Class Note 1971
Issue
Sept - Oct 2019
Serving as district enrollment director for the admissions department is one of the joys I have in volunteering for the College. Every year my alumni team and I interview some of the brightest and most talented high school students in Naples, Florida. One of the applicants I interviewed was recently admitted to Dartmouth. What made this student special was not just his top grades, class rank, and numerous academic achievements but also his extraordinary kicking skills. He was captain of his high school’s soccer team and a placekicker on the varsity football team. After I interviewed him, I contacted Coach Teevens to report on the student’s desire to play on the Dartmouth football team. Coach Teevens always encourages me to find football players in Florida. There’s lots of football talent here in southwest Florida. The challenge for me was finding a student with the requisite brains as well as football skills. This year I succeeded.
The class of 2023 includes students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and from 69 other countries. The largest number of admitted students comes from California, while more than 40 percent are from the southern and western states. Of the 12 percent of students who are international citizens, the United Kingdom, China, Canada, and Brazil are among the countries with the greatest representation. Both the number of countries and the percentage of international students are new records for the College.
Richard Wooster hosted another successful N.Y.C. mini-reunion in June at the Yale Club. Once again there was an excellent turnout of classmates and guests. The guest speaker was Laurel Richie ’81, chair of the Dartmouth board of trustees. See my expanded Class Note on our class website, 71.dartmouth.org, for more information on this event.
I just purchased a new book, titled Dartmouth Undying, A Celebration of Place and Possibility. It’s available from the DartmouthCoop.com website at a cost of $60. There are alumni remembrances of John Rassias, Warren Bentley, President Kemeny, and numerous other Dartmouth notables as well as many interesting stories on the Dartmouth experience. The book is authored by two Dartmouth alums, who note in the book’s jacket, “Dartmouth Undying is part scrapbook, part showcase, part argument….[It] celebrates the spirit, character, and diverse accomplishments of the College’s first 250 years, while implicitly making the case that Dartmouth’s historic contributions to society will only become greater as the College moves into the 21st century.” It’s a wonderful commemorative edition that you’ll enjoy reading.
Congratulations to Robert Ripley, who received the 2019 John D. Fox Award from the Friends of Bourne (Massachusetts) Council on Aging. “Robert was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the Friends of Food Pantry. He is a generous benefactor of the pantry who also volunteers countless hours of his time there. His generosity truly personifies the spirit of altruism. In the spirit of his long career as a systems analyst, he enjoys offering new ideas for improved operations that are frequently adopted.”
—Bob Lider, 9225 Veneto Place, Naples, FL 34113; liderbob@yahoo.com
The class of 2023 includes students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and from 69 other countries. The largest number of admitted students comes from California, while more than 40 percent are from the southern and western states. Of the 12 percent of students who are international citizens, the United Kingdom, China, Canada, and Brazil are among the countries with the greatest representation. Both the number of countries and the percentage of international students are new records for the College.
Richard Wooster hosted another successful N.Y.C. mini-reunion in June at the Yale Club. Once again there was an excellent turnout of classmates and guests. The guest speaker was Laurel Richie ’81, chair of the Dartmouth board of trustees. See my expanded Class Note on our class website, 71.dartmouth.org, for more information on this event.
I just purchased a new book, titled Dartmouth Undying, A Celebration of Place and Possibility. It’s available from the DartmouthCoop.com website at a cost of $60. There are alumni remembrances of John Rassias, Warren Bentley, President Kemeny, and numerous other Dartmouth notables as well as many interesting stories on the Dartmouth experience. The book is authored by two Dartmouth alums, who note in the book’s jacket, “Dartmouth Undying is part scrapbook, part showcase, part argument….[It] celebrates the spirit, character, and diverse accomplishments of the College’s first 250 years, while implicitly making the case that Dartmouth’s historic contributions to society will only become greater as the College moves into the 21st century.” It’s a wonderful commemorative edition that you’ll enjoy reading.
Congratulations to Robert Ripley, who received the 2019 John D. Fox Award from the Friends of Bourne (Massachusetts) Council on Aging. “Robert was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the Friends of Food Pantry. He is a generous benefactor of the pantry who also volunteers countless hours of his time there. His generosity truly personifies the spirit of altruism. In the spirit of his long career as a systems analyst, he enjoys offering new ideas for improved operations that are frequently adopted.”
—Bob Lider, 9225 Veneto Place, Naples, FL 34113; liderbob@yahoo.com