Classes & Obits

Class Note 1987

Issue

Sep - Oct 2017

A big shout-out to reunion co-chairs Sarah Woodberry and Anne Kubik and their whole team for a wonderful 30th reunion in June! More than 400 people attended, which made for much comradery, warmth, laughter, hugging, dancing, catching-up and nostalgic reminiscing. Activity highlights included a “it sounds like they’ve been practicing for weeks” performance by Barbary Coast alums (including George Farmer, Colin Mahoney and John Whipple); a silent disco that was so much goofy fun no one wanted to stop after the DJ left so Mike Krupka and Deb Rowe Marchiony kept the music and dancing going til after 2 a.m.; a packed crowd for the TED-style talks by Max Cobb, Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Greg Kroitzsh, Holly Silvestri and Luanne Zurlo; tennis led by Julie Hubble Park that had a great turnout despite an 8 a.m. (!) start time (Cathy Welch Dinauer was crowned champion); and more than 30 of us collectively working out our accumulated kinks at Maury Lawrence Stephan’s stretching class (Maury was expecting fewer than 10 people!). Also notable this year was the number of ’87s who hadn’t been back to campus in many (many) years—welcome back to you all, including Laura Korfmann and John MacGregor. First-time attendees included Craig Bamsey, Andrew McAllister, Denise McCarthy Irvin, Sarah Rosenfield Worley and Lisa Schwartz-Weiss.

Reunion weekend also finalized the election for the changeover of our class executive committee. Some officers are staying for an additional term. Several new members have joined the team. Tracey Salmon-Smith will remain our class president and Evan Azriliant will continue as treasurer. Brendan Connell and Sarah Woodberry have joined as vice presidents. Kathleen Bochman and Laura Gasser are serving as co-secretaries. A more complete list of all class leaders can be found on the website.

Bummed it’s over or that you weren’t able to make it? We get to do it all over again in just four years! Mark your calendars for June 2021 and a “clustered” reunion with the ’86s and ’85s.

Check out 1987.dartmouth.org and facebook.com/groups/Dartmouth1987, #dartmouth1987 on Facebook and Instagram for reunion pictures and other class info.

Lisa Pabich Damon, 2124 Ashwood Ave., Nashville, TN 37212; lisa.damon.87@alum.dartmouth.org; Allison Bleyler McDonald, 43 Hop Brook Road, Amherst, MA 01002; allisonmcd@gmail.com