Consistent with the theme of this month’s Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, I asked several classmates the reasons they love Dartmouth. The following responses are edited to fit the 500-word limit for this column.

Hunt Whitacre: “The reasons to love Dartmouth are very vivid because we live in Hanover and soak in the Big Green. Interesting people, beautiful sites, and challenging academics are all right here.”

Len Glass: “It was the first institution that treated me with respect and assumed I was a gentleman; and it helped me come to feel I deserved that.”

Lou Goodman: “It is wonderful to see what my classmates have done. It is very exciting to see close-up how a great educational institution (our alma mater) is grappling with the constant need to change with the times (and is doing it so well).”

Bob Cahners: “The perfect environment to establish lifelong friendships—there are no men I’d rather be with.”

Chris Palmer: “It was at that small college that I met my fraternity brothers and most of my other lifelong friends, including my best friend who was then working at Dick’s House—the girl who has been my wife for 51 years! You go to Dartmouth for the rest of your life.”

Pete Luitwieler: “Dartmouth was where I wanted to go from the age of 12—beautiful campus, solid education and rich in tradition. So many wonderful friendships still exist and seem to get stronger as the years pass by.”

Fritz Corrigan: “There are great classmates who are among my best friends, and being part of a community that is known nationally for really good people and great loyalty. Example: I bumped into Pete Levangie ’91. Hadn’t seen him in 10 years, but we picked up right where we left off. He overlapped with our daughters at Dartmouth and we hired him at Cargill. The Dartmouth bond is at the core of our friendship.”

Gus Buchtel: “The school had a unique collection of students, teachers and traditions that changed my view of the world, from my Colorado, western self to New England, global self. Dartmouth gave me a much broader view of life and our role on the planet and I will always value and be grateful for the education that Dartmouth gave me.”

John Fishel: “Gliding down the hill at the Skiway, the intellectual challenge in Kal Silvert’s classes, appreciation of ‘Math 1’ and ‘Science 8,’ horseback riding at a ’65’s farm, international relations study trip to Ottawa and Montreal, classmates and lifelong friendships.”

Alan Woodberry: “Classmates, professors and administration and the education—new subjects, new ways of thinking and raising questions without a right or wrong answer.”

Ray Peters: “I was taught by great professors, with great mentors, footballers who formed a major source of social relationships at Dartmouth. Academically, there was Rogers Elliott, who influenced many of us to pursue a career in psychology. Artistically, there was Paul Zellar. I still sing in a men’s chorus.”

Tom Seymour: “Friends who remain friends, the immensity of knowledge, current diversity of students and staff, the natural beauty of the campus and the surrounding area.”

—Harvey Tettlebaum, 56295 Little Moniteau Road, California, MO 65018; (573) 761-1107; dartsecy64@gmail.com