At the VOX weekend banquet attended by more than 300 class and club officers, our great class was honored by the College as the “Class of the Year” for classes out more than 25 years. Accepting the award on the class’s behalf were Peter Platt, Sam Cuddeback, Jeff McElnea, Ted and Betsy Eismeier, and Michael Maynard. Peter later posted thanks to the 40 members of our class executive committee for their hard work on mini-reunions, communications, the Dartmouth College Fund, financial controls, class projects, etc. Peter’s strong leadership of our class has been the driving force of so many class accomplishments. Congratulations to all of our dedicated classmates for their devotion to the College and our class. See the expanded class note for photos of our classmates receiving the Class of the Year Award and the College’s award text, “In Pursuit of Excellence: Dartmouth College recognizes with Deep Appreciation the Extraordinary Achievements of the Class of 1971—2019 Class of the Year, 26 Years Out and Older.”Congratulations to John Gilbert Fox,who took a first-place award in a summer juried exhibition at AVA Gallery in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Artists were challenged to reexamine the power and place of art in our changing world. See the expanded class note for Jon’s brilliant photo. From Steve Haines:“Finally winding down my neurosurgery career toward retirement in December. After seven years as chairman of the department at the Medical University of South Carolina and 13 as chairman at the University of Minnesota, with a couple of good transition years, other interests are calling. Was honored by the Neurosurgical Society of America Medal for ‘significantly influencing the practice of neurosurgery,’ so figured it was time to stop while things were going well. Retirement will be in Blaine, Washington, a town about the size of Hanover when school is not in session. Have my first music CD credits for horn parts on the Vulcan Freedom Fighters’ latest album. Happy to see old friends or new ones if you happen to be heading across the Canadian border on 15.” Bob Cordy reports: “I had the great privilege of hosting a U.S. State Department delegation studying human trafficking (22 members from 20 countries) for a discussion with American judges, journalists, and law faculty this past May in a courtroom of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.” Bob was also the recipient of the 21st James D. Kaufman International Citizen Award this past October. This award is given to members of the Boston area community who, by their outstanding example, highlight the value of international engagement and global cooperation. Well done, Bob. Spectacular photos of Malcolm Jones and Sandi Blodgett on their trip to Italy (Milan, Lake Como) and Malcolm’s epic walk from France to Italy to Switzerland on a Tour du Mont Blanc appear in the expanded class note. Richard and Liz Rehm Wooster also visited Italy last September and posted a photo taken in Florence with magnificent David in the background.

—Bob Lider, 9225 Veneto Place, Naples, FL 34113; liderbob@yahoo.com