A happy summer solstice to everyone. This means the fall can’t be far away, so let’s plan ahead! Classmates are invited to be part of the new Class Connections program, which pairs classes approaching their 50th reunion with the incoming class that will be graduating the same June we gather, in 2018. As part of creating this connection, we have been invited to be in Hanover on Wednesday, September 10, to join the incoming freshmen for a lobster dinner, on the Baker Library lawn. We will be handing out Class Connections pins to all freshmen as they go through the buffet line, then join them for the dinner. This will be a great chance to get to know the next generation of the Dartmouth family, as well as a chance to spend some time with our own classmates. We will also have a fall mini-reunion, either the Holy Cross weekend (October 10-12) or Harvard weekend (October 31-November 2), which will be decided at the May executive committee meeting. Watch for details in the class newsletter and the next Class Notes. And speaking of mini-reunions, Larry Griffith reported that the 16th edition of the class ski trip, held at Park City, Utah, last March, was a fine success, with 27 in attendance. Besides Larry and wife Julia, Cindy and David Stanley, Pete Emmel, Steve Schwager, Peter Fahey, Chris and John Blair, Susan and Hap Ridgeway, Scott Reeves, Rich DuMoulin, Paul Fitzgerald and three amigos, Clark Wadlow and sons Ray and Jeff plus friend, Rick Pabst, Joe Lowry, Gerry Bell, and Sally and Rusty Martin. They skied at four different areas and one day took biathlon training! Watch for pictures and more detailed reports in our newsletter. Next year: February 28 to March 7, 2015, at Sun Valley, Idaho. Ken Cooper wrote to share news of his co-authoring a new book, Becoming a Great School: Harnessing the Powers of Quality Management and Collaborative Leadership. With his experience as a principal in both elementary and middle schools, Ken describes an approach that can transform “typical” schools into wonderful learning communities. This approach outlines an alternative to the current school reform movement (vouchers, charters and for-profit schools), which he believes is slowly eroding our system of public education to the detriment of democracy. Bill Kolasky shared lots of news, starting with his receiving a lifetime achievement award last year from the Global Competition Review. He also moved from WilmerHale, where he had worked his entire career, to a new firm, Hughes Hubbard and Reed, where he continues to practice anti-trust law full time. He and wife Mary are building a second home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They have a 13-year-old son, meaning they’ll be in Washington for a bit longer. Bill’s son Bob ’94 works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and recently won an award as public servant of the year from the Infrastructure Security Partnership.


—David Peck, 54 Spooner St., Plymouth, MA 02360; davidbpeck@aol.com