
two to share about him, to please email me (halukash@gmail.com) or jot them in a note for mailing to: Helen Lukash, P.O.
Box 12, Nutting Lake, MA 01821, and I will include them in a subsequent newsletter.
Rassias Memorial by Anne Bagamery
It was a gathering of the tribe – current and former students, current and former colleagues, family, neighbors,
friends, admirers, all of us there to say goodbye and pay tribute to John Rassias: professor, mentor, inspiration.
Eight ’78s made the trip to Hanover on Dec. 11, by my informal count the strongest representation of any
class. (Could it be because John had a special connection to our class, having led a ’78 -heavy LSA term in
Blois our sophomore year?) Jack Reeder and Helen Lukash both drove up from the Boston area; Christine
Hughes did the same, with me, in from Paris, in the passenger seat. Mike Elitzer came up from New York.
Mark Germano drove up from Philadelphia, but I’m sure if he hadn’t had a car, he would have walked. Sandy
Rendall was there with her mother, Ann Smallwood, who remembered all of us. Annie McLane Kuster missed
a vote in the House of Representatives – first time, she said – to come to the service. The day before, in
Washington, she had read a tribute to John on the House floor.
Rollins Chapel filled up fast for the Greek Orthodox-infused memorial service. Many hugs and sniffles as a
soundtrack of music John loved, including the Eagles’ “Take It to the Limit,” played in the background. The
large and loving Rassias family filled six rows. John’s nephew Timothy Francisco brought us all to laughter
and tears with his account of John growing up as the adored little brother in a big, boisterous Greek -American
clan. John’s daughter Helene Rassias-Miles – who is exactly our age, born in 1956 – asked us all to yell out the
one word that came to mind when we thought of her Dad. In our row, “exuberant” and “joyful” were heard.
(What would you have said?)
At the Hanover Inn reception, more memories. A slide show of family photos showed us John’s private side;
short films by Tim Prager ’79 and Paul Lazarus ’76 brought him alive as a teacher. We learned how far and
wide John’s influence was felt as, one by one, people of all ages and from all over the world took the
microphone to reminisce, to testify, to give praise. Mark Germano’s story included a dead-on imitation of
John’s gravelly voice (ask Mark to do it for you the next time you see him). My speech was going fine until
the end, when I choked up over having to say “Goodbye… au revoir… ciao.”
John didn’t want us to be sad and, on balance, we weren’t. We laughed a lot. We reveled in each other’s
company. We made new connections, and revived old ones. Over and over, we said how lucky we were to
have known him. He was one of the people who made Dartmouth, Dartmouth – along with John Kemeny and
Vincent Starzinger, two other late greats whose names came up frequently. He brought us together – as he
always did – and made us feel special and destined for greatness, simply because he believed in us.
One of John’s mantras came from the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis: “Look, listen, smell, taste and touch all
things with all your heart.” This, more than French or Italian or German or Russian, is what we learned from
him – and what I will always remember, and treasure, with gratitude.
One last Venn item: Please snail or e-mail me if you’d like a copy of the solution to last
issue’s Crossword Puzzle, “Seeing Double” and in any case, please join in congratulating
our winner, the Reverend W. Scott Axford. Well done, oh learned Sir!
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’78 turns 60 mini reunions
Southern Central Region Mini-Reunion, Houston, TX: April 23rd, 2016.
We will gather at the offices of the Nice Winery for a catered dinner and wine tasting by Chefs and Sommeliers
Ian Eastveld and Ryan Levy. Houston does not have any vineyards (we should be thankful about that), but Ian
and Ryan own vineyards in Argentina, California, and Texas. Please join us for wonderful conversation, food,
and wine.
While the majority of our class in the Southwest are located in the Houston area, we welcome any and all
classmates, even if you happen to live in Dallas.
For more information, please contact Paul Ehrsam: (paul.ehrsam.78@alum.dartmouth.org).
West Coast Mini-Reunion, Napa Valley, CA: Friday, April 29th, Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday,
May 1st, 2016.
Property: The Silverado Resort & Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, CA 94558. Phone: 707-257-0200,
www.silveradoresort.com.
Important Info: Contact Silverado directly to book rooms. Mention the “Dartmouth 1978 Reunion” for the
discounted rate. Two night minimum. Thirty rooms are secured but if more are needed, book early as the
discount will be honored. Don’t delay, book today.
Activities: On property there will be golf, tennis, and spa options. Off property there may be hiking, biking, and
winery touring.
For questions, contact Dave Graham (davegraham78@gmail.com) or Michael Whitcomb
(mkwhitcomb@gmail.com).
New England Mini-Reunion, Cape Cod, MA: Friday, April 29th, Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday, May 1st,
2016. Class Reception and Dinner on Saturday, April 30th.
Property: Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, 2907 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631. Phone: 800-343-6074.
www.oceanedge.com.
Important Info: Call Ocean Edge directly to book rooms or email stay@oceanedge.com. Reference ’78 Turns 60 to
get rooms in our block. Please make reservations as early as possible, as we currently have a limited number of
rooms reserved and may need to increase our block. The resort will do their best to honor the group rate after we
fill our block. ($195 for a Mansion Wing Deluxe King, and $135 or $145 for one bedroom villa near the golf course;
these can sleep up to four people. Note: a $20 per night/room resort fee applies to any lodging option, plus
applicable taxes).
Activities: On property there will be golf*, tennis*, indoor and outdoor pools, beach, bike rentals*, fitness center
and spa options*. (*= extra fee). Nearby Activities: Cape Cod Bike Trail, several museums, antiquing, winery, and
exploring Cape Cod.
Contact Barbie (Snyder) Martinez (barbmart@mindspring.com) with questions. Co-host: Todd Anderson. Please
let us know if you (with or without a guest) will be joining the dinner, but don’t need lodging at Ocean Edge.
Mid-Atlantic Mini-Reunion, Summit, NJ: Saturday, May 14th, 2016. Cocktails and Dinner.
Gather for cocktails at The Office, 61 Union Place, in Summit, at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner a short walk away
at La Pastaria, 327 Springfield Ave, at 7:30. Note: The first $100 of expenses per attendee for The Office reception
and La Pasaria dinner will be covered by the Class of ’78. (Costs are not expected to exceed that subsidy).
RSVP by April 15 to any one of the co-hosts: David (“Jody”)Dietze (ddietze@ptview.com), Marco Zarbin
(zarbin@earthlink.net), or Tom Hopkins (thopkins@colchestercapital.com).
Our class is holding these satellite mini-reunions in several major cities on or about the same time to celebrate
our collective passage to the ripe old age of 60! Get together with ’78s to help build new bonds and strengthen
old ones! Help us reach out to ’78s in our area that you know or even don’t know and encourage them to come.
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Park Dougherty and John Glaser will be hosting a Southeast Coast Mini-Reunion on Isle of Palms, SC, the
weekend of April 29th, 2016.
It is a barrier island suburb of Charleston, about 20 minutes from both the airport and downtown Charleston. Charleston
is consistently ranked as one of the top tourist destinations in the country.
Our plan for the weekend is informal dinner and socializing on Friday night, golf, tennis and/or touring on Saturday
depending on interest, a group dinner Saturday night, and a Sunday goodbye brunch at John’s house on the island. If
people want to get up early on Saturday or Sunday, we can also do a sunrise beach walk. Spring, in my opinion, is easily
the best time of year to be in Charleston.
Rather than getting hotel rooms, Park has reserved three rental houses on the island.
Web sites for two of them are: 802 Ocean Blvd (https://www.vacationrentals.com/listing/p674752vb), and Beachside Sand
Dune 7 (https://www.vacationrentals.com/listing/p674895vb). The third is a few blocks off the beach but doesn’t have a
website. Between the three houses we will have I believe, 12 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
The price per room will, of course, depend on how many people stay in each house and in which house. They are far less
expensive than staying at the resort on the island (Wild Dunes). If you wish to stay at the resort, their number is 866-3595593. There are a few other hotels on the island, plenty of chain hotels in Mount Pleasant which is between Isle of Palms
and Charleston, and a large variety of places to stay in Charleston itself.
Please contact one of us right away if you plan on coming. We need to finalize the reservations rather soon for the rental
houses. You will not be able to book a room in the rental houses online; we need to do that. Our respective emails:
(park.dougherty@wellsfargoadvisors.com) or (glaserja@musc.edu).
Hope to see you in South Carolina!
Eastern Midwest Mini-Reunion, Cleveland, OH: April 29th, April 30th, and May 1st, 2016.
Aloft Hotel Cleveland, 1111 W 10th St, Cleveland, OH 44113. Phone: 216-400-6469. There are 10 rooms available at $155/night
for April 29th and April 30th, which need to be reserved by March 29th.
Name of group to get discount (normally $179): “Dartmouth 78”. (Could always try Expedia or use other discounts to get
less expensive rooms in the area, but this is what the business manager at Aloft could guarantee).
