Class Note 1973
Issue
November-December 2022
Adieu, 2022.
Post-college Dick Rosston worked on avalanche control in Montana for a year, attended law school at University of California, Berkeley, and then moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where he has resided since 1977. He practiced with Dorsey & Whitney and remains active in ski patrol, carrying over that interest from the Dartmouth ski patrol. On the cultural side, Dick is a director of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts as well as the Anchorage Concert Association.
In Louisville, Kentucky, Dave Mann is a cardiac electrophysiologist specialist focused on adult cardiology. He is affiliated with several area hospitals and also is licensed to practice medicine in Indiana.
Stuart Pechter is a periodontics practitioner in Lantana, Florida, who receives high ratings from his patients for “his nimble, careful fingers and thorough, patient approach.” In addition, Stu is a member of the Palm Beach Masters who enjoys early morning swims, especially in open water.
As of June 30 Fred Haas officially retired from his position of adjunct assistant professor of music at the College. An August article listing all faculty and staff at least 55 years of age with at least 10 years of service can be found at “Honoring the 2022 Retirees” at dartmouth.edu.
Rick Saul served as the chief financial officer and director of operations at Dexter Southfield School in Brookline, Massachusetts, for more than 40 years before retiring in 2017. He continues his affiliations with the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the National Business Officers Association and currently serves on the board of trustees and finance committee of the Thacher Montessori School, the board of directors of the Massachusetts Association of Nonprofit Schools and Colleges, and the board of the Independent Schools Compensation Corp. Rick also is vice president of a chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
After graduating from Smith and obtaining a master’s in education from Lesley College, adopted classmate Comfort Halsey-Cope spent her entire career at Park School in Brookline, first as a classroom teacher and later in various pivotal counselor and advisor roles, ultimately retiring a few years ago as the service-learning coordinator and secondary school counselor.
The natural environment in Harvard, Massachusetts, is in good hands with Peter Dorward as chair of the town’s open space committee. For many years he has been involved with the Harvard Conservation Trust as well.
Since 1988 Alfred Minor has been a chaplain with the D.C. Department of Corrections. In the introduction to A Correctional Institution’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the author thanks Alfred for the daylong tour he provided of the central facility in Lorton, Virginia.
One of a small number of international classmates, Chooi-Lye Ch’ng returned to Malaysia after graduation and had a successful career in financial services. He died in May. His obituary can be found at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
As we turn the page to 2023 and our 50th reunion, please be sure to update your contact information at www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/connect/find-alumni.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu
Post-college Dick Rosston worked on avalanche control in Montana for a year, attended law school at University of California, Berkeley, and then moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where he has resided since 1977. He practiced with Dorsey & Whitney and remains active in ski patrol, carrying over that interest from the Dartmouth ski patrol. On the cultural side, Dick is a director of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts as well as the Anchorage Concert Association.
In Louisville, Kentucky, Dave Mann is a cardiac electrophysiologist specialist focused on adult cardiology. He is affiliated with several area hospitals and also is licensed to practice medicine in Indiana.
Stuart Pechter is a periodontics practitioner in Lantana, Florida, who receives high ratings from his patients for “his nimble, careful fingers and thorough, patient approach.” In addition, Stu is a member of the Palm Beach Masters who enjoys early morning swims, especially in open water.
As of June 30 Fred Haas officially retired from his position of adjunct assistant professor of music at the College. An August article listing all faculty and staff at least 55 years of age with at least 10 years of service can be found at “Honoring the 2022 Retirees” at dartmouth.edu.
Rick Saul served as the chief financial officer and director of operations at Dexter Southfield School in Brookline, Massachusetts, for more than 40 years before retiring in 2017. He continues his affiliations with the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the National Business Officers Association and currently serves on the board of trustees and finance committee of the Thacher Montessori School, the board of directors of the Massachusetts Association of Nonprofit Schools and Colleges, and the board of the Independent Schools Compensation Corp. Rick also is vice president of a chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
After graduating from Smith and obtaining a master’s in education from Lesley College, adopted classmate Comfort Halsey-Cope spent her entire career at Park School in Brookline, first as a classroom teacher and later in various pivotal counselor and advisor roles, ultimately retiring a few years ago as the service-learning coordinator and secondary school counselor.
The natural environment in Harvard, Massachusetts, is in good hands with Peter Dorward as chair of the town’s open space committee. For many years he has been involved with the Harvard Conservation Trust as well.
Since 1988 Alfred Minor has been a chaplain with the D.C. Department of Corrections. In the introduction to A Correctional Institution’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the author thanks Alfred for the daylong tour he provided of the central facility in Lorton, Virginia.
One of a small number of international classmates, Chooi-Lye Ch’ng returned to Malaysia after graduation and had a successful career in financial services. He died in May. His obituary can be found at dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
As we turn the page to 2023 and our 50th reunion, please be sure to update your contact information at www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/connect/find-alumni.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu