President:
Randy Aires
280 Orchard View Road, Gardners, PA 17324
(717) 528-7223 ginran@supernet.com
Vice Presidents:
Bill Edgerton
PO Box 88, Darien CT 06820
(203) 655-0566 wedgerton@aol.com
Ned Bixby
6925 Moccasin Valley Rd Edina, MN 55439
(952) 944-2935 eebix@aol.com
Joe Conley
1380 Eastshore Drive, Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 814-0644 josephconley@aol.com
Secretary:
Howie Howland
245 Barlows Landing Rd., PO Box 3328
Pocasset, MA 02559 - 3328.
(508) 564-6484 fphowland@aol.com
Treasurer:
Bill Breer
2738 Brandywine St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 966-6792 william.breer@verizon.net
Head Agent:
Bob Adelizzi
511 San Fernando St., San Diego, CA 92106
(619)222-2028 badelizzi@aol.com
50th Reunion Giving Chair
Eric Eichler
Philly
6102519110 eeichler@lcor.com
Alumni Council Rep: (2003-)
Dick Perkins
333 Red Acre Rd. Stow, MA 01775-1185
(978) 897-5297 rperkins@landvest.com
Mini-Reunion Chairman:
Bob Marchant
PO Box 514, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 388-2395 rtmarchant@aol.com
Gift Planning Chairman:
Joe Stevenson
23 Spring Pond Rd., PO Box 1810
Norwich, VT 05055
(802) 649-1547 jstevenson@valley.net
Co-Newsletter Editors:
Clark Griffiths
74 Prospect St., Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-2966 (tel./fax)
grif@interdial.net
Tom Schwarz
315 East 68 Street, Apt 2K
New York, NY 10021
(917) 922-6371
toms@schwarzexecutivesearch.com
Web’ster:
Adam Block
11454 Hollow Timber Court
Reston, VA 20194
(703) 318-0276 atblock@worldnet.att.net
Widows Liaison:
Cinda Ely
963 Fourth St., Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-9634 cinda.ely@comcast.net
Scholarship Fund: -Reunion Co-Chair
Dan Goggin
27 Greensward Circle
Mashpee, MA 02649-4148
(508) 477-0815 dbgoggin@hotmail.com
Class President Randy Aires reports on our 50th reunion giving plan
ADELIZZI AND EICHLER TO HEAD 50TH YEAR DCF
I am pleased to report that Eric Eichler has agreed to be our Reunion Giving Chairman for
our class contributions to the Dartmouth College Fund (fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006
and ending in June 2007 at our 50th Reunion). He will be working closely with our head
agent, Bob Adelizzi, and approximately 50 class agents. This will be our big year - the
time when we are all expected to stretch well beyond our normal giving to the DCF. In the
months to come you will be hearing from Eric and Bob as to their specific plans and goals.
The other important class fund raising effort has been the Class of 1957 John Sloane Dickey
Library and Lounge class gift to the College. Joe Stevenson and Jack Hall are co-chairs for
this $750,000 gift. We are more than half way toward the goal and we hope to complete
class gifts and pledges toward this capital campaign by this September.
Many of you have had questions about these two fund raising efforts and also about what
credit our class will get from the College at our 50th Reunion for those gifts plus gifts
you make to Dartmouth’s professional schools, Friends programs, the Campaign for the
Dartmouth Experience, etc. The College has complicated rules for 50th Reunion giving, but
here is a simplified guide which I hope will help you understand it:
At our 50th Reunion in June 2007, we will present two checks to President Wright. Check
#1 will include all gifts to the Dartmouth College Fund received in FY 2007 (July 1, 2006 to
June, 2007).
Check #2 will include all gifts received between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2007 for:
1. The Dartmouth College Fund (including FY 2007, which is counted also for check #1)
2. The Class of 1957 John Sloane Dickey Library and Lounge class gift
3. The Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, including pledges made for gifts through
the conclusion of the campaign in 2009
4. Dartmouth’s professional schools (both capital campaign gifts and anuual fund gifts)
5. Dartmouth’s museums, Friends programs, foundations, etc.
6. Discounted value of life income gifts, such as charitable remainder unitrusts made
through the Bartlett Tower Society.
