Our legacy as Dartmouth’s “Partycipatory” class is alive and well as the College recently honored us with the 2013 Raymond J. Rasenberger 1949 Award in recognition of having achieved the greatest number of donors by a non-reunion class. Kudos to Dave Philhower, Dave Wolff, Jim Feuille, Peggy (Epstein) Tanner and many other volunteers for their tireless efforts, and thanks to all of you who contributed to the Dartmouth College Fund. Together your contributions strengthen every part of the Dartmouth educational experience.


The year 2014 will mark the official 35th anniversary of our graduation, but the actual reunion in Hanover will be shared with the classes of ’80 and ’81 the weekend of June 19-21, 2015. We have much to be proud of, particularly when it comes to service. Did you know, for example, that we have had more Dartmouth Partners in Community Service (DPCS) mentors than any other class in Dartmouth history? Here is news from several, as well as from a classmate improving his city’s quality of life.


First-time DAM contributor Bruce Dallas writes: “I spent a year in deserto after college computer programming prior to enrolling in a J.D./M.B.A. program at Vanderbilt University, then joined Davis Polk & Wardwell, where 28 years later I remain a capital markets lawyer. More importantly, I married Jill in 1991; we started late but have three wonderful boys, Alec (15), Jeremy (13) and Julian (10). I recently got together with Steve ‘Esty’ Richardson and Stu ‘Enzo’ Kim. Steve works as an environmental expert in the Portland, Maine, office of TD Bank. Stu is a biochemistry professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he is trying to discover the secrets of aging. I stay current with the College by interviewing and mentoring through the DPCS program, though I fear I failed my delightful mentee Daneille Devlin ’12, who still wants to go to law school!”


Libby Roberts, one of the original ’79 DPCS mentors, reports from Brookline, Massachusetts, that she recently “joined Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center board of visitors, a great resource to students exploring nonprofit and public service careers. I’m delighted to serve this extraordinary organization and happy to team up with another great resource, fellow board member Peter ‘Rocky’ Rockefeller.”


Also checking in from Massachusetts is Gary Dmytryk, president of the Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods. “Cambridge,” he says, “is in the enviable position of having too many people lined up to invest hundreds of millions of dollars. How the city can best manage its growth and development presents a myriad of challenges that our organization is working hard to meet.”


Congratulations to Carol (Anderson) Shaw, another original ’79 DPCS mentor, who recently joined the board of the Washington State Parks Foundation. “Now in its centennial year,” says Carol, “our state parks system is threatened by severe funding needs. We are working with park commissioners and the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife on transformation strategy and I am thrilled to be playing a role in helping to preserve our state parks!”


—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com