Draft Itinerary:
Friday: Check in to Aloft Hotel after 4 p.m. Parking is in the garage attached to hotel. Meet in hotel lobby and go
out for dinner and drinks in Cleveland Flats, which is within walking distance.
Saturday: Breakfast in hotel, mini class meeting to get to know one another, update on class activities, and talk
future plans. Morning Activity: Cleveland Museum of Art. The museum’s collections are always FREE to the public but
some special exhibitions may carry a charge. Open Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Exhibits on April 30: Ji Yun-fei: Last
Days of Village Wen; Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt; Converging Lines: Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt; Jon Pestoni: Some
Years. For more information: http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/upcoming.
Provenance Café for lunch in the museum. Saturdays: Open 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(http://www.clevelandart.org/visit/provenance).
Afternoon Activities: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, (http://www.rockhall.com/)( http://www.rockhall.com/visit-themuseum/plan/). The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Collection Auto Group Plaza, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland, OH
44114-1022. Open daily: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. General Admission: $23.50. (Will seek to get group rates if there are enough
people interested). Maritime Museum, if open. It is near The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but closed October-April. One
can see the Steamship “William G. Mather” from outside, regardless.
Dinner: Lola, 205 East 4th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44115. The restaurant can seat a party of 10-12 on the main floor.
However, I will reserve a private dining room that can hold up to 32 people, if appropriate. Private room is at no cost but
we need to guarantee a minimum expenditure of $750. There is also an automatic 20% tip. Lola is the flagship restaurant
of Chef Michael Symon who was on Iron Chef and who owns 6 other restaurants in the Cleveland Area.
Note: 4th street is alive on Saturday night with numerous restaurants and bars.
Sunday: Breakfast in hotel, meeting to wrap up, and then check out.
Contact Steven Peseckis (steven.peseckis@utoledo.edu) with further questions or to RSVP. Co-host: Keith McCrae.
European Residents, Visitors, or Sojourners, fear not!
I have it on good authority that there will be a Continental celebration in honor of ’78 Turns 60, with time and
place TBD. Stay tuned for further information via email, the class Facebook page, or our class website. Impatient?
Contact Anne Bagamery (abagamery@yahoo.com), who is coordinating the event, along with Sharon Lee Cowen.
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Quick reference guide to our Regional Class Mini-Reunions on the horizon:
Houston, TX: April 23rd, 2016.
Contact Paul Ehrsam: (paul.ehrsam.78@alum.dartmouth.org).
Napa Valley, CA: Friday, April 29th, Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday, May 1st, 2016.
Contact Dave Graham (davegraham78@gmail.com), or Michael Whitcomb
(mkwhitcomb@gmail.com).
Cape Cod, MA: Friday, April 29th, Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday, May 1st, 2016.
Class Reception and Dinner on Saturday, April 30th.
Contact Barbie (Snyder) Martinez (barbmart@mindspring.com) with questions or to RSVP the
dinner. Co-host: Todd Anderson.
Isle of Palms, SC: April 29th, 30th, and May 1st, 2016.
Contact Park Dougherty (park.dougherty@wellsfargoadvisors.com), or John Glaser
(glaserja@musc.edu).
Cleveland, OH: April 29th, April 30th, and May 1st, 2016.
Contact Steve Peseckis (steven.peseckis@utoledo.edu). Co-host: Keith McCrae.
Summit, NJ: Saturday, May 14th, 2016.
Contact David Dietze (ddietze@ptview.com), Marco Zarbin (zarbin@earthlink.net), or Tom Hopkins
(thopkins@colchestercapital.com) by April 15th to RSVP.
On the Continent: Time and Date TBD.
Contact Anne Bagamery (abagamery@yahoo.com). Co-host: Sharon Lee Cowen.
Be sure to check often on the Class website (www.dartmouth.org/classes/78/) or our Facebook page
(Dartmouth Class of 1978) for further updates and additional locations, and keep an eye out for
follow-up emails. Note: Up to $100 of expense per attendee for the regional reception dinners is being
defrayed by the class. Come on out and join in gathering with your fellow ’78s for a wonderful evening
of making connections and having fun together in mini class groups.
Now that you’re seeing all this, are you feeling inspired, or simply finding that there may not
an event planned near you? Grab the proverbial bull by the horns and make something
happen wherever you are. Attaining Level 60 and beyond is definitely worth celebrating!
Join in partying as ’78 Turns 60!