Class Note 1974
Issue
January-February 2024
Happy holidays! After the warm, late, and muted autumn leaf display, it’s hard to think it might be snowing when you read this.
In September I met Jerry Bowe in Concord for a preview of our 50th reunion concert as Matthew (Rocky Whitaker’s nephew) brought his amazing jazz band to town. The show was brilliant and bodes well for the entertainment we will enjoy next June.
For the Yale game in early October Tom Csatari hosted a gathering including members of the 1973 Ivy Championship football team Rick Gerardi, Rick Klupchak, Tim Anderson, Simon Etzel, Mitch Sadar, Mike Costello, and Judd Porter ’76. Also present were class officers from our legacy class of 2024.
Tom shared: “After 45 years practicing law I retired on December 31, 2022. I had the honor of representing Dartmouth for five years in-house and then 26 years more in private practice once I returned to Hanover after serving as general counsel at Methodist Hospitals of Dallas for 13 years. The time in Dallas was particularly gratifying, successfully working to turn around a nonprofit hospital system serving a poor section of Dallas. I continue to serve on the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College, including five years as chair, focusing on support of its nursing program that is affiliated with Dartmouth Health. Judy (Burrows) ’76 and I have been married for 48 wonderful years and have four grandchildren, including one who is currently applying to colleges. Our oldest daughter, Emily Poulin ’99, is an attorney for Raytheon; Sasha is a social worker at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; and son Tom is a folk/jazz musician-composer living in Australia.”
I heard from Tom Treadwell: “Sorry we were not there but we had a mini-reunion on the Jersey Shore with Bob MacAllister, Jim Reagan, and Jake Lamond.”
In late October class president Matt Putnam, Rocky Whitaker, Bill Geiger, Mike Thomas, Bill White, and Phil Stebbins attended a meeting in Hanover with the Dartmouth Institute Health Equity Access Lab (HEAL). Dean Compton from Geisel Medical School joined us along with numerous members of HEAL, administrators from development and alumni affairs, and HEAL team faculty. We accomplished a lot and had a great time.
A highlight was a reception with several of our new crop of class of 1974 health equity scholars and the new leader of the program, Inas Khayal, Ph.D. She gave an impassioned talk about the program and also joined us for several business meetings. Tom Csatari, Eric Wadsworth, Brita (Sardella) Lucey ’76, and Dan Lucey ’77 also attended.
Finally, our visit ended with the class of ’24 ring ceremony with Duncan Todd. This relatively new tradition was supposed to be a large class event, but few ’24s chose to attend. Covid clearly dealt them a severe blow in terms of class unity. Due to the rainy weather, we couldn’t drum up interest for a reception at Homecoming from either class.
Save the date: Our 50th reunion is June 6-9.
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@gmail.com
In September I met Jerry Bowe in Concord for a preview of our 50th reunion concert as Matthew (Rocky Whitaker’s nephew) brought his amazing jazz band to town. The show was brilliant and bodes well for the entertainment we will enjoy next June.
For the Yale game in early October Tom Csatari hosted a gathering including members of the 1973 Ivy Championship football team Rick Gerardi, Rick Klupchak, Tim Anderson, Simon Etzel, Mitch Sadar, Mike Costello, and Judd Porter ’76. Also present were class officers from our legacy class of 2024.
Tom shared: “After 45 years practicing law I retired on December 31, 2022. I had the honor of representing Dartmouth for five years in-house and then 26 years more in private practice once I returned to Hanover after serving as general counsel at Methodist Hospitals of Dallas for 13 years. The time in Dallas was particularly gratifying, successfully working to turn around a nonprofit hospital system serving a poor section of Dallas. I continue to serve on the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College, including five years as chair, focusing on support of its nursing program that is affiliated with Dartmouth Health. Judy (Burrows) ’76 and I have been married for 48 wonderful years and have four grandchildren, including one who is currently applying to colleges. Our oldest daughter, Emily Poulin ’99, is an attorney for Raytheon; Sasha is a social worker at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; and son Tom is a folk/jazz musician-composer living in Australia.”
I heard from Tom Treadwell: “Sorry we were not there but we had a mini-reunion on the Jersey Shore with Bob MacAllister, Jim Reagan, and Jake Lamond.”
In late October class president Matt Putnam, Rocky Whitaker, Bill Geiger, Mike Thomas, Bill White, and Phil Stebbins attended a meeting in Hanover with the Dartmouth Institute Health Equity Access Lab (HEAL). Dean Compton from Geisel Medical School joined us along with numerous members of HEAL, administrators from development and alumni affairs, and HEAL team faculty. We accomplished a lot and had a great time.
A highlight was a reception with several of our new crop of class of 1974 health equity scholars and the new leader of the program, Inas Khayal, Ph.D. She gave an impassioned talk about the program and also joined us for several business meetings. Tom Csatari, Eric Wadsworth, Brita (Sardella) Lucey ’76, and Dan Lucey ’77 also attended.
Finally, our visit ended with the class of ’24 ring ceremony with Duncan Todd. This relatively new tradition was supposed to be a large class event, but few ’24s chose to attend. Covid clearly dealt them a severe blow in terms of class unity. Due to the rainy weather, we couldn’t drum up interest for a reception at Homecoming from either class.
Save the date: Our 50th reunion is June 6-9.
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@gmail.com