Class Note 1978
Issue
May - Jun 2017
“Carpe D ’78!” Our 40th reunion is almost upon us. There’s been a great response, many people attending. You can learn more, register and see who is coming here: http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/reunions/1978. This will be a three-class reunion, so there will also be ’77s and ’76s there. If you are on the edge about attending, take the plunge! We want to see you—I want to see you! I skipped reunion for many years, came back for the 25th and haven’t missed one since. I have found it to be profoundly meaningful: not merely a celebration, but also a time for reflection and contemplation. We have walked many paths in the last 40 years and when I hear people tell their stories, I am filled with wonder at the amazing variety of lives that have been lived. Please come to share a glass, share a story and share in this welcoming and inclusive event. And please say hi!
Kevin Dann has a new book out, his 10th. Expect Great Things is a biography of Henry David Thoreau. The not-yet-failing New York Times describes his book as “eccentric, strange, even far-fetched, but nonetheless admirable—a bit like Henry David Thoreau.” Kevin describes himself as “a historian, naturalist and troubadour.” He has taught at Rutgers, University of Vermont and the State University of New York. “In the spring of 2009 I walked from Montreal to Manhattan to commemorate the 400th anniversaries of Hudson’s and Champlain’s voyages and, having crossed the Brooklyn Bridge, decided to stay here.” Congratulations, Kevin!
Sad to report a couple of losses to our class in January. Pamela Daniels Drumheller passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. “She was one of the lively band of women who colonized Wheeler Hall,” wrote Chris Hughes on Facebook. “She lit up the room,” remembered Barbi Snyder Martinez. After graduation Pam moved to Burlington, Vermont, where she was an active volunteer in her children’s schools, her church and the Women’s Forum of the World Presidents Organization. She is survived by her husband, Dan, and two children, Dixon and Jane.
Bill Wechsler died unexpectedly in January in Dubai, where he was dean of arts and sciences at the American University. Bill started his career as an attorney and consultant, then made a radical midlife turn. He earned a Ph.D. in international relations from McGill and began a teaching career that reached numerous students all over the world. Bill taught in Vermont, British Columbia, Paris, Switzerland, Kosovo and Dubai. “I’ve taken the road less traveled,” as he wrote in the 25th reunion book, and he did a heck of a lot of traveling on that road. I rowed crew with Bill freshman year and we went on our first road trip together to Smith in the fall of ’74. He was a good soul and a joy to know, with a smile that took in the whole world. He leaves three children, sons Max and Chris and daughter Nikki.
See you in Hanover!
—Rick Beyer, 34 Outlook Drive, Lexington, MA 02421; rick@rickbeyer.net
Kevin Dann has a new book out, his 10th. Expect Great Things is a biography of Henry David Thoreau. The not-yet-failing New York Times describes his book as “eccentric, strange, even far-fetched, but nonetheless admirable—a bit like Henry David Thoreau.” Kevin describes himself as “a historian, naturalist and troubadour.” He has taught at Rutgers, University of Vermont and the State University of New York. “In the spring of 2009 I walked from Montreal to Manhattan to commemorate the 400th anniversaries of Hudson’s and Champlain’s voyages and, having crossed the Brooklyn Bridge, decided to stay here.” Congratulations, Kevin!
Sad to report a couple of losses to our class in January. Pamela Daniels Drumheller passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. “She was one of the lively band of women who colonized Wheeler Hall,” wrote Chris Hughes on Facebook. “She lit up the room,” remembered Barbi Snyder Martinez. After graduation Pam moved to Burlington, Vermont, where she was an active volunteer in her children’s schools, her church and the Women’s Forum of the World Presidents Organization. She is survived by her husband, Dan, and two children, Dixon and Jane.
Bill Wechsler died unexpectedly in January in Dubai, where he was dean of arts and sciences at the American University. Bill started his career as an attorney and consultant, then made a radical midlife turn. He earned a Ph.D. in international relations from McGill and began a teaching career that reached numerous students all over the world. Bill taught in Vermont, British Columbia, Paris, Switzerland, Kosovo and Dubai. “I’ve taken the road less traveled,” as he wrote in the 25th reunion book, and he did a heck of a lot of traveling on that road. I rowed crew with Bill freshman year and we went on our first road trip together to Smith in the fall of ’74. He was a good soul and a joy to know, with a smile that took in the whole world. He leaves three children, sons Max and Chris and daughter Nikki.
See you in Hanover!
—Rick Beyer, 34 Outlook Drive, Lexington, MA 02421; rick@rickbeyer.net