Class Note 1981
Issue
Jul - Aug 2018
Did you know that thanks to our incredible webmaster, Kevin Kerin, President John Kemeny’s memorable 1981 Commencement address can be found on our class website? Jon Goss is one of many to write in to say how much he loved the graduation video. “I am looking forward to returning to Hanover this June for daughter Claire’s graduation. She and her brother, Nathaniel ’16, are carrying on the Goss family history at Dartmouth that dates back to 1798. I am in my 23rd year of education in Idaho. This year I have enjoyed teaching a large majority of refugee students from a variety of countries such as Myanmar, Nepal, Iraq, Iran, the Congo, and Eritrea.” 1798? Goodness! That’s 69 years pre-Canadian confederation!
Another educator, Chris “Spot” Morrison, traded in his business suit for secondary school academia. He is a mathematics teacher, soccer coach, and honorary bus driver at University High School of Indiana. He spends much of his free time volunteering as a basketball coach for Special Olympics and also heads the local community service club. And now the ever-energetic Chris is one of the point persons for Compassio ’81, our classmates-helping-classmates initiative. If you haven’t already done so, I urge you to sign up through our class website www.81.dartmouth.org or directly at compassio81@gmail.com. Either through our professional or life experiences, we all have something to contribute to this meaningful project.
Andrew Lewin and Matt Hunter were dormmates freshman year. Recently, Andrew attended Matt’s New York Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet concert. “Matt returned to music after graduation and took up the viola. Matt was the first American to become a member of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. He has performed in the world’s great concert halls—throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States—with the world’s great conductors and recorded with Deutsche Grammophon, Sony-Classical, and many other labels. He lives in Berlin, and it was great to see and hear him.” Wouldn’t it be amazing to organize a mini-reunion around Matt’s next U.S. concert? An idea for our forthcoming 60th birthday celebration….
Mark Davis reported on a successful second annual Magic Mountain mini-reunion he attended with John Westerfield, Geoff Hatheway, Dan Evans, Peter Flink,and Toby and Sally (Ankeny) Reiley. The group was small but merry, and Magic looked great, having benefitted from a fresh snowfall the day prior. Peter, who teaches high school math and chemistry, and Dan, an attorney, both live in the Boston area. Randy Bodner, another Magic investor, is married to Dan’s sister.
After many years Dave and Leslie (Maglathlin) Shula are excited to find themselves back in Hanover, where Dave has been appointed the Dartmouth football team’s receivers coach. “It’s kind of like planets getting back in alignment,” Dave was quoted as saying. “That’s the way it feels to me.” And we agree wholeheartedly!
Finally, on a sad note, Patrick Meehan passed away in February in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
—Veronica Wessels, 224 Buena Vista Road, Rockcliffe, ON K1M0V7, Canada; (613) 864-4491; vcwessels@rogers.com; Emil Miskovsky, 520 Seneca St., Suite 312, Utica, NY 13502; (802) 345-9861; emilmiskovsky@gmail.com
Another educator, Chris “Spot” Morrison, traded in his business suit for secondary school academia. He is a mathematics teacher, soccer coach, and honorary bus driver at University High School of Indiana. He spends much of his free time volunteering as a basketball coach for Special Olympics and also heads the local community service club. And now the ever-energetic Chris is one of the point persons for Compassio ’81, our classmates-helping-classmates initiative. If you haven’t already done so, I urge you to sign up through our class website www.81.dartmouth.org or directly at compassio81@gmail.com. Either through our professional or life experiences, we all have something to contribute to this meaningful project.
Andrew Lewin and Matt Hunter were dormmates freshman year. Recently, Andrew attended Matt’s New York Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet concert. “Matt returned to music after graduation and took up the viola. Matt was the first American to become a member of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. He has performed in the world’s great concert halls—throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States—with the world’s great conductors and recorded with Deutsche Grammophon, Sony-Classical, and many other labels. He lives in Berlin, and it was great to see and hear him.” Wouldn’t it be amazing to organize a mini-reunion around Matt’s next U.S. concert? An idea for our forthcoming 60th birthday celebration….
Mark Davis reported on a successful second annual Magic Mountain mini-reunion he attended with John Westerfield, Geoff Hatheway, Dan Evans, Peter Flink,and Toby and Sally (Ankeny) Reiley. The group was small but merry, and Magic looked great, having benefitted from a fresh snowfall the day prior. Peter, who teaches high school math and chemistry, and Dan, an attorney, both live in the Boston area. Randy Bodner, another Magic investor, is married to Dan’s sister.
After many years Dave and Leslie (Maglathlin) Shula are excited to find themselves back in Hanover, where Dave has been appointed the Dartmouth football team’s receivers coach. “It’s kind of like planets getting back in alignment,” Dave was quoted as saying. “That’s the way it feels to me.” And we agree wholeheartedly!
Finally, on a sad note, Patrick Meehan passed away in February in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
—Veronica Wessels, 224 Buena Vista Road, Rockcliffe, ON K1M0V7, Canada; (613) 864-4491; vcwessels@rogers.com; Emil Miskovsky, 520 Seneca St., Suite 312, Utica, NY 13502; (802) 345-9861; emilmiskovsky@gmail.com