From a class standpoint, please keep your focus on the first two items - the DCF and the
Dickey Library. Bob, Eric, Joe , Jack and I hope that you will be participants in both of them
by giving at least something to both. Our class has always been strong in participation, if not
in total dollars given. Let’s keep up that good record.
Dartmouth Class of 1957 Page Thanks, Randy
May 2006 (05-06 #5)
Randy also reported on the class gathering in Washington:
Bill and Peggy Breer were again our gracious hosts for this year’s Washington, DC mini on May 3 at their beautiful
home near Rock Creek Park in Northwest Washington. Pictured are:
Standing, left to right: Larry Silberman, Barbara Burgin, Joel Levy, Andy Turner, Bob Copeland, John Lange, Alan
Dessoff, Joe Malley, Caroline Mills, Sherm Mills, Jigger Harper, Walt Burgin, Gene Stichman, Ginny Aires, Randy
Aires, Adam Block.
Kneeling/sitting: Ellie Turner, Ricky Silberman, Jean Lange, Bill Breer, Peggy Breer, Sally Harper.
I have been making a few advance calls regarding
reunion attendance for NH classmates and talked to Joe
DiMaria who lives in Rochester, NH. In the first call he
advised he hoped to attend but was concerned about surgery coming up shortly. We subsequently communicated
by email and he just advised that his surgery went great.
He went to Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Monday,
May 8 , had six hours of open heart surgery, 5 new bypasses, and was home on Friday afternoon. Wow!
He might like a note from old friends at:
joseph_DiMaria@hotmail.com
Chick Igaya to receive Honorary Dartmouth Degree
Our classmate Chick Igaya is to receive an honorary degree at this years graduation on June 9th with the Dartmouth
class of 2006. This is the 50th anniversary of Chick winning
his silver olympic medal for the US in 1956, and he is the
first member of our class to be recognized with an honorary
degree.. We will report on more details of this recognition in
the next letter!
Also had a nice conversation with Bill Laverty who lives in Rye NH. He only completed 2 years with us at Dartmouth and was a bit hesitant to return for the 50th and needs friendly persuasion. Turns out that he worked for both
Pratt and Whitney and GE Evendale on Jet Engines and used a few of the special engine bearings that we produced in
Lebanon over the years. He can be contacted at: callie_bill@comcast.net or call him at: (603) 436-7314
Dartmouth Class of 1957 Page May 2006 (05-06 #5)
Al Rollins recently wrote:
I retired in September and moved back to our farm in
Shapleigh, Maine. It’s just north of Sanford and is the
second town east of the NH line. It’s a circa 1840 capestyle farmhouse. Since we had rented it for the 15 years we
were in PA, it needs a lot of work. I’ve pretty much got the
overgrown shrubbery and yard stuff done. Took 3 big brush
pile fires and one more to go but with the dry weather the
fire danger is very high so no more burning for now. I’ve
been working on my tractor to get it ready for bush-hogging
the fields which had grow 8-10’ tall pines and “popples.”
Started the bush hogging today but ran out of shear pins so
had to stop. I’ll get more tomorrow morning when we go into
Sanford for church. Jane’s playing the organ for the service.
Daughter Barb is now with the “Contemporary American
Theater Festival” in Shepardstown, WVa. She still lives in
Bethesda but has a small apartment in Shepardstown where
she stays during the week.
We won’t be coming to the Breer’s mini although it was
tempting to try to combine a trip to see our daughter and the
spring blooms in the Washington area with the mini. Jane
is signed up for a horticulture course at U Me that weekend
where our other daughter works as a librarian.
We started the winter right with some good cold weather and
snow in Dec but after that we might as well have been back
in PA with 3 or 4 70 degree days in January! Bare ground all
winter after the rain in January and ice-out on the lakes here
about a month early.
