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 people simply couldn’t stop at 10 words, I had enough material for two columns. Part deux is below. Cue the goosebumps.


Michael Lindgren: “The Green. Baker Tower. Wintry beauty.” Sandy Morton Niles: “Friends, laughter and stress, ski team, friendship, Anadama bread at Collis, the Orozco murals. Okay, that’s more than 10 words but you have no idea how many I wrote and deleted.” Meredith McIntosh Murphy: “Warmth of friendship on a cold, snow-filled evening.” Jay Davis: “Alma mater, employer, provider of my children’s mother—go green!” Stephanie Smart: “Walking across the Green. Freshman trips. Claflin Jewelry Studio.” David Sherwood: “Friendships cemented by crisp falls, late nights and great debates.” Jennifer Scott: “Walking across the Green in the fall.” Pam Behne Gentry: “The beauty of the campus on a fall afternoon.” Phil Privatera: “Home—even more than my real home—and EBA’s meat-lover’s pie!” Chris McCabe: “Beer!” Dan Posner: “Croquet on the frozen Connecticut one winter night with candlelit wickets.” Rebecca Baggett: “A sense of freedom and endless possibilities.” Steve Wydler: “Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life. Ethan Guzman-Barron:“Beautiful campus, great times, even greater people.”


Sara Page: “This is more than 10 words, but that was your secret strategy and it worked! Life-long friends, racing on Mascoma Lake with the sailing team, many hours spent at the Skiway, my wedding at the Bema then walking across the Green with the bells tolling in Baker Tower! Life is great—my husband, Evan Roth, and I just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary and we have three very active boys, Jackson (9), Anders (7) and Gareth (4). We live in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, just outside of Portland. I’m so grateful for my years at Dartmouth. As I hit my mid 40s and reflect on my experiences, decisions and the work that I do, everything stems from the values I cultivated at Dartmouth: belief, abundance, passion, vision, connection, adventure, fun and positivity.”


Susan MacLennan: “The image that immediately comes to mind is the exhilaration of racing down the Charles River last October in a Dartmouth alumni eight, with thousands of strangers cheering from the banks and bridges, simply because we were Dartmouth. I raced with eight other Dartmouth women (classes of ’11 through ’90—a 21-year age span!) in the Head of the Charles, representing Ever Green Boat Club, which is our new alumni rowing organization. While we didn’t win the race, we beat many old rivals and had a great time. Many of us met for the first time on the day of the race, yet we had a strong common bond simply by virtue of being women of Dartmouth. Representing the College again after all these years made me incredibly grