Class Note 1976
Issue
March-April 2023
Hello, ’76 classmates. Sara Hoagland Hunter writes that she had the treat of running into our former class VP of communications, Dana Rowan, and his wife, Janice, at the recent Life Magazine retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She writes, “I noticed a familiar face studying a photo of Life’s pioneer editorial team laying out photos. Who knew Dana’s mom, Helen Rounds Rowan, was one of the magazine’s first female photo editors?! She met Dana’s dad, Roy ’41, a longtime Life journalist, when he was covering Mao’s revolution in China. He also covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the fall of Vietnam. Following Dana through the exhibit was a gift, as he pointed out the close-knit group of journalists and photographers who were all family friends, including my hero, photojournalist Gordon Parks. Thank you, Dana!”
Craig Stone, his son Ben, and a guide climbed 20,949-foot-high Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes in December, an amazing achievement at any age. Worsening weather stopped them just short of the summit as clear heads determined they’d climbed high enough. Those of us fortunate enough to join a recent Zoom sponsored by the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Maryland were treated to a presentation titled “African American Women Trailblazers at Dartmouth from the Classes of ’71, ’76, ’77, and ’78.”
Our classmate J.B. “Judi” Redding eloquently addressed not only what she gained from the challenges of her pioneering experience, but also shared sobering accounts of professors’ racism in the classroom and violence suffered by women during our era. J.B. has been a courageous, caring Dartmouth voice since our undergraduate days when she, Eileen Cave, and Monica Hargrove wrote the landmark report, “Institutional Racism at Dartmouth” in 1974. Monica spoke next and with her trademark humor talked about the adjustment of coming from Atlanta to the northern clime and culture of Hanover. Like others, she stressed the importance of lifelong friendships and deep bonds with her “sisters and brothers” on campus. Both Judi, founder of Caring Hands of Maryland, and Monica, vice president and secretary of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, are active in their respective faith practices. J.B. is on the ministerial staff at her church and involved in overseas missions. Monica is on the board of governors and executive committee at Wesley Theological seminary in Washington, D.C. The wide range of responses of the seven powerhouse speakers who spoke openly and generously of their individual experiences was a reminder in this 50th year of coeducation that, although there were abundant commonalities for women of the 1970s, Dartmouth was experienced individually not as a monolith. It was inspiring to hear every story that contributed to the strength and triumphs of these superstars. Other attendees included Rob Saltzman, Sharon Ali, Andrea Lewis, and Viola Allen.
Please send news of yourself or classmates to steve@stevebellcommunications.com.
—Steve Bell, 15 Harbour Pointe, Buffalo, NY 14202; steve@stevebellcommunications.com
Craig Stone, his son Ben, and a guide climbed 20,949-foot-high Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes in December, an amazing achievement at any age. Worsening weather stopped them just short of the summit as clear heads determined they’d climbed high enough. Those of us fortunate enough to join a recent Zoom sponsored by the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Maryland were treated to a presentation titled “African American Women Trailblazers at Dartmouth from the Classes of ’71, ’76, ’77, and ’78.”
Our classmate J.B. “Judi” Redding eloquently addressed not only what she gained from the challenges of her pioneering experience, but also shared sobering accounts of professors’ racism in the classroom and violence suffered by women during our era. J.B. has been a courageous, caring Dartmouth voice since our undergraduate days when she, Eileen Cave, and Monica Hargrove wrote the landmark report, “Institutional Racism at Dartmouth” in 1974. Monica spoke next and with her trademark humor talked about the adjustment of coming from Atlanta to the northern clime and culture of Hanover. Like others, she stressed the importance of lifelong friendships and deep bonds with her “sisters and brothers” on campus. Both Judi, founder of Caring Hands of Maryland, and Monica, vice president and secretary of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, are active in their respective faith practices. J.B. is on the ministerial staff at her church and involved in overseas missions. Monica is on the board of governors and executive committee at Wesley Theological seminary in Washington, D.C. The wide range of responses of the seven powerhouse speakers who spoke openly and generously of their individual experiences was a reminder in this 50th year of coeducation that, although there were abundant commonalities for women of the 1970s, Dartmouth was experienced individually not as a monolith. It was inspiring to hear every story that contributed to the strength and triumphs of these superstars. Other attendees included Rob Saltzman, Sharon Ali, Andrea Lewis, and Viola Allen.
Please send news of yourself or classmates to steve@stevebellcommunications.com.
—Steve Bell, 15 Harbour Pointe, Buffalo, NY 14202; steve@stevebellcommunications.com