Class Note 1982
Issue
September-October 2024
Here are some autumn notes on classmates. Sam Laurin has practiced construction law in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the same firm for 37 years. He serves on the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law governing committee, where he sees parallels with Dartmouth in fiercely loyal members who’ve made life friends across the country. Sam said the family lawyer bug continues (wife Kim is a recovering lawyer), with daughter Jessica Laurin Meek, a partner at Dentons Bingham Greenbaum in Indy, and son-in-law a federal court clerk. “It’s fun to practice law in the same city as your kid and son-in-law,” Sam said. Just wondering: Too many lawyers in one family? I say this as a lawyer.
Jonathan Marvel’s architecture firm, Marvel, won the American Institute of Architects (AIA), New York’s highest award—the Medal of Honor—for a distinguished body of work and high professional standing. The AIA noted, “The firm recognizes that the pressing issues facing contemporary cities, communities, and the natural environment can only be solved with bold, collective action.” Jonathan thanked the AIA, “The mantra at Marvel is ‘design everywhere, for everyone.’ We do hear a collective voice…in the office with each other, with our communities, our cities, our clients, and it gives agency to everyone on the planet when you extend it out to that scale.” Amen.
Robert Nachman emailed about Morocco, where I had just been and he is planning a trip. In exchange for my thoughts on it (beautiful, fascinating), I requested an update. Robert responded, “I do appreciate a good bit of blackmail.” My “request” was actually rather shameless but this job requires it. The result is diamonds. Quoth Robert, “In 2016 we bought a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and split time between it and New York City. With the pandemic we moved to Santa Fe full time and love it. I also reconnected with language study abroad (Blois winter 1979, the infamous ‘Rassias Raiters’) and Russell Sage friends Mike Fiedling, Chansoo Joung, Ricky Sunderland, Amy Lederer, and Gary Levine (and Marsha Trant ’84, Mary Meeker ’84, Nancy Getter ’84, Cheryl Sunderland ’83). We have a great bimonthly Zoom. As a counterpoint to Santa Fe’s natural beauty, we’ve also been traveling to Paris and may eventually split time between the two. Meanwhile, we’re enjoying the museums, restaurants, and all the city has to offer. I hope to make it back to Blois as well.”
Finally, during Dartmouth’s Pride Month celebration in April, the Hopkins Center screened a Season 4 episode of Steve Warren’s Peabody award-winning HBO series, We’re Here, created in 2020 with partner Johnny Ingram. The unscripted show follows four renowned drag queens spreading love and connection through the art of drag across small-town America. Cathy Judd-Stein and husband Jeff Stein and Kass Spanos and husband Bill Ardinger attended. Bill and Steve were Harvard Law roommates. Steve also spoke in some classes. The Hop director told Cathy it was the most moving evening she had witnessed. My parting words: Steve, come film in Bloomington, Indiana!
—Philippa M. Guthrie, 2303 Woodstock Place, Bloomington, IN 47401; (812) 325-7512; philippaguthrie@yahoo.com; David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net
Jonathan Marvel’s architecture firm, Marvel, won the American Institute of Architects (AIA), New York’s highest award—the Medal of Honor—for a distinguished body of work and high professional standing. The AIA noted, “The firm recognizes that the pressing issues facing contemporary cities, communities, and the natural environment can only be solved with bold, collective action.” Jonathan thanked the AIA, “The mantra at Marvel is ‘design everywhere, for everyone.’ We do hear a collective voice…in the office with each other, with our communities, our cities, our clients, and it gives agency to everyone on the planet when you extend it out to that scale.” Amen.
Robert Nachman emailed about Morocco, where I had just been and he is planning a trip. In exchange for my thoughts on it (beautiful, fascinating), I requested an update. Robert responded, “I do appreciate a good bit of blackmail.” My “request” was actually rather shameless but this job requires it. The result is diamonds. Quoth Robert, “In 2016 we bought a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and split time between it and New York City. With the pandemic we moved to Santa Fe full time and love it. I also reconnected with language study abroad (Blois winter 1979, the infamous ‘Rassias Raiters’) and Russell Sage friends Mike Fiedling, Chansoo Joung, Ricky Sunderland, Amy Lederer, and Gary Levine (and Marsha Trant ’84, Mary Meeker ’84, Nancy Getter ’84, Cheryl Sunderland ’83). We have a great bimonthly Zoom. As a counterpoint to Santa Fe’s natural beauty, we’ve also been traveling to Paris and may eventually split time between the two. Meanwhile, we’re enjoying the museums, restaurants, and all the city has to offer. I hope to make it back to Blois as well.”
Finally, during Dartmouth’s Pride Month celebration in April, the Hopkins Center screened a Season 4 episode of Steve Warren’s Peabody award-winning HBO series, We’re Here, created in 2020 with partner Johnny Ingram. The unscripted show follows four renowned drag queens spreading love and connection through the art of drag across small-town America. Cathy Judd-Stein and husband Jeff Stein and Kass Spanos and husband Bill Ardinger attended. Bill and Steve were Harvard Law roommates. Steve also spoke in some classes. The Hop director told Cathy it was the most moving evening she had witnessed. My parting words: Steve, come film in Bloomington, Indiana!
—Philippa M. Guthrie, 2303 Woodstock Place, Bloomington, IN 47401; (812) 325-7512; philippaguthrie@yahoo.com; David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net