David Kotz has made us proud again. He was named the Dartmouth provost effective immediately. He was the interim provost since July 2021. He was also interim provost in 2017-18. He is the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor in Computer Science and will now be the chief academic and fiscal officer. Previously David served as associate dean of the faculty for the sciences; executive director of the Dartmouth Institute for Security, Technology, and Society; and core director of the Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health. He is the lead researcher on a five-year National Science Foundation research program to reduce the security risks related to consumer-based smart technologies and plans to continue this work with students and colleagues.

Beth Robinson now sits on the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and became the first openly LGBTQ woman to serve on any federal appellate court.

Frank Powers, Lawrence “L.J.” Briggs, and Ted Farrell joined a few other cross-country teammates (Mike Fadil ’85, Tim Clark and Mike Andrews ’88, and Dan Parrish ’89) to hike Moosilauke the weekend before Thanksgiving. Ted adds, “It was a beautiful day with nice snow cover on the trail.”

Jonno Williams and family were spotted in Deer Valley, Utah, sporting pretty awesome ski wear.

I asked what photo at Dartmouth would you take and why? Gina Cannon wrote: “If I could have only one photo of Dartmouth, it would be of the six’s crew rowing toward me from out of the mist rising off the Connecticut River (with the glass-smooth river) as they approach Ledyard Bridge in the fall.” Gentle reminder for more news and updates on our class website at 1986.dartmouth.org. Hope to hear from you next time; send your update to my email here.

—Mae Drake Hueston, 624 Poppy Ave., Corona del Mar, CA 92625; (949) 500-2191; mdhueston@me.com