Class Note 1974
Issue
September-October 2022
To the Dartmouth Community: Since our 45th reunion three years ago, the class of 1974 has been working on a proposal to create a gift, in recognition of classmates who’ve passed on too soon, as part of the class’s 50th Reunion fundraising efforts. This specific effort is the outcome of recognizing that our Black classmates have been passing at a rate more than double that of non-Black classmates. We are now nearing the end of that creative process and wanted to recognize the efforts of two members of the College community who have been critical towards our initial efforts.
Class president Matt Putnam wrote to President Hanlon: “I am writing this note to formally make you aware of the guidance and support our class has received from Professor Emily C. Walton, associate professor, department of sociology. She has supported, from the start, our effort to recognize and address the disparity in mortality within our class based upon race that was uncovered in the course of planning for our 45th reunion. Many have been essential in realizing the creation of the Class of 1974 Health Equity Fund. That said, we felt it important to make you aware of our sincere appreciation of Dr. Walton’s efforts as they certainly go beyond the scope of her regular work and deserve our special thanks and recognition.”
The second person celebrated was Matthew Gannon ’22, who produced the introductory film explaining our inspiration and the data behind it. Gannon is already an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker who will be going on to pursue his studies this fall as a Marshall scholar. Please go to our class website to watch this video. Our fundraising effort will be led by Chris Pfaff.
A joint collaboration between Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering and Uganda Christian University (UCU), led by Rick Ranger, is bringing solar energy technology to the campus, initially to heat water for the university’s cafeteria. If successful, this could be expanded to a wide variety of uses throughout the community and region. Currently, burning coal is the primary means of providing heat in Uganda. The team of engineering students from both schools hopes to improve climate change and regional finances through this cooperative effort. Initially meeting on Zoom, as of this writing Dartmouth Thayer students are on the ground at UCU outside Kampala; another example of Dartmouth’s potential for leadership beyond the Granite State.
Jim Taylor, Eric Van Leuven, and Rick Sample converged in Hanover on Saturday of graduation to catch up with each other and their friends from the class of ’72 who celebrated their 50th reunion. The trio was pleased to run into Dave Kruschwitz in front of Robinson Hall. Eric and Rick explored the renovations inside Dartmouth Hall, checked out the archeological dig of a former 18th-century house site near Parkhurst Hall, visited the beautifully expanded and renovated Hood Museum, and enjoyed an exhibition in Rauner Hall of 200 years of student activism at Dartmouth.
Auf wiedersehen.
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@gmail.com
Class president Matt Putnam wrote to President Hanlon: “I am writing this note to formally make you aware of the guidance and support our class has received from Professor Emily C. Walton, associate professor, department of sociology. She has supported, from the start, our effort to recognize and address the disparity in mortality within our class based upon race that was uncovered in the course of planning for our 45th reunion. Many have been essential in realizing the creation of the Class of 1974 Health Equity Fund. That said, we felt it important to make you aware of our sincere appreciation of Dr. Walton’s efforts as they certainly go beyond the scope of her regular work and deserve our special thanks and recognition.”
The second person celebrated was Matthew Gannon ’22, who produced the introductory film explaining our inspiration and the data behind it. Gannon is already an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker who will be going on to pursue his studies this fall as a Marshall scholar. Please go to our class website to watch this video. Our fundraising effort will be led by Chris Pfaff.
A joint collaboration between Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering and Uganda Christian University (UCU), led by Rick Ranger, is bringing solar energy technology to the campus, initially to heat water for the university’s cafeteria. If successful, this could be expanded to a wide variety of uses throughout the community and region. Currently, burning coal is the primary means of providing heat in Uganda. The team of engineering students from both schools hopes to improve climate change and regional finances through this cooperative effort. Initially meeting on Zoom, as of this writing Dartmouth Thayer students are on the ground at UCU outside Kampala; another example of Dartmouth’s potential for leadership beyond the Granite State.
Jim Taylor, Eric Van Leuven, and Rick Sample converged in Hanover on Saturday of graduation to catch up with each other and their friends from the class of ’72 who celebrated their 50th reunion. The trio was pleased to run into Dave Kruschwitz in front of Robinson Hall. Eric and Rick explored the renovations inside Dartmouth Hall, checked out the archeological dig of a former 18th-century house site near Parkhurst Hall, visited the beautifully expanded and renovated Hood Museum, and enjoyed an exhibition in Rauner Hall of 200 years of student activism at Dartmouth.
Auf wiedersehen.
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@gmail.com