Our class captured two prestigious prizes at the annual Dartmouth Class Officers Weekend in September: The Donald C. Smith ’53 Award in Recognition of an Outstanding Mini-Reunion Program and Treasurer of the Year, extolling the more than 30 years of service by Bill Russell on behalf of the class and College.

The Class Officers Association praised ’63s for setting “the standard” in mini-reunions, attracting more than 400 classmates and guests to 21 mini-reunions. Earlier, class president Larry Bailey singled out class mini-reunion chair Tom Perry for “a masterful job coordinating ’63 mini-reunions all across the country,” including football tailgates, golf outings, the Tanglewood Music Festival and “virtually every off-campus speaking engagement of President Hanlon.”

Tom’s mini-reunion work was on view at Tanglewood in early August, when nine ’63s with wives and guests enjoyed stellar hospitality at the home of Dick and Carol Berkowitz. They included Paul Binder and Shelley Doctors, Sam and Deamie Cabot, Richard and Ann Kline, George and Mary Hellick, Paul Kappel and wife Mary Reineman, Steve and Erika Kurland, Daryl and Joy Smith, Gordie and Susan Weir and Chuck Wessendorf and Mary Ellen Sullivan.

At Yankee Stadium the evening of September 27 nine ’63s with spouses, friends and offspring feasted on franks, fries and brew and watched the Yanks snap the Red Sox 11-game winning streak in one of David Ortiz’s last appearances. We caught up with Peter Slavin, a journalist whose recent Washington Post piece recounts how an unsung historian worked to uncover details of the early life of Harriet Tubman, a leader on the Underground Railroad. Peter traveled to New York from Oakton, Virginia, as guest of Dan Matyola and wife Lee, who organized the evening with Paul Binder of Manhattan. Bill and Petie Subin and Art and Sandra Williams also came up from Jersey. Arnie (originally from Boston-area) and Honey (ex-Brooklynite) Katz of Stony Brook, New York, renewed their ancient Yankee-Red Sox rivalry. Armand Villiger, also from Long Island, Barry and Jane Linsky from midtown Manhattan, and Harry and Nicole Zlokower rounded out the group. A few days earlier Dave Schaefer, Chuck Wessendorf, Tom Kraig, Chris Weidenmayer and Steve Bank met up in Worcester, Massachusetts, to watch Dartmouth beat Holy Cross in football, 35-10.

In winning the Treasurer of the Year Award, Bill Russell was lauded for his efforts in funding the many mini-reunions in addition to strong dues collections and enabling our class to invest significant money in Dartmouth Partners in Community Service, Dartmouth athletic sponsors and the Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund. “Bill has been the ideal financial person for the class, quickly calculating the impact of potential class projects on our finances and the financial trade-offs we have to make in deciding between project options,” said president Larry Bailey. Boston real estate developer Dick Friedman was awarded the Charles E. Rogerson Award for Community Service at a Boston event to benefit affordable housing for the elderly attended by Bruins president Cam Neely.

I regret to report the death of Dick Kiphart in Chicago.

—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com