The class of ’76 is poised to set a 45th reunion attendance record thanks to the creative efforts of co-chairs Rick Zimmerman and Stephen Melikian and their impressive committee: Sharon Ali, Mary Kay Beach, Jim Beattie, Martha Johnson Beattie, Judy Burrows Csatari, Andy Gettinger, Rick Hill, Rich Horan, Joe Jasinski, Andrea Lewis, Jeff Reed, Tom Reinhart, Cindy Shannon, Andy Shaw, John Sherman, Steffi Valar, Neil Van Dyke, Paul Windrath, Bruce York,and Kipp Barker. Kipp has recruited a greeting team guaranteed to make the most reticent returning classmate or spouse feel welcome. His team of bear huggers (fist bumpers, if you prefer) is an all-star lineup: Adrienne Alexander, Brian Bachelder, Kirk Barker, Fern Bennett Phillips, Lynne Brooks, George Chimiklis, David Clark, Michael Fried, Ann Fritz Hackett, Jamey Hampton, Martha Hennessey, Rick Hill, Seamus Hourihan, Art Howe, Bert Ifill, Fred Jaccarino, Joe Jasinski, Anne Johnson, Gretchen Kent Kerr, Nancy Kepes Jeton, Parker MacDonell, Adrienne Mally, Fraser Marcus, Tom McConnell, Julie Miner, Cheryl Newman, Steve Parker-Feld, Charlie Potts, Melanie Renchner Kaminetsky, Rob Saltzman, Gus Sauter, John Sherman, MaryEllen Treadway, Steffi Valar, Randy White, Ken Wright and Bruce York.Join the fun June 15 at Moosilauke Lodge for hikes, chats, eats, and entertainment. Official kick-off is June 16 in the Beatties’ backyard and the celebration continues through June 19 with dinners, conversations with friends new and old, and a panel moderated by David Shribman. In this 50th anniversary year of coeducation, I’m celebrating classmate Susan Corderman Clifford, the first woman to matriculate at Dartmouth. Due to orientation logistics, our class was divided into groups on that historic September day in 1972. The “C’s” matriculated first and Susan’s photo with Dean Manuel was immortalized. Asked what she remembers, she writes, “It wasn’t until Dean Manuel was signing my certificate and someone from the paper started taking pictures that I realized I was the first woman.” A career certified public accountant, she says the moment has served as a conversation starter in every job interview since she graduated from Tuck. She also reminded me that she was third in line that day. First to matriculate was our four-time Olympian Tim Caldwell. Tim remembers his “delight” at having been accepted to Dartmouth so he could take winter terms off to continue Nordic ski training, including freshman year, when President Kemeny gave him special dispensation. He also remembers how huge the upperclassmen looked. “I felt like a little kid!” And that from a guy who competed in the ’72, ’76, ’80, and ’84 Olympics! Imagine how the rest of us felt! Congrats to Peter Dakin’swife, Kelly, national women’s doubles pickleball champion, who was cheered on in Palm Springs, California, by a distinguished entourage including Pete, Kevin Downing,and renowned class cheerleader, Shoun Kerbaugh. Congrats to Ted Scheu and Peter Gergely for their collaboration on a new children’s picture book, Night-night, Body, with Peter’s exquisite art and Ted’s trademark verses loved by kids. Ted continues his popular school visits. Peter, who can still make me laugh ’til I cry, continues as the beloved pediatrician of generations of children and parents in New York’s Hudson River Valley.

—Sara Hoagland Hunter, c/o DAM, 7 Lebanon St., Suite 107, Hanover, NH 03755; sarahunter76@gmail.com