Regards, Al
Should add that Al and Jane, Ed and Sue Waldron and
Happy and I are leaving May 24 for a 10 day excursion on
a Hurtigruten “mail ship” to explore the fiords on the west
coast of Norway - then continue on to Grimstad to join Bob
Baehr for the 57 mini reunion he is organizing. (Hence the
late nights to finish this letter up). We will report in the next
letter. Clark
Geoff Root wrote some catch up life history to Tom:
Almost three years of my USMC career was in Vietnam.
From July1965 -- September 1967 I led at various times three
combat engineer companies in I Corps. Sweeps for what
are now called “IED”’s west and south of Danang, building
bunkers and developing roads, supporting Marine infantry
units. Then to DMZ with a reinforced company to reopen
National Route 9 as far as Camp Carroll artillery base. Built
the access road to Camp Carroll. Purple Heart from tripwired stake grenade fragments while reconning river bed for
a source of gravel. Battalion staff for the last few months...
a developing case of malaria wasn’t diagnosed until double
pneumonia and was packed in ice overnight aboard the USS
Repose.
Dartmouth Class of 1957 USMC Development Center at Quantico 1967-1969. Work
involving freefall water containers, combat packaging
systems (pallets, interface w/USAF & USN transports,
commercial shipping containers, etc), logistics systems.
Married 1968 to Carolyn. First born Timothy Chad in 1969 then Nathan Cassidy in 1970 and twins Zachary Thomas and
Amanda Courtney in 1973.
Third tour in Vietnam 1971-1972 as logistics advisor to
Vietnamese Marine Corps. Bronze Star w/V for sweating a
lot. Didn’t really earn it there but earned it many times over
on previous tours in VN so I kept it.
An equipment program manager at HQMC in Arlington
1973-1975.
Executive Officer, Marine Barracks Yokosuka 1975-1977 - an
accompanied tour. This was my “learned a lot” tour. I wasn’t
good at identifying alcoholics: my predecessor had been one,
I eventually learned, and had to deal with another one (as it
turned out) while I was there. This job was where I decided I
shouldn’t go into politics later in life.
But I startled a judge on the Japanese Supreme Court at a
Law Day get-together: he asked me what impressed me most
about the Japanese.
He was expecting praises of Japanese electronics or
automobiles. My response? “Your society’s tightly-knit
family life, work ethic and concern for others”.
Another time, a Navy rabbi said a beautiful prayer at a
breakfast attended by various American and Japanese
commanders, and local religious leaders and industrialists. He
used some wonderful symbolism involving nature, the rising
sun, etc. Afterward I thanked him for the prayer and, totally
baffled, he could only stare at me slack-jawed in return.
Like I said, blunt truth has no place in the political world.
On my last tour, I commanded the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing
Engineer Squadron at Cherry Point, NC 1977 - 1979. Was
offered command of the Wing Service Group - a full colonel’s
job - but it would have entailed a following unaccompanied
tour in Okinawa. Also, my Dad had advanced emphysema.
So I decided to retire as a lieutenant colonel and move the
family to Vermont and perhaps study for an MBA at age 43.
This ends the first installment. Will try to wrap it up in a
few more emails by next Monday. I understand that this
isn’t exactly what you had in mind but possibly it’ll be more
entertaining.
Take care, - Geoff Root
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This is a photo of our hard working reunion
committee that last met on April 20th at Dan
Goggins office south of Boston. These guys are
working hard to make our 50th a memorable
occasion -- all you as classmates need to do is
to commit to join us in June of 2007 for a truly
memorable time.
And if you have not already done so send
Reunion Committee members - Back row L-R: Dick Levine, Randy
Aires, Dick Mann, George Johnston, Mike Thomkins, Tom Schwarz,
Dan Goggin, Dave Orr, Bob Shirley, Front Row: Clark Griffiths, Bob
Loverud, Bob Marchant and Howie Howland.
us a short essay regarding any topic that was
important to you in the last 50 years along
with a photo if available. Tom Schwarz and
his editing team are very worried that we are
not going to fill up the 50th reunion book with
input from all classmates. So far they have only
received 100 out of a possible 600 or so and we
are coming down to the wire time wise. If you
need help or have questions give Tom a call at:
(917) 922-6371. We don’t want anyone left out!
Please submit this in the next few weeks to:
toms@schwarzexecutivesearch.com
or mail to: Tom Schwarz
315 East 68th St. (2K) New York, NY 10021
In addition to the full schedule published in the last Newsletter,
Bob Marchant advises that our 50th Reunion will continue at
The Balsams Resort in Dixville Notch, NH!
June 10,11,12—2007
Post Reunion Chair:
Golf:
Charlie Sellman: chs34@aol.com
Larry Calvert
westodoc@aol.com
As the official 50th Reunion of the Dartmouth class of 1957 winds
down on Sunday June 10 many of us will want the good times to
continue. It’s off to the beautiful Balsams approximately 2 hours
drive north from Hanover.
* The scenery is spectacular,
* The food and service is up to international standards,
* Accommodations are not too different from the Hanover Inn,
*The pool lies just below picturesque Dixville Notch.
* The golf has been categorized by Golf Magazine as one of the 50 best in the US. With the rolling hills the golf has been
categorized as “Scottish”. Two courses, one 18 and one 9 holes.
* Tennis courts: 3 clay and 3 all weather.
* There are 100 miles of hiking and biking trails. You’ll see moose but they are tame.
The Dartmouth ’57 Reunion has been able to get the very special group rate of $ 169 pp. per day for a double and $ 219 for a
single. The rate includes all meals, entertainment, and golf and tennis. Registration will be directly with the Balsams. Please let
the reunion committee know if you are going to The Balsams when you sign up for the reunion.
To contact The Balsams for more information please call Karen Ahrens at The Balsams Ph: 603/255-2629
For reservations please call The Balsams at: 877/225-7267 and mention Dartmouth 57.
Want to know more about the Balsams? Please go to their web site: www.The Balsams.
Early sign ups already include our reunion cochairs Bob Marchant, Dan & Connie Goggin
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The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA held a
symposium representing the many aspects of John Hobbie’s
illustrious career on May 7th. The symposium was titled:
Forty-Nine Years in Science: Microbes to Global Change
John Hobbie, is an MBL Distinguished Scientist and codirector of the MBL’s Ecosystems Center.
Dr. Hobbie has
sustained an
impressive array
of research and
outreach activities
for almost 50
years. His research
has attempted
to identify the
factors controlling
decomposition and
productivity within
aquatic ecosystems.
His current research
interests center on
the role of microbes
in freshwater,
estuarine, and
soil ecosystems.
Dr. Hobbie also helped establish the Arctic Long-Term
Ecological Research (LTER) Program and is the director of
the Arctic LTER project, which focuses on the ecology of
tundra, streams, and lakes at the Toolik Lake Field Station
located in the foothills region of the North Slope of Alaska.
Stan Stark sent a note to Tom along with his essay
I have been living the last 40 plus years in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Practicing pediatrics and working in peds
hematology/ oncology at the University. However for the past
10 years I have not been doing any clinical medicine, rather
pursuing a career in medical informatics- - - connecting
physicians and data to provide easier time for physicians
and better patient care. I work for the largest health care
organization in the state, Presbyterian Healthcare Services.
Still happily married to the same sweet wife, Marilyn.
Both of us are active in a variety of community organizations. We play at golf but have dropped hiking and
skiing as our knees have deteriorated. Children are
in Florida and Colorado. We are slow getting into the
grandparent role with only one 19 month old boy and
one on the way.
Thanks again for all of your effort.
Stan Stark
11209 Country Club N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87111
505-271-4995 (home)
505-923-6960 (office)
natskrats@comcast.net
Steve Katz wrote about his belated 70th birthday present.
