Class Note 1975
Issue
Jul - Aug 2016
This month I caught up with some well-traveled, very accomplished classmates with incredibly varied experiences. First, from my newly adopted ’hood in Texas comes this update from John Reed.“I moved to Houston from Atlanta in 2001. My wife, Perry Ann, and I love it here. We’re new empty-nesters. Alison ’06 is training as a psychologist in Atlanta, Elisabeth (Annapolis ’10) is working for Dell in Austin, stepdaughter Haley (Amherst ’17) is looking ahead to law school and stepson Chase (Hargrave Military Academy ’17) wants a military career. Perry Ann works at Texas Children’s Hospital as director of ethics and palliative care. I’m thankful for continuing to love working as an organizational psychologist and executive coach. There are good Dartmouth and Tuck communities in Houston. One other Dartmouth note: I appreciate the upcoming chance to see my dad, Lansing ’47, in New England in June, when he and I head to Deerfield for my 45th reunion and for what effectively is his 72nd reunion. Best wishes to ’75 classmates and their families.”
Don Drakeman also connected with me. “In the grand spirit of our liberal arts education I am a religion major who spent most of his career as an entrepreneur in the biotech industry, with a side interest in constitutional history. At the moment I am a venture partner with Advent Life Sciences, a venture capital firm based in London, a fellow in health management at the University of Cambridge and a distinguished research professor in constitutional studies at Notre Dame, where it gets at least as cold as it does in Hanover. My most recent book, which just came out, is called Why We Need the Humanities: Life Science, Law and the Common Good. My last visit to Dartmouth was a couple of years ago, when I had a chance to talk about my book on Church, State, and Original Intent. There I was, sitting in a seminar room being quizzed by professor Ronald Green, something that last happened 40 years before. I hope I did better this time.”
Finally, I share a piece from our Facebook page, which is worth repeating here. Rob Manegold, who is a huge supporter of the arts and the Hop, was fortunate enough to be one of 25 Bentley fellows who traveled to Cuba with Margaret Lawrence, director of programming at the Hopkins Center. The group took in performances by Cuban musicians and dancers, toured landmarks (including the hilltop house of Ernest Hemingway), visited an organic farm, attended lectures by leading scholars, rode in vintage cars through scenic neighborhoods and soaked up the sights, sounds and tastes of a vibrant culture. Space prevents me from recording his full report, but the essence is that he saw some incredible things and overlapped with the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble tour.
Rob does add, “I could not be more proud of the members of Barbary Coast as they represented Dartmouth in Cuba at this historic juncture. Thank you, members of the class of ’75 for your support of this terrific group of Dartmouth musicians.”
That’s it; next time I might track you down.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Ave. M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com
Don Drakeman also connected with me. “In the grand spirit of our liberal arts education I am a religion major who spent most of his career as an entrepreneur in the biotech industry, with a side interest in constitutional history. At the moment I am a venture partner with Advent Life Sciences, a venture capital firm based in London, a fellow in health management at the University of Cambridge and a distinguished research professor in constitutional studies at Notre Dame, where it gets at least as cold as it does in Hanover. My most recent book, which just came out, is called Why We Need the Humanities: Life Science, Law and the Common Good. My last visit to Dartmouth was a couple of years ago, when I had a chance to talk about my book on Church, State, and Original Intent. There I was, sitting in a seminar room being quizzed by professor Ronald Green, something that last happened 40 years before. I hope I did better this time.”
Finally, I share a piece from our Facebook page, which is worth repeating here. Rob Manegold, who is a huge supporter of the arts and the Hop, was fortunate enough to be one of 25 Bentley fellows who traveled to Cuba with Margaret Lawrence, director of programming at the Hopkins Center. The group took in performances by Cuban musicians and dancers, toured landmarks (including the hilltop house of Ernest Hemingway), visited an organic farm, attended lectures by leading scholars, rode in vintage cars through scenic neighborhoods and soaked up the sights, sounds and tastes of a vibrant culture. Space prevents me from recording his full report, but the essence is that he saw some incredible things and overlapped with the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble tour.
Rob does add, “I could not be more proud of the members of Barbary Coast as they represented Dartmouth in Cuba at this historic juncture. Thank you, members of the class of ’75 for your support of this terrific group of Dartmouth musicians.”
That’s it; next time I might track you down.
—Stephen D. Gray, 3627 Ave. M, Galveston, TX 77550; (650) 302-8739; fratergray@gmail.com