Class Note 1970
When this issue of the alumni magazine reaches your mailbox in late December, our 50th reunion will be only six months distant. Our reunion committee members are all working feverously to present an amazing program—the highlight of which will be marching with the class of 2020 during its graduation ceremony. Please take a few moments of your time to visit our 50th reunion website, dartmouth70.org, to update your profile, write a brief bio, and take the reunion survey. The publishing deadline is only a month or two from now.
Lee Pulis says his wife of 50 years, Joan Ellis Pulis, joined him in marriage in Iowa on Christmas Eve 1968, which made her one of the few official brave women of Dartmouth prior to gender-equity implementation. They rented a car (with bald tires) and headed back for winter term in a snowstorm, finding temporary accommodations with the crew coach. They have many fond memories, but Joan’s worst nightmare is that the photo taken by a Hanover news reporter of her bicycling to the laundromat while eight months pregnant will someday surface. With new purpose and responsibilities, Lee remained Ledyard Canoe Club’s “Feeds” (social) director, but cut back on his fraternity activity and his grades greatly improved. Their daughter, Rali ’90, born at Mary Hitchcock in 1969. He says, “She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, distinguished herself as a Dartmouth debater, married classmate L. Kendrick Wakeman ’90, and graduated summa cum laude from Yale law. Our son, Ryan ’93, a geology major, soon followed, and he has out-earned me in my whole career in GIS consulting. Rali and Kendrick’s daughter, our oldest granddaughter, Holly ’14, is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Colorado. And granddaughter Emma Esterman ’20 has stupefied the lot of us with 10 citations in widely diverse courses, three internships, various undergraduate awards, and counting.” Joan and Lee have lived in eight states through the years, but the many dorms, homecomings, and graduations have allowed their growing family (four kids, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren) to reunite and revisit their favorite campus and memories many times.
James Nachtwey recently attended the 2019 International Achievement Summit in New York City to receive the Golden Plate Award as one of 33 recipients. Chosen by the American Academy of Achievement, these men and women of exceptional accomplishment in the sciences, professions, business, industry, arts, literature, sports, entertainment, and public service are acclaimed as “representatives of the many who excel,” according to the press release. Jim’s achievement is all the more remarkable when compared with the list of well-known recipients who were also recognized with him at www.achievement.org/summit/2019.
Save the dates of our 50th reunion, June 11-16. Watch our class of 70 website at 1970.dartmouth.org for reunion schedule updates and details. Please keep your revelations and recollections coming.
—Gary Miller, 7 East Hill Road, Canton, CT 06019; garetmiller@mac.com