Not many of our classmates have driven 160 mph.!
Today, the day following April Fool’s Day, here’s photos
me enjoying six laps in a NASCAR at speeds approaching
160mph. It must be similar to being aboard a rocket launch.
It was like life which, at times, seems to be passing me by.
Too often, when I read the obituary of a contemporary, I
wonder whether he put off today with the expectation of
doing something tomorrow. The NASCAR experience is
among the finest of my many experiences. I’ve been lucky.
This NASCAR trip and the tailgate party were the belated
70th birthday gift from Sharon, my companion, partner, and
significant other. We were joined by family and friends.
Sharon and I look forward to seeing you at reunion.
Steve Katz, Prairie Village, KS
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Homecoming 2006
This year Homecoming arrives a little earlier than it has in the past few years, Oct 13 thru 15. Even though it will be Hanover
N.H. the leaves will be in full color and the skies clear and warm. Your reunion chairman guarantees it. The football game with
Holy Cross will be a tough one but one that will be fun to watch. Buddy Teeven’s troops 28, H.C 24.
On Friday afternoon a group of 57s will meet with 07s in Collis for a discussion of careers, ours that have been and theirs to
come. Should be interesting and fun and will be followed by a dinner with the 07’s – then the walk to the bonfire. All 57’s are
invited. Stay tuned for more on this part of Homecoming.
There will, of course, be the usual cocktail party and blast at the Norwich Inn on Saturday after the game. Music will be
indigenous -- featuring the musical standouts from the class. The pancake breakfast will wrap the weekend up on Sunday
morning.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Days Inn in Lebanon, not far from the College. This is Columbus Day weekend and
the height of the leaf season in this part of New Hampshire so start making your plans now. The rate is $125 and mention the
“Class of 57 block”. The Days Inn phone is: (603) 448-5070
Bob Marchant
Our Hard working secretary is still doing duty as:
Prof. Francis Howland - International Maritime Business
MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY --SEA TERM 2006
Prof Howland earning his keep in the lecture hall
Wendie and Howie in front of the ship about to debark.
Cadets on the Apian Way touring Rome Wine tasting, Codorniu
Winery, Barcelona!
Picnic on the ship’s fantail
Passing
Gibraltar
Dartmouth Class of 1957 Howie,
Great job and photos but this does not look like
all work and no play! Some people actually pay
for a trip like this! - Clark
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These two letters were sent to Dan by email. I optically
scanned them so they could be formatted, but the text is
as written by the students.
Clark
To: Mr. Daniel B. Goggin,
RE: Class of 1957 Scholarship Fund
March 16, 2006
Dear Mr. Goggin,
Thank you so much for the generous contribution. It really
made my day, in the mists of finals week to open my HB box
and find an award letter of all things. Now my looming paper
on the linguistics of Middle Chinese doesn’t seem quite as
daunting
That’s one of the weird things about Dartmouth though;
whenever you feel down there’s always some stroke of good
luck that makes things seem just that much more tolerable.
Like last year, when I couldn’t find anything to do over
freshman summer and decided to stay on and take classes, I
ended up landing a plum internship for this spring next term.
Things always tend to balance out here.
Thanks again for this scholarship.
Sincerely,
Tiger Huang ‘08
To: Mr Daniel B Goggin
RE: Class of 1957 Scholarship Fund
November 22, 2005
Dear Mr. Goggin and members of the Class of 1957,
Thank you for the scholarship. It is much appreciated and will
really help me out!
I’m having a good time here at Dartmouth. I am currently
taking Japanese I, Film I, and Writing 5. Since I would like
to major in either Japanese or Spanish (or both), I decided
to get started right away. 1 hope to be going to Japan on the
Language Study Abroad in Tokyo this summer. I can’t wait!
Film 1 is called “‘From Script to Screen.” We are watching
movies like Citizen Kane and Dead Poets Society We’re also
watching. Sydney Lumet films like Network and 12 Angry
Men. For my final project I am doing a collage on the making
of The Sound of Music.
