After two years of postponed or cancelled celebrations and virtual get-togethers, the class of 1982 is slowly gathering in person again. In April classmates met in Philadelphia to celebrate the life of Sally Adnopoz Gendler, who died in 2020. Ralph McDevitt and Amy Warner shared memories and stories of Sally. Class of ’82s in attendance included Cathy Judd-Stein, Kathy Briscoe, Peter Folger, Mary Thomson Renner, David Plekenpol, Jim McKenzie, Ann MacAffer, Susan Burkhardt, Linda Bornhuetter Gridley, Dana Burroughs Klinges, Crashy Zacher Brown, Laura Murray Dobbin, Sharon Flynn McClymonds, Tee Lotson, Gina Kunz Podlesak, Jenny Chandler Hauge, and Karen Masterson Dienst. Sally would have been happy seeing so many classmates together.

In May many classmates headed to Hanover to dedicate a new building, celebrate an amazing alumna, and congratulate the oldest alumni affiliated group on its 50th anniversary. First of all, the College honored our class with the dedication of the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center—a new building in the west end of campus. We are only the third class in the history of Dartmouth to have a campus building named for us! Many classmates got a sneak peek of the building in April when President Hanlon joined our class-wide Zoom call. Trustee Greg Maffei spoke at the dedication ceremony. Classmates gathered in Molly’s later to celebrate. We now have the perfect selfie spot on campus. Class of ’82s attending the celebrations included Robin Riley Ahrens, Geoff Ralston, Mike Sapers, Melissa Cook, Beth Johnston Stephenson, Al Forbes, Susan Burkhardt, Mike Berg, Rosi Dupre Littlefield, Sherri Carroll Oberg, George Thompson, Tony Pritzker, Cheryl Bascomb, Bob Lee, and Emily Bakemeier.

At the May Alumni Council meeting Tee Lotson became the fifth member of the class to receive the Dartmouth Alumni Award for outstanding service to the College. Classmates on hand to celebrate the second-youngest member of our class included Philippa Guthrie, Tom Daniels, Sherri Carroll Oberg, Danny Black, Cheryl Bascomb, Mary Thomson Renner, Herb Hardwick, and John Nicholson. Tee served as president of the Dartmouth Alumni Council and is always connecting classmates together around the girdled earth from her base in “the greatest city in the world” (according to Hamilton).

Finally, hundreds of alums, family, and friends gathered in Hanover during Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association (BADA). Tee (and Ricki Fairley ’78) co-chaired the BADA reunion, which included a wonderful weekend of events, activities, and lots of time to connect and reconnect across classes. Class of ’82s in attendance included Danny Black, Herb Hardwick, Nicole Stent, Linda Jackson, Stephan Dweck, Cynthia Hall McCraven, Willie Williams, Lenny Jones, Al Forbes, Al Dotson, Barry Caldwell, Bernie Thompson, and Cheryl Bascomb.

Please put June 15-18, 2023—the dates of our next big class reunion in Hanover—in your calendar now. Reunion chair Eric Miller and his team are planning an unforgettable four days. We would love to hear your ideas for reunion activities and events and welcome your help with the planning. Please contact Eric at eric.miller@tigerpresentations.com. The reunion is just 10 months away!

—David Mason Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net; Jenny Chandler, 3506 Idaho Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016; jchandlerhauge@gmail.com