Class Note 1972
Issue
Hail, noble ’72s, far and wide!
Another Commencement has come and gone. Among those on the platform was our own classmate (and father of Sarah Jane ’10) Arthur Irving, who received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. A wonderful and well-deserved accolade for a life well lived and services rendered. We salute you!
From the mailbag, a local resident sent me a note that reads, in part, “My son’s principal is Christopher Ashley, an alum and principal of White River School Elementary in Hartford, Vermont. He’s been principal there for the past 25 years, and is retiring at the end of this school year. He is an amazing person who is extremely loved and respected by our school community.” We wish you a long and healthy retirement!
Mark “Loon” Stitham writes, “Lost has wrapped here on Oahu, Hawaii, after six seasons and I was lucky enough to do two roles of a doctor and a priest over their run. And I just cut a TV voice-over for a politician who’s running for Obama’s hometown district here. Did get to film my first national TV spot for Capital One credit card. You know the ones with the Vikings? Actually they’re Visigoths, but I’m the schlemiel with the small fish who sees the Visigoth with the two huge ones. For those who remember me from Dartmouth daze [sic], I don’t look like Charles Manson anymore! Speaking of Lost, I play a lot of chess with Matt Fox, the star, who is an avid player and lives only two blocks away—but he’s on the beach unlike me.”
Kudos to David M. Kreps, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, who was elected a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association (AEA), an honor conferred on at most three economists each year. David, who in 1989 also won the John Bates Clark Medal of the AEA, stepped down in September 2009 after nine years as senior associate dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Bill Schur, ever reliable and appreciated source of news, tells me he was in Washington, D.C., on business where he met John DeVierno and Chris Brewster. John is doing well and has a solo law practice focused upon legislative and regulatory issues. Chris is a partner at the law firm of Kaye Scholer. His practice includes federal consumer protection and advertising matters. Bill also had occasion to speak last week with Charlie Shockey, who is an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Sacramento, California. He specializes in environmental cases.
The Dartmouth 1970 World Series baseball team reunited at Red Rolfe June 18-20 to celebrate that momentous bit of history. Among the ’72s there were Bev and Pete Broberg, Fred Crossman and his friend Karen, Frank Mannarino and his wife and Shel Prentice. Wayne Young had hoped to attend but had just undergone knee replacement surgery performed by none other than our own Buddy Lynch!
Out of space; see you next time!
Yours always in green.
—Lauren “Duff” Cummings, P.O. Box 580, Hanover, NH 03755-0580; lauren.cummings@dartmouth.edu
Sept - Oct 2010
Hail, noble ’72s, far and wide!
Another Commencement has come and gone. Among those on the platform was our own classmate (and father of Sarah Jane ’10) Arthur Irving, who received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. A wonderful and well-deserved accolade for a life well lived and services rendered. We salute you!
From the mailbag, a local resident sent me a note that reads, in part, “My son’s principal is Christopher Ashley, an alum and principal of White River School Elementary in Hartford, Vermont. He’s been principal there for the past 25 years, and is retiring at the end of this school year. He is an amazing person who is extremely loved and respected by our school community.” We wish you a long and healthy retirement!
Mark “Loon” Stitham writes, “Lost has wrapped here on Oahu, Hawaii, after six seasons and I was lucky enough to do two roles of a doctor and a priest over their run. And I just cut a TV voice-over for a politician who’s running for Obama’s hometown district here. Did get to film my first national TV spot for Capital One credit card. You know the ones with the Vikings? Actually they’re Visigoths, but I’m the schlemiel with the small fish who sees the Visigoth with the two huge ones. For those who remember me from Dartmouth daze [sic], I don’t look like Charles Manson anymore! Speaking of Lost, I play a lot of chess with Matt Fox, the star, who is an avid player and lives only two blocks away—but he’s on the beach unlike me.”
Kudos to David M. Kreps, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, who was elected a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association (AEA), an honor conferred on at most three economists each year. David, who in 1989 also won the John Bates Clark Medal of the AEA, stepped down in September 2009 after nine years as senior associate dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Bill Schur, ever reliable and appreciated source of news, tells me he was in Washington, D.C., on business where he met John DeVierno and Chris Brewster. John is doing well and has a solo law practice focused upon legislative and regulatory issues. Chris is a partner at the law firm of Kaye Scholer. His practice includes federal consumer protection and advertising matters. Bill also had occasion to speak last week with Charlie Shockey, who is an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Sacramento, California. He specializes in environmental cases.
The Dartmouth 1970 World Series baseball team reunited at Red Rolfe June 18-20 to celebrate that momentous bit of history. Among the ’72s there were Bev and Pete Broberg, Fred Crossman and his friend Karen, Frank Mannarino and his wife and Shel Prentice. Wayne Young had hoped to attend but had just undergone knee replacement surgery performed by none other than our own Buddy Lynch!
Out of space; see you next time!
Yours always in green.
—Lauren “Duff” Cummings, P.O. Box 580, Hanover, NH 03755-0580; lauren.cummings@dartmouth.edu