Class Note 1979
Issue
March-April 2020
These are the penultimate Class Notes you’ll receive before we gather June 18-21 to celebrate our 40th reunion in our 41st year out. Those of us who have been present at past reunions know that they are imbued with a heartfelt passion for class and College that reinforces our sense of being part of a truly special community and never fails to send us home feeling appreciated and invigorated. In keeping with this year’s “Building Bridges” theme, we invite those of you who have never experienced a milestone ’79 reunion (or who have been on extended hiatus) to join in the fun, reconnect, and form meaningful new bonds. Co-chairs Dawn (Hudson) Beach and Otho Kerr and their dedicated committee of volunteers are putting the finishing touches on what promises to be another memorable gathering, so please visit our class website at 1979.dartmouth.org and register today. Recognizing that costs associated with attending may be a deterrent, do not let them be! Your class wants you and is here to support you. Contact Otho (otho.kerr@gmail.com) or Dawn (dawn@beach50.com) in confidence for financial support details.
Now for some felicitations in the space remaining. “After leading Dartmouth to its second straight 9-1 season and its league-leading 19th Ivy League football championship, head coach Buddy Teevens was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year for the first time since the award was instituted in 2014. The Big Green’s victory in the season finale at Brown gave Buddy his 105th career victory and made him the College’s all-time winningest coach, surpassing the mark held by legendary coach Bob Blackman.” Buddy was subsequently “selected as the FCS Region 1 Coach of the Year for the second time in the past five seasons” by the American Football Coaches Association. Kudos to the man whose Mobile Virtual Player “transformed football forever”!
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Tim Flanigan, another celebrated ’79 changemaker, was honored by the Kraft family and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium last summer for his Star Kids Scholarship Program, which is dedicated to “helping at-risk children envision a brighter, more successful future by providing them scholarships and related funding to be able to receive a quality education and graduate from high school.” Tim’s prestigious 2019 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award “recognizing those who exemplify leadership, dedication, and a commitment to improving their communities through volunteerism” came with a $10,000 grant for Star Kids.
Raise a glass to the Donnelly family, for whom December 8 was a big day at the 2019 California International Marathon. Sixty-two-year-young Judi Donnelly, celebrating 25 years of being breast-cancer-free, finished in a Boston Marathon qualifying time of 3:56, a lifetime personal best. Not to be outdone, Judi’s 28-year-old daughter, Jenny, ran an Olympic marathon trials-qualifying time of 2:44.31!
Congratulations to young Paul Centenari, who joined us sexagenarians last December. “Sixty was uneventful,” says Paul, “but empty nest syndrome can be painful. We stay distracted with work (I’m still selling boxes and Elizabeth is still a talent agent in D.C.) and cocktails!”
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu
Now for some felicitations in the space remaining. “After leading Dartmouth to its second straight 9-1 season and its league-leading 19th Ivy League football championship, head coach Buddy Teevens was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year for the first time since the award was instituted in 2014. The Big Green’s victory in the season finale at Brown gave Buddy his 105th career victory and made him the College’s all-time winningest coach, surpassing the mark held by legendary coach Bob Blackman.” Buddy was subsequently “selected as the FCS Region 1 Coach of the Year for the second time in the past five seasons” by the American Football Coaches Association. Kudos to the man whose Mobile Virtual Player “transformed football forever”!
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Tim Flanigan, another celebrated ’79 changemaker, was honored by the Kraft family and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium last summer for his Star Kids Scholarship Program, which is dedicated to “helping at-risk children envision a brighter, more successful future by providing them scholarships and related funding to be able to receive a quality education and graduate from high school.” Tim’s prestigious 2019 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award “recognizing those who exemplify leadership, dedication, and a commitment to improving their communities through volunteerism” came with a $10,000 grant for Star Kids.
Raise a glass to the Donnelly family, for whom December 8 was a big day at the 2019 California International Marathon. Sixty-two-year-young Judi Donnelly, celebrating 25 years of being breast-cancer-free, finished in a Boston Marathon qualifying time of 3:56, a lifetime personal best. Not to be outdone, Judi’s 28-year-old daughter, Jenny, ran an Olympic marathon trials-qualifying time of 2:44.31!
Congratulations to young Paul Centenari, who joined us sexagenarians last December. “Sixty was uneventful,” says Paul, “but empty nest syndrome can be painful. We stay distracted with work (I’m still selling boxes and Elizabeth is still a talent agent in D.C.) and cocktails!”
—Stanley Weil, 15 Peck Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; (917) 428-0852; stanno79@gmail.com; John Currier, 82 Carpenter St., Norwich, VT 05055; (802) 649-2577; john.h.currier@dartmouth.edu