I received almost 50 responses to my question, “In 10 words or less, what image or feeling immediately comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Dartmouth’?” Because of the volume of responses and because many respondents could not keep their reflections to 10 words and because I actually have some legitimate class news at the end of this column, I’ll publish half of the responses in the next column. Are you ready for goose bumps? Read on. Jonathan Sullivan: I imagine the Green on the beautiful autumn afternoon when I decided it was where I wanted to go to college. Ted Whittemore: Sports, snow, singing, bonfires, the Green. Wendy Whitcomb Salazar: Brisk fall nights, bonfire, tradition, friends old and new, belonging. Kyle Davis: Piercing blue, crystal clear February skies and “it’s 6 degrees on the Hanover Green today.” Seung Lee: Green. Idyllic. Brendan Mullaly: The warm embrace of a fireside blanket—supporting, comforting and familiar. Timothy Kolk: First walk across the Green, thinking “Holy crap!” Donald Hoaglin: Cross country, Native Americans at Dartmouth house, Topliff, Bema, Professor Cook, Professor Duthu. Lou Mabley: Three words: Ted House formal. Eric Hageman: The last place I could comfortably exhibit socially inappropriate behaviors (five children and many, many years ago). Peter Sommerness: Crisp fall evening, clear night sky, Baker tower shining bright. Bill Rexford: Baker tower, Occom Pond, Rip Road, stacks, basement, sport grays. Thanks, Rob, for the pleasant moment of bringing up those memories. Greg Dorr: Home. Brad Drazen: Home, friends, beauty, Green, loyalty. Ed Callaway: Other people will be far more eloquent about maple trees and snow, which are really the images that come to mind. Dartmouth Undying covered that imagery. So how about this: Phish playing to 50 people in Collis, Green Key Weekend 1987. That was a good time. It’s 11 words, but two of them are numbers. Paul Camp: Optimism and confidence that we can learn from, and positively impact, the world. Ted Carleton: Dartmouth in 10 words or less? I can’t do it. But Dartmouth fostered a certain resilience and resourcefulness which has always helped me fake it through the lean periods. Kim Lewis: Twenty-six consecutive years of bonfires with my husband, Brent Forester ’88, who has been to 28 consecutive ones. A true homecoming. Tim McAdam: SecondHand Jam. Danny Offit: What comes to mind? My freshman-year roommates Paul Simpson and Rob Crawford! Catherine Kassenoff: A warm oatmeal and hot chocolate kinda day! Drew Jones: Blue skies, dear friends, pine trees, brain food, aiming high. Thanks for asking! Gary Katz: The place my friends saved me after my dad died. Kristin Kelly Karas: Memories that still make me laugh out loud, in public! Waking each day thinking, “I’m so lucky to be here!” I could probably come up with a few hundred more 10-word phrases and none would capture the feeling! It’s magic! Mary Es Beaver: Barefoot music in grass, bonfire, laughter, best time of my life.


And now, some legitimate class news: Kal Alston has been named senior vice president for human capital development at Syracuse University. And special congratulations to Angela McConney Scheepers, Esq., who was married to the Rev. Noble F. Scheepers, a native of Cape Town, South Africa, on October 8, 2011, in Dedham, Massachusetts. In attendance were Lily Lee, Gwendolyn Pointer, Karen Euler and Sam Edandison ’10. Rev. Scheepers is the priest in charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal in Dedham and previously served as a priest in the Anglican diocese of Cape Town under the leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Angela is the general counsel of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission.


—Rob Crawford, 27 Roberts Road, Wellesley, MA 02481; robertlcrawford@yahoo.com; Walter Palmer, 87 South St., Rockport, MA 01966; palmerwalter@mac.com