Class Note 1971
Issue
September-October 2022
It really happened! Although we were able to celebrate our actual 50th reunion a year ago with a wonderful virtual program, we finally had our in-person 50-plus-one reunion in Hanover, June 13-15. Two hundred nineteen classmates and guests enjoyed a fabulous 48-hour whirlwind of visiting, reminiscing, attending class, touring, dining, and dancing planned and perfectly executed by Bob and Lisa Lider and Tommy and Judy Oxman and their reunion team. The reception with Thayer Dean Alexis Abramson and the opportunity to visit the newly opened Center for Engineering and Computer Science Class of 1971 Emerging Technologies Lab was the icing on the cake before our closing gala dinner at the Hanover Inn. Oh, to be a student again; wish everyone could have been there to share in the glow! The only word that describes our reunion is “fabulous”!
Mini-reunions continue to bring our class together across the United States. The Naples, Florida, gathering occurred in March with 43 attendees; that number is growing annually. Hope to see you there in 2023. In the meantime, Michael Maynard, Frank Anton, and Alice Reno Malone are planning for a return of their Nantucket, Massachusetts, mini this fall on September 23-25. In addition, there will be a new player for our attention in 2023—a mini sponsored by Ted and Betsy Eismeier in Austin, Texas, with a preferred date of April 27-30. Mark your calendar; details forthcoming with outdoor activities, culture, food, music, and more. At the request of Joe Cecere, there will be opportunities for two steppin’—at the Broken Spoke and elsewhere.
Another ’71 gathering will be the annual Homecoming weekend in Hanover October 28-29, when Dartmouth will play the Harvard Crimson. I remember the 1969 game in Boston. That was the first year of the formal exchange program and Dartmouth had female cheerleaders in skirts when they should have dressed like Dartmouth students in winter attire! We froze. Please join your classmates and friends on Friday night for Dartoberfest, the annualHomecoming parade, Dartmouth Night, and, of course, the legendary bonfire. I hope the weather will be kinder.
I regret to report the passing of Colby Shannon Morgan Jr. on May 24. A remembrance will appear at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits in a future issue.
—Alice Reno Malone, 834 Colridge Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903; tammyarm@aol.com
Mini-reunions continue to bring our class together across the United States. The Naples, Florida, gathering occurred in March with 43 attendees; that number is growing annually. Hope to see you there in 2023. In the meantime, Michael Maynard, Frank Anton, and Alice Reno Malone are planning for a return of their Nantucket, Massachusetts, mini this fall on September 23-25. In addition, there will be a new player for our attention in 2023—a mini sponsored by Ted and Betsy Eismeier in Austin, Texas, with a preferred date of April 27-30. Mark your calendar; details forthcoming with outdoor activities, culture, food, music, and more. At the request of Joe Cecere, there will be opportunities for two steppin’—at the Broken Spoke and elsewhere.
Another ’71 gathering will be the annual Homecoming weekend in Hanover October 28-29, when Dartmouth will play the Harvard Crimson. I remember the 1969 game in Boston. That was the first year of the formal exchange program and Dartmouth had female cheerleaders in skirts when they should have dressed like Dartmouth students in winter attire! We froze. Please join your classmates and friends on Friday night for Dartoberfest, the annualHomecoming parade, Dartmouth Night, and, of course, the legendary bonfire. I hope the weather will be kinder.
I regret to report the passing of Colby Shannon Morgan Jr. on May 24. A remembrance will appear at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits in a future issue.
—Alice Reno Malone, 834 Colridge Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903; tammyarm@aol.com