Class Note 1964
Issue
Happy 45th reunion to the class, and particularly to the 86 alumni and 58 spouses and guests who were able to make the June 15-18 event in Hanover. We lucked out with the weather with the middle two days of the reunion blessed with blue skies and 70-degree weather. Our thanks to the reunion committee chaired by Tom Spangenburg and which included Bill Lewis as treasurer (and golf-meister); Dave Hewitt as liquids chair (unlike our 40th reunion, we had quite a bit of wine to return—are we slowing down?); myself as foods guy; Fran Hanlon as entertainment czar; Rick Isaacson as souvenir man; Fred Rothenburg, tennis; Mike Parker, Moosilauke assault guide; and Gus Buchtel, Webmaster and outreach guru. Those returning had a choice of many great activities, including lectures put on by the Dartmouth Alumni College. These lectures by great Dartmouth professors were on a variety of subjects from Iran to Evita, global warming, the economy and 3D archaeology. These lectures are available for replay at www.dartmouth.edu. Look for “ACE on Audio.” The food catered by the Hanover Inn was tasty and well served. Bob MacArthur and Pete Luitwieler prepared a very moving memorial service, where we remembered the 71 classmates who have died since matriculation. Tuesday evening of reunion we shared with the classes of 1969 and 1974 the sounds of the Flash Cadillac group, one of the best bands of 1960s music.” A rave. A class panel discussion put on by Brad Evans, Bill Neukom and Ron Schram on events at the College was particularly interesting given the retirement of President Jim Wright, A’64, and the election of Jim Yong Kim as the 17th president of the College. The final dinner, set outside at Haldeman Hall, featured an auction of Dartmouth memorabilia assembled primarily by Bob Bartles. Through his efforts more than $8,000 was raised to support our class project, interns participating in off-campus programs through the Rockefeller Center. The class meeting saw the retirement of Ed Williams as class president and the election of Ron Schram as his successor. Please see our class Web site for a complete list of new officers. We gave Ed our best congratulation for a job well done and for keeping us “in a class by itself.” Sabin Danziger and his great fundraising team made up of Steve Stein, Alan Woodberry, Roy Lewicki and Pete Luitwieler announced we had broken the 45th reunion giving record with $1,764,000. Great job. And last but not least, Ron Schram announced that Fritz Corrigan, Glenda and family had made a major million-dollar gift to Dartmouth to enhance undergraduate leadership initiatives led by the Rockefeller Center. Thanks, Fritz and Glenda. Truly generous. As a final note, Phil Schaefer is now your new secretary (e-mail philschaefer42@gmail.com). Many thanks to all of you who have so generously given me time and information to put together these class columns. Keep it coming for Phil.
—Hunt Whitacre, 115 East Wheelock St., Hanover, NH 03755; hrwhit@aol.com
Sept - Oct 2009
Happy 45th reunion to the class, and particularly to the 86 alumni and 58 spouses and guests who were able to make the June 15-18 event in Hanover. We lucked out with the weather with the middle two days of the reunion blessed with blue skies and 70-degree weather. Our thanks to the reunion committee chaired by Tom Spangenburg and which included Bill Lewis as treasurer (and golf-meister); Dave Hewitt as liquids chair (unlike our 40th reunion, we had quite a bit of wine to return—are we slowing down?); myself as foods guy; Fran Hanlon as entertainment czar; Rick Isaacson as souvenir man; Fred Rothenburg, tennis; Mike Parker, Moosilauke assault guide; and Gus Buchtel, Webmaster and outreach guru. Those returning had a choice of many great activities, including lectures put on by the Dartmouth Alumni College. These lectures by great Dartmouth professors were on a variety of subjects from Iran to Evita, global warming, the economy and 3D archaeology. These lectures are available for replay at www.dartmouth.edu. Look for “ACE on Audio.” The food catered by the Hanover Inn was tasty and well served. Bob MacArthur and Pete Luitwieler prepared a very moving memorial service, where we remembered the 71 classmates who have died since matriculation. Tuesday evening of reunion we shared with the classes of 1969 and 1974 the sounds of the Flash Cadillac group, one of the best bands of 1960s music.” A rave. A class panel discussion put on by Brad Evans, Bill Neukom and Ron Schram on events at the College was particularly interesting given the retirement of President Jim Wright, A’64, and the election of Jim Yong Kim as the 17th president of the College. The final dinner, set outside at Haldeman Hall, featured an auction of Dartmouth memorabilia assembled primarily by Bob Bartles. Through his efforts more than $8,000 was raised to support our class project, interns participating in off-campus programs through the Rockefeller Center. The class meeting saw the retirement of Ed Williams as class president and the election of Ron Schram as his successor. Please see our class Web site for a complete list of new officers. We gave Ed our best congratulation for a job well done and for keeping us “in a class by itself.” Sabin Danziger and his great fundraising team made up of Steve Stein, Alan Woodberry, Roy Lewicki and Pete Luitwieler announced we had broken the 45th reunion giving record with $1,764,000. Great job. And last but not least, Ron Schram announced that Fritz Corrigan, Glenda and family had made a major million-dollar gift to Dartmouth to enhance undergraduate leadership initiatives led by the Rockefeller Center. Thanks, Fritz and Glenda. Truly generous. As a final note, Phil Schaefer is now your new secretary (e-mail philschaefer42@gmail.com). Many thanks to all of you who have so generously given me time and information to put together these class columns. Keep it coming for Phil.
—Hunt Whitacre, 115 East Wheelock St., Hanover, NH 03755; hrwhit@aol.com