Class Note 1971
Greetings from sunny and warm Lake Tahoe, California. You should be able to read this while you are enjoying the plethora of activities at our 40th reunion—canoeing, hiking, biking, golfing, eating, drinking, dancing, listening, baking, marching, reminiscing, laughing, cheering, learning.
This will be my last Class Notes column. I have been humbled and inspired by the numerous accomplishments of our classmates. Thanks to all of you who sent in some news over the last five years. I hope that more of you will be open to sharing some news during the next five years.
One example of these contributions is Russell Mitermeier, president of Conservation International, which empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity. Board members include the chairman of the board of Walmart, Gordon Moore of Intel, the CEO of Northrop Grumman, the CEO of Starbucks and the president of Botswana.
Richard Wooster passed along that he married Liz Hopper on July 9 at a small ceremony in Greenwich, Connecticut. Liz is the director of development at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. She has son Jonathan ’08 and daughters Allyson (Bucknell ’11) and Katey (Hamilton ’15). After 12 years of being single Richard is excited to begin a new chapter of his life. I hope many of you will have the chance to meet Liz at the reunion and you will realize that Derek Jeter is not the only one who hit a home run on July 9.
In case any of you missed it, Murry Bowden was featured a few years ago in a movie called Ivy League Football and America, which explores the unique role that the eight Ivy League schools played in developing American football. You can watch a trailer at wwf.wgbh.org/programs/ 8-Ivy-League-Football-and-America-1137.
Curt Welling will receive the 2011-2012 Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Congratulations, Curt!
Mickey Stuart sent along this update of the class Hovey Mural book project. Mickey got an advance copy and the results were fantastic, especially the chapters that deal with the various perspectives of the history and background of the murals. Mickey has been the driver on this since day one, when the project was conceived five years ago. Make sure you attend the session on the murals and the book at the reunion. Thanks, Mickey! If anyone has an idea for our next class project, send it in.
Pete Webster was recently featured on the front page of the Valley News (Pete is the Norwich, Vermont, town manager) exposing his “wilder” side. The article described a packed Norwich Public Library basement where a 1999 documentary was shown that featured Pete and seven companions summiting 22,841-foot Aconcagua in the Argentinian Andes. The documentary was first shown at the Banff Film Festival. The article also mentioned his renowned white-water rafting prowess. That might come in handy during our reunion canoeing adventures.
Don’t forget to follow the latest reunion news on the class website at www.dartmouth.org/classes/71/40th%20Reunion%20Page.htm.
—Bob Moore, P.O. Box 1797, Tahoe City, CA 96145; (408) 203-5303; bob4moore@aol.com
