Class Note 1985
Issue
May - June 2016
I have only seen photos, but it looks like even with one of the worst winters on record (in terms of natural snowfall), Dartmouth managed to pull off yet another successful Winter Carnival as the Hanover Plain gave way to Seuss on the Loose for the 105th celebration. With frigid temperatures hitting in advance of the weekend, not even the cold could keep students from getting outside to carve ice sculptures, ski, sled and even take the annual ice plunge! Seems students improvised, building ice cold pools for those hearty souls looking to take the polar bear plunge. Nice to see all that granite in their muscles and their brains set to productive work.
Give a rouse to Rich Stoddard, who, effective February 1, took the reins as CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide. Rich had previously been at the helm of Leo Burnett North America, so I suppose this step makes him even more of a head honcho. Rich started his career at Leo Burnett in 1985—yes, the year we graduated—working on the Hewlett-Packard account as a media buyer and planner, and left in 2001 to join Ford Motor Co. as manager of marketing communications, returning to Leo Burnett in 2005. Those ad agency jobs were a hot ticket interview back in our college days and it would appear that Rich was a solid recruit from the outset. And talk about an evolving career: from media buying back in the 1980s to the mobile social media innovations of today.
Another native Chicagoan classmate, Sally Schwartz Higginson, has had an equally interesting career path. From her earlier days photo editing at Woman’s Day magazine and Outside magazine to teaching high school English (shaming all of her friends—still—into using proper grammar) to cohosting a radio talk show with her younger sister (Walking on Air with Betsy and Sal) to her current profession as a freelance columnist, Sally personifies her journalistic motto: “Everything in life is either a good time or a good story!” So while she has penned quite a few really good stories, her love for our Dartmouth years and the D-Plan is obviously in the category of a “good time,” as Sally elected an “off-term” this winter, leaving her native Windy City and taking up a short-term residence in Arizona for a change of scenery and activity. As a freelance writer, Sally enjoys the luxury of being able to work from any (often unidentified) location, which is quite enviable. Look for more good Arizona stories from Sally courtesy of her freelance column in the Pioneer Press.
First-time author Bennett Zimmerman shared the news of the publication of his book Go! Stock! Go! This humorous story follows the Johnson family as they make close encounters with their own investor personalities. Employing a Dr. Seuss style, this is certain to become the first truly user-friendly book on stocks and finance. Check it out.
Until our next column encounter, send news.
All the best to all of you!
—Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com; John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 525-4541; slampong@aol.com
Give a rouse to Rich Stoddard, who, effective February 1, took the reins as CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide. Rich had previously been at the helm of Leo Burnett North America, so I suppose this step makes him even more of a head honcho. Rich started his career at Leo Burnett in 1985—yes, the year we graduated—working on the Hewlett-Packard account as a media buyer and planner, and left in 2001 to join Ford Motor Co. as manager of marketing communications, returning to Leo Burnett in 2005. Those ad agency jobs were a hot ticket interview back in our college days and it would appear that Rich was a solid recruit from the outset. And talk about an evolving career: from media buying back in the 1980s to the mobile social media innovations of today.
Another native Chicagoan classmate, Sally Schwartz Higginson, has had an equally interesting career path. From her earlier days photo editing at Woman’s Day magazine and Outside magazine to teaching high school English (shaming all of her friends—still—into using proper grammar) to cohosting a radio talk show with her younger sister (Walking on Air with Betsy and Sal) to her current profession as a freelance columnist, Sally personifies her journalistic motto: “Everything in life is either a good time or a good story!” So while she has penned quite a few really good stories, her love for our Dartmouth years and the D-Plan is obviously in the category of a “good time,” as Sally elected an “off-term” this winter, leaving her native Windy City and taking up a short-term residence in Arizona for a change of scenery and activity. As a freelance writer, Sally enjoys the luxury of being able to work from any (often unidentified) location, which is quite enviable. Look for more good Arizona stories from Sally courtesy of her freelance column in the Pioneer Press.
First-time author Bennett Zimmerman shared the news of the publication of his book Go! Stock! Go! This humorous story follows the Johnson family as they make close encounters with their own investor personalities. Employing a Dr. Seuss style, this is certain to become the first truly user-friendly book on stocks and finance. Check it out.
Until our next column encounter, send news.
All the best to all of you!
—Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com; John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 525-4541; slampong@aol.com