Class Note 1987
Issue
January-February 2022
Hello, fellow ’87s! I hope you are all staying sane and safe during these challenging times.
I am very excited to announce that Andrea Hayes-Jordan has recently become the first woman to chair the department of surgery at Howard University. She will also serve as the associate director of the cancer center at Howard. Andrea has done pioneering work in using hyper-thermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for children and continues to have a significant influence in the field of sarcoma and sarcomatosis treatment. Congratulations, Andrea!
Sadly, I must also share news of the passing of beloved classmate Robert “Bobby” Charles on September 18. Among many other personal and professional accomplishments, through the years Bobby served Dartmouth in many roles on the Alumni Council and in the Alumni Association and also as an admissions interviewer and ambassador. Bobby’s family graciously allowed our class to attend remotely the very moving memorial service that was held on October 22, and many classmates were very appreciative that they were able to be present. A tribute to Bobby appeared in the November 2021 issue of our class newsletter, which is posted on our class web page. Donations in Bobby’s memory can be made to the National Pancreas Foundation.
One of Bobby’s many contributions to our class was his active participation in our current reunion committee. He was a strong supporter of our plan for an in-person “Off the Green” reunion, which will be held in Chicago on September 15-18. We hope that you will join us there and take the opportunity to reconnect and spend time with your classmates. We are planning a variety of activities, including an architectural tour, a dinner cruise, a social justice history tour, and the always popular ’87 TED Talks. Look for information about early registration in a recent email from the class or look for a link on our class website.
Andrew Asnes writes, “After living my entire life, except for my years at Dartmouth, in N.Y.C., my family, Anastasia Barzee and our two boys, Henry and Gene, and I moved out west to Los Angeles, where it is always sunny! We are loving our new life here. With the pandemic slowing things down to a crawl, a buddy and I decided to take a pet project and turn it into a business. We started Project Hot Sauce (projecthotsauce.com), a line of super-tasty chili pepper sauces handcrafted with local ingredients.” Andrew plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign, so keep a look out for that.
Just as Andrew did, many of us are now changing locations, changing careers, or turning our focus toward volunteer work and personal pursuits. Please send me news about your recent life changes, big or small—your classmates would love to hear about them!
—Lisa Snyder, 430 Ward St., Newton, MA 02459; dartmouth87classnews@gmail.com
I am very excited to announce that Andrea Hayes-Jordan has recently become the first woman to chair the department of surgery at Howard University. She will also serve as the associate director of the cancer center at Howard. Andrea has done pioneering work in using hyper-thermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for children and continues to have a significant influence in the field of sarcoma and sarcomatosis treatment. Congratulations, Andrea!
Sadly, I must also share news of the passing of beloved classmate Robert “Bobby” Charles on September 18. Among many other personal and professional accomplishments, through the years Bobby served Dartmouth in many roles on the Alumni Council and in the Alumni Association and also as an admissions interviewer and ambassador. Bobby’s family graciously allowed our class to attend remotely the very moving memorial service that was held on October 22, and many classmates were very appreciative that they were able to be present. A tribute to Bobby appeared in the November 2021 issue of our class newsletter, which is posted on our class web page. Donations in Bobby’s memory can be made to the National Pancreas Foundation.
One of Bobby’s many contributions to our class was his active participation in our current reunion committee. He was a strong supporter of our plan for an in-person “Off the Green” reunion, which will be held in Chicago on September 15-18. We hope that you will join us there and take the opportunity to reconnect and spend time with your classmates. We are planning a variety of activities, including an architectural tour, a dinner cruise, a social justice history tour, and the always popular ’87 TED Talks. Look for information about early registration in a recent email from the class or look for a link on our class website.
Andrew Asnes writes, “After living my entire life, except for my years at Dartmouth, in N.Y.C., my family, Anastasia Barzee and our two boys, Henry and Gene, and I moved out west to Los Angeles, where it is always sunny! We are loving our new life here. With the pandemic slowing things down to a crawl, a buddy and I decided to take a pet project and turn it into a business. We started Project Hot Sauce (projecthotsauce.com), a line of super-tasty chili pepper sauces handcrafted with local ingredients.” Andrew plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign, so keep a look out for that.
Just as Andrew did, many of us are now changing locations, changing careers, or turning our focus toward volunteer work and personal pursuits. Please send me news about your recent life changes, big or small—your classmates would love to hear about them!
—Lisa Snyder, 430 Ward St., Newton, MA 02459; dartmouth87classnews@gmail.com