Class Note 1966
Issue
Mar - Apr 2017
We thought that our 50th reunion was exceptional. And so did the College.
At Class Officers Weekend this past fall we were honored as Reunion Class of the Year. No small feat. The citation reads, in part, “Among many accomplishments, record numbers of classmates attended the reunion free of charge, a pilot reunion giving program was implemented and the Class of ’66 Bunkhouse at Moosilauke was dedicated.” Dozens of classmates, under the inspired direction of reunion co-chairs Jim Lustenauder and Bob Serenbetz, deserve credit for the reunion’s success.
Also recognized with his second Webmaster of the Year Award was Ben Day, rightly hailed as “the consummate team player, easy to work with and lacking in even a smidgeon of ego.” And Alan Rottenberg became the 40th alum to receive the Gift Planning Chair of the Year Award for “educating your peers about the importance of thoughtful estate planning...and gaining 17 Bartlett Tower Society members in the last fiscal year,” bringing our total to 45.
The lure of the North Country attracted more than 265 classmates and another 200 “Dartmates” to Hanover for the reunion last June, and brought about 50 members of the class family to Hanover for Homecoming this past October. So, not surprisingly, an increasing number of classmates have chosen to make the Hanover area their permanent home, and have made quite an impact.
Al and Jo Keiller have lived in Brownsville, Vermont, since 1999, when Al retired after 28 years at accounting firm Arthur Anderson. In addition to his many key roles with the class (the last five as outstanding president), Al served on the board of trustees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and is now on the board of a small, local affiliate, Mount Ascutney Hospital, in Windsor, Vermont. “Similar issues but at a much smaller scale.” He also chairs the planning commission of West Windsor, Vermont, population 1,030, and Jo and Al are active in the Brownsville Community Church.
Paul Klee left the world of documentary filmmaking at the United Nations and moved to Lyme, New Hampshire, some years ago. Paul’s love of the outdoors, his “raison d’être for choosing Dartmouth in the first place, has meshed perfectly with choosing Lyme as my later-life hometown.” In addition to hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, Paul’s interest and skill in photography have led to volunteer work for a regional land trust organization. He also presents travel-related photo programs before groups in Lyme, at a regional science center and to Appalachian Mountain Club audiences. Most rewarding is his interviewing older Lyme residents for an oral history book project. “I don’t think I could ever have imagined,” Paul says, “in my undergraduate years that this corner of the planet would become my home, but it has and I’m grateful for it!”
Looking for some fun reading? Try Lessons by the Hour published by Chuck Horn about his experiences as a clinical psychologist with real patient dialogues. You’ll find it on Amazon under the name Charles Henry.
—Larry Geiger, 93 Greenridge Ave., White Plains, NY 10605; (914) 860-4945; lgeiger@aol.com
At Class Officers Weekend this past fall we were honored as Reunion Class of the Year. No small feat. The citation reads, in part, “Among many accomplishments, record numbers of classmates attended the reunion free of charge, a pilot reunion giving program was implemented and the Class of ’66 Bunkhouse at Moosilauke was dedicated.” Dozens of classmates, under the inspired direction of reunion co-chairs Jim Lustenauder and Bob Serenbetz, deserve credit for the reunion’s success.
Also recognized with his second Webmaster of the Year Award was Ben Day, rightly hailed as “the consummate team player, easy to work with and lacking in even a smidgeon of ego.” And Alan Rottenberg became the 40th alum to receive the Gift Planning Chair of the Year Award for “educating your peers about the importance of thoughtful estate planning...and gaining 17 Bartlett Tower Society members in the last fiscal year,” bringing our total to 45.
The lure of the North Country attracted more than 265 classmates and another 200 “Dartmates” to Hanover for the reunion last June, and brought about 50 members of the class family to Hanover for Homecoming this past October. So, not surprisingly, an increasing number of classmates have chosen to make the Hanover area their permanent home, and have made quite an impact.
Al and Jo Keiller have lived in Brownsville, Vermont, since 1999, when Al retired after 28 years at accounting firm Arthur Anderson. In addition to his many key roles with the class (the last five as outstanding president), Al served on the board of trustees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and is now on the board of a small, local affiliate, Mount Ascutney Hospital, in Windsor, Vermont. “Similar issues but at a much smaller scale.” He also chairs the planning commission of West Windsor, Vermont, population 1,030, and Jo and Al are active in the Brownsville Community Church.
Paul Klee left the world of documentary filmmaking at the United Nations and moved to Lyme, New Hampshire, some years ago. Paul’s love of the outdoors, his “raison d’être for choosing Dartmouth in the first place, has meshed perfectly with choosing Lyme as my later-life hometown.” In addition to hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, Paul’s interest and skill in photography have led to volunteer work for a regional land trust organization. He also presents travel-related photo programs before groups in Lyme, at a regional science center and to Appalachian Mountain Club audiences. Most rewarding is his interviewing older Lyme residents for an oral history book project. “I don’t think I could ever have imagined,” Paul says, “in my undergraduate years that this corner of the planet would become my home, but it has and I’m grateful for it!”
Looking for some fun reading? Try Lessons by the Hour published by Chuck Horn about his experiences as a clinical psychologist with real patient dialogues. You’ll find it on Amazon under the name Charles Henry.
—Larry Geiger, 93 Greenridge Ave., White Plains, NY 10605; (914) 860-4945; lgeiger@aol.com