Class Note 1973
Issue
March-April 2022
Two years since life changed dramatically, but we move forward.
“A small, hearty, and mostly mobile contingent of 1973 players attended the reunion of the 1970 and 1971 Ivy League Championship football teams held during the Homecoming Weekend in October. Tyrone Byrd, Tom Gianis, Doug Jaeger, Mike Klupchak, Bob Norton, Kevin O’Shea, Fred Radke, Jim Ryan, Bob Soltess, and Tom Scholz made the trek to the Hanover Plain and were richly rewarded with an overtime victory against a very strong Yale team on a beautiful fall weekend as well as great fellowship. The teams were introduced to the crowd during halftime at midfield and received a terrific ovation. After the tremendous, come-from-behind victory, the entire team lined up on the sideline facing the crowd and led the assembled fans in singing a rousing ‘Men/Women of Dartmouth.’ Enough to almost choke up an old linebacker,” reports Bob Soltess.
ESPN noted later in October Dartmouth unveiled a new “simple but classy” helmet design, with the “Lone Pine Tree” on the right side. “When the team saw the new helmet design, players were ecstatic.”
In December The American Lawyer recognized Ben Wilson with its lifetime achievement award for his years of contributions to the legal profession in both environmental law and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ben is chair of Beveridge & Diamond in Washington, D.C. He also serves as chair of the Environmental Law Institute, secretary of the board of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and chair of the environmental, energy, and public utilities law section of the National Bar Association, which recently honored him with its Presidential Award. He is on the boards of PG&E Corp. and Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. and is an adjunct professor of environmental law at the Howard University School of Law. He established the African American General Counsel and Managing Partner Networks in 2012 and founded the Diverse Partners Network in 2008. He is a past member of the Dartmouth board of trustees.
Dave Leuschen, a third-generation Montana native, spends as much time as possible with his family of eight on Switchback Ranch, his ranching business (commercial beef plus outfitting and dude ranch) in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming near the northeast corner of Yellowstone Park. Dave is a dedicated philanthropist. In 1998 he founded the David M. Leuschen Charitable Foundation to support local ranching communities and open space preservation and is an active supporter of the College. Through the years Dave has dedicated both his time and knowledge to the arts, supporting music and public radio and serving as a contributor and funder to a number of films and documentaries.
In September Jonathan Woods died from heart complications. Jon’s obituary is at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
Our 50th reunion is June 9-13, 2023. Note this is graduation weekend, with seniors remaining in the dorms and parents competing for hotel space. Start contacting and making plans with classmates you want to see in person. Look for a class message on lodging info soon.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu
“A small, hearty, and mostly mobile contingent of 1973 players attended the reunion of the 1970 and 1971 Ivy League Championship football teams held during the Homecoming Weekend in October. Tyrone Byrd, Tom Gianis, Doug Jaeger, Mike Klupchak, Bob Norton, Kevin O’Shea, Fred Radke, Jim Ryan, Bob Soltess, and Tom Scholz made the trek to the Hanover Plain and were richly rewarded with an overtime victory against a very strong Yale team on a beautiful fall weekend as well as great fellowship. The teams were introduced to the crowd during halftime at midfield and received a terrific ovation. After the tremendous, come-from-behind victory, the entire team lined up on the sideline facing the crowd and led the assembled fans in singing a rousing ‘Men/Women of Dartmouth.’ Enough to almost choke up an old linebacker,” reports Bob Soltess.
ESPN noted later in October Dartmouth unveiled a new “simple but classy” helmet design, with the “Lone Pine Tree” on the right side. “When the team saw the new helmet design, players were ecstatic.”
In December The American Lawyer recognized Ben Wilson with its lifetime achievement award for his years of contributions to the legal profession in both environmental law and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ben is chair of Beveridge & Diamond in Washington, D.C. He also serves as chair of the Environmental Law Institute, secretary of the board of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and chair of the environmental, energy, and public utilities law section of the National Bar Association, which recently honored him with its Presidential Award. He is on the boards of PG&E Corp. and Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. and is an adjunct professor of environmental law at the Howard University School of Law. He established the African American General Counsel and Managing Partner Networks in 2012 and founded the Diverse Partners Network in 2008. He is a past member of the Dartmouth board of trustees.
Dave Leuschen, a third-generation Montana native, spends as much time as possible with his family of eight on Switchback Ranch, his ranching business (commercial beef plus outfitting and dude ranch) in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming near the northeast corner of Yellowstone Park. Dave is a dedicated philanthropist. In 1998 he founded the David M. Leuschen Charitable Foundation to support local ranching communities and open space preservation and is an active supporter of the College. Through the years Dave has dedicated both his time and knowledge to the arts, supporting music and public radio and serving as a contributor and funder to a number of films and documentaries.
In September Jonathan Woods died from heart complications. Jon’s obituary is at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
Our 50th reunion is June 9-13, 2023. Note this is graduation weekend, with seniors remaining in the dorms and parents competing for hotel space. Start contacting and making plans with classmates you want to see in person. Look for a class message on lodging info soon.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu