Greetings,’76ers! Our 35th reunion is behind us and what a great job was done by Bob Wetzel and his reunion committee! Bob’s appointment by co-presidents Andy Gettinger and Judy Csatari was one of the best moves of their administration. Bob was assisted by M.K. Beach (treasurer and beverage), Paul Windrath (registration), Sandy Fitchet (communications), Martha Hennessey (entertainment), Dana Rowan (housing), Tim Beasley (programming), Cindy Shannon (memorial service) and Carol Bemis (faculty reception). Many thanks also to the spouses and significant others of these committee members who assisted and put up with all the reunion buildup. I left with the feeling that this was one of our best reunions, not only because we set an attendance record for the 35th (157 classmates), but also because we were joined by a number of first-timers. 


I always complain about not having enough news, but no worries as I have enough for several issues. More detailed information will have to come from Martha in the newsletter. One of the big items to start the weekend was a firsthand view of the transition from ’76 to ’76 in Martha Beattie’s appointment to follow David Spalding as VP of alumni affairs. David is now President Kim’s chief of staff. Congratulations to both.


Pat and I started out Friday by meeting a new face in Adrienne Mally, in from San Francisco. Also there in the early afternoon were Shaun Kerbaugh and Jud and Greta Porter,all from the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area. Friday dinner we were able to share a table with Grant Huber (in the Annapolis, Maryland, area in marine sales and custom marine work), Nessa Flax (writing for an independent newspaper in the Upper Valley), Matt and Ann Neary (in Connecticut) and Mike Fitzgerald (in paper/ textiles down the road from us in the Greensboro, North Carolina, area). This was a first reunion for Nessa and Grant, and I believe it was a positive experience for both.


Friday night concluded at the Canoe Club, a watering hole in part of the space previously occupied by two of the three storefronts of the Dartmouth Co-op. Martha Hennessey organized some of the music, most of which was provided by Parker “Speedy” MacDonnell. Also in attendance at the Canoe Club were, among many others, Rich Horan, Dick Carroll, Tom Reinhart, Wendy Snickenberger, Cathy Brennan and Peter and Nancy Jeton.Also there in his best Don Rickles form was Marty Doyle and wife Kathleen.


For Saturday night’s dinner at Collis (the old College Hall) we were able to spend time with Wendy, David and Marilyn Slade, Chuck Reach, Bob “Boris” Fisher and David Allman (whose quiet PR man, Frank Wilson, was at another table). I was also able to catch up with my freshman roommate from Richardson, Wayne Lindsey,and wife Deborah (Las Cruces, New Mexico), who are not far from Dave Magnus and Jody Karp in Corrales, New Mexico.


Finally, at the class meeting, your new officers were elected; Andy continues as president; Steve Melikian,VP; Melanie Fisher Matte, treasurer; Steffi Valar, bequests; Paul Windrath, Webmaster; Martha Hennessey, newsletter; Judy Csatari, mini-reunions; Sandy Fitchet, Alumni Council; J.T. Knight, Naomi Baline and Andy Shaw, head agents; and you’re stuck with me again as secretary. 


Again, thanks to all who made this a success. 


—Jay Josselyn, 106 Yukon Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 493-7814; jayjosselyn@hotmail.com