I am currently involved in the Dartmouth Japan Society and
Book Buddies. I would like to be involved in the Dartmouth
Film Society.
I work at Homeplate and the Blend for Dartmouth Dining
Services. Homeplate is the healthy food cafeteria section in
Thayer. The Blend is the smoothie place in Thayer. I work
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights at Homeplate. I
work at the Blend on Friday.
I could say a lot more, but I tend to ramble. Thank you for the
scholarship.
Sincerely, Kaitlin Gallup ‘09
Secretary Howie reports on the sad loss of two or our classmates
Philip Cammack Byers of Long Lake, Minnesota, passed away on April 16, 2006, at his home
surrounded by his family. At Dartmouth he was a four
year member of the Outing Club and a member of SAE
Fraternity. A class in geology began his lifelong career
in the petroleum business. Phil earned his Master of
Science in Geology at the University of Kansas. He
began his career with Shell Oil in 1959. Phil earned
his MBA from Tuck School in 1966 and started with
Apache Corporation, later becoming CEO of Hambro
Gas and Oil and founding Byers Petroleum. Phil received a license to operate passenger carrying vessels
and was active in Voyageur National Park. He loved
his cabin on Crane Lake. He could be found with his
yellow labs, hunting and fishing. Hockey provided
enjoyment, coaching young men. Missing him greatly
are his wife of 47 years, Carolyn; son, John, daughter,
Susan, and three grandsons.
Dartmouth Class of 1957 Paul George Hickey of New York City died on
April 3, 2006. Paul came from Berlin (New Hampshire) High School, was a member of the Newman
Club, and part of the 3-2 program obtaining an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and an MBA from
Tuck School. He and his Tuck roommate, Bob Stirling,
worked their way through Tuck with year round waiter
and busboy jobs at the Hanover Inn and sorting mail at
the White River Junction Post Office. Bob says, “Paul
was quiet and pretty serious. He spent his time studying and working.” He spoke fluent French which he put
to good use later in as an Army Intelligence lieutenant
in France. Paul was vice president for international
finance for Irving Trust and then for the Bank of New
York when they took over Irving Trust. He is survived
by his devoted wife, Anita, a brother and two sisters.
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Several years ago Bob Macdonald hosted a great mini at
his house in Rockport. Seemed pretty nice at the time but
he just sent a photo of its replacement. Now he is obligated
to hold another mini in his new home!.
Clark
This is some kind of construction project. I have never
seen such good design and construction strength (if that is
the right word). All these pieces are cut to fit at the factory and they fit perfectly. Note the bolting together of the
beams. Also the joists which are 16” on center, but are the
equal of 4X 12. As one of the workmen said “it is over
built”. I’ll bet it could easily withstand a cat 3 hurricane
and perhaps a 4 or 5. You have to see it to believe it. Bob
On March 27, Jay Green reported on a fun gathering of
classmates. Always good fodder for the Newsletter
Jane Shanaman (Fred’s widow) flew down from Tacoma and
Herb & Laura Roskind whistled up here from Scottsdale and
we passed an often rainy weekend in the pleasure of each
other’s company, supping and sipping well, and best of all
talking at great length, always with wit, insight and sagacity.
They arrived Thursday and departed, alas, yesterday and
in between managed to sample the offerings of several of
our local wine producing establishments, including Phelps,
Paradigm, Clos Pégas and Spottswoode.
It was a delight to meet and get to know Jane, who remains
quite busy with her many activities in Tacoma and is also
plans on some travels and visits with friends of Fred from
days gone by.
Hanging out with the Roskinds is, as many of you know, time
well spent, so all in all, the Greene portion of this fivesome
fared very well indeed!
Jay
Have a great summer and keep the news flowing as we come
into our 50th reunion year!!. If anyone receives only the B&W
printed copy, and would like the full color e-mailed, send
your latest e-mail address to grif@interdial.net. Clark and Tom
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