Class Note 1969
Issue
The holidays are upon us, the New Year approaches and as this is written we look back at a successful year for the class of ’69. Our 40th reunion was a great success, Homecoming was a welcome event for all, we have new class leadership and a new emphasis on getting class participation in the Dartmouth College Fund to 69 percent, a worthy goal in this time of shrinking budgets for the College.
News of individual activity from our classmates is lacking so we will discuss some of the highlights of 2009. Our new president, Sandy Alderson, led the class meeting at Homecoming and reported afterward on a positive gathering that brought about new initiatives. A committee was appointed to review and approve funding (up to $10,000 annually) from our class treasury for projects to benefit the College or its students. In addition we will try mini-reunions next year in the form of dinner parties held around the country on the same night.
The first initiative has already been successfully implemented: Dimitri Gerakaris, chairman of the special projects grant committee, submitted a proposal for a $9,000 grant to Dartmouth for Clean Water, a group founded by five members of the class of 2012 that seeks to provide safe drinking water for developing countries. The proposal was accepted and Clean Water will be able to provide six water-purification units to needy communities in Haiti. All the units will be accompanied with a plaque noting the generosity of the Dartmouth class of 1969.
The Alumni Council recently changed its structure to include additional class representatives and that allowed us to elect Paul Tuhus to represent the ’69s. He attended his first meeting in November and reported on the arduous selection process the council uses to nominate candidates for trustee positions. Their efforts have resulted in two nominations for the election to be held this spring. There are currently 116 members of the Alumni Council and during the next three years this will grow to 125 members. Fifty-eight classes are represented, as well as delegates from various groups, regions, clubs and members at large. We ’69s are well represented by Paul, and in addition we have Steve Bates (Tuck School representative), Peter Elias (Webmasters), John Mathias (Association of Alumni) and Dave Strife (alumni clubs, at large).
After receiving the 69 Times newsletter this month with all the in-depth reporting done by Allen Denison, you really have all the news that has been worthy of print, so both Allen and I will hope for more input from you to fill our next efforts. We hope the holidays were happy for all and the New Year is off to a good start.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net
Mar - Apr 2010
The holidays are upon us, the New Year approaches and as this is written we look back at a successful year for the class of ’69. Our 40th reunion was a great success, Homecoming was a welcome event for all, we have new class leadership and a new emphasis on getting class participation in the Dartmouth College Fund to 69 percent, a worthy goal in this time of shrinking budgets for the College.
News of individual activity from our classmates is lacking so we will discuss some of the highlights of 2009. Our new president, Sandy Alderson, led the class meeting at Homecoming and reported afterward on a positive gathering that brought about new initiatives. A committee was appointed to review and approve funding (up to $10,000 annually) from our class treasury for projects to benefit the College or its students. In addition we will try mini-reunions next year in the form of dinner parties held around the country on the same night.
The first initiative has already been successfully implemented: Dimitri Gerakaris, chairman of the special projects grant committee, submitted a proposal for a $9,000 grant to Dartmouth for Clean Water, a group founded by five members of the class of 2012 that seeks to provide safe drinking water for developing countries. The proposal was accepted and Clean Water will be able to provide six water-purification units to needy communities in Haiti. All the units will be accompanied with a plaque noting the generosity of the Dartmouth class of 1969.
The Alumni Council recently changed its structure to include additional class representatives and that allowed us to elect Paul Tuhus to represent the ’69s. He attended his first meeting in November and reported on the arduous selection process the council uses to nominate candidates for trustee positions. Their efforts have resulted in two nominations for the election to be held this spring. There are currently 116 members of the Alumni Council and during the next three years this will grow to 125 members. Fifty-eight classes are represented, as well as delegates from various groups, regions, clubs and members at large. We ’69s are well represented by Paul, and in addition we have Steve Bates (Tuck School representative), Peter Elias (Webmasters), John Mathias (Association of Alumni) and Dave Strife (alumni clubs, at large).
After receiving the 69 Times newsletter this month with all the in-depth reporting done by Allen Denison, you really have all the news that has been worthy of print, so both Allen and I will hope for more input from you to fill our next efforts. We hope the holidays were happy for all and the New Year is off to a good start.
—Steve Larson, 9101 W 146th St., Overland Park, KS 66221; (360) 770-4388; wheat69@earthlink.net