Class Note 1957
Issue
November-December 2022
Change is in the air. Exciting news from Hanover: Sian Leah Beilock will become president of the College starting July 2023. Currently president of Barnard, she will be our 19th president and the first woman elected to the position. Exciting news from Tom Macy in Connecticut: Michael Lasser will become president of the great class of 1957 at our 65th reunion in September. Mike succeeds Tomand becomes our 18th president. Mention of reunion reminds me of the scores of classmates who worked under the guidance of Bruce Bernstein to make sure our 65th was the best ever. Much attention was directed to helping those with mobility issues. I hope that helped you if you were in Hanover or that you were able to participate via Zoom if you were not.
I’m thinking about other changes, too, the differences between our class of 1957 and those graduating in our reunion year 65 years later. It’s the 50th anniversary of coeducation, and gender is the most obvious difference, but what about ethnic diversity, states we represented, or even countries we called home? I have asked the college to send data on the class of 2022 and promise a future column exploring the differences between now and then.
Speaking of now and then, a quick dip into the class news folder reveals: Chick Shaver with a new book, a 40-year labor of love, a daily devotional containing 365 messages of encouragement and inspiration, 6,000 copies sold the first two weeks, ordered by eight different denominations, and translated into nine languages; Gary Gilson’s memories of attending Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with Dick Duncan and Chris Wren in 1960; and Bob Copeland recalling days in Navy ROTC at Dartmouth and remembering Ken Rakouska, Paul Hagedorn, John Liati,and Rod Dubois.
A final item of change: Mike’s objectives to rekindle the class newsletter and listserv. I check the listserv daily to learn what’s of interest to you so that I might write a more meaningful column. It’s potentially a mini “Great Issues” course. Join please! An email to Tom Macy (jtmacy@comcast.net) and you’re in.
—John W. Cusick, 105 Island Plantation Terrace, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772)-231-1248; johnwcusick@aol.com
I’m thinking about other changes, too, the differences between our class of 1957 and those graduating in our reunion year 65 years later. It’s the 50th anniversary of coeducation, and gender is the most obvious difference, but what about ethnic diversity, states we represented, or even countries we called home? I have asked the college to send data on the class of 2022 and promise a future column exploring the differences between now and then.
Speaking of now and then, a quick dip into the class news folder reveals: Chick Shaver with a new book, a 40-year labor of love, a daily devotional containing 365 messages of encouragement and inspiration, 6,000 copies sold the first two weeks, ordered by eight different denominations, and translated into nine languages; Gary Gilson’s memories of attending Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with Dick Duncan and Chris Wren in 1960; and Bob Copeland recalling days in Navy ROTC at Dartmouth and remembering Ken Rakouska, Paul Hagedorn, John Liati,and Rod Dubois.
A final item of change: Mike’s objectives to rekindle the class newsletter and listserv. I check the listserv daily to learn what’s of interest to you so that I might write a more meaningful column. It’s potentially a mini “Great Issues” course. Join please! An email to Tom Macy (jtmacy@comcast.net) and you’re in.
—John W. Cusick, 105 Island Plantation Terrace, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772)-231-1248; johnwcusick@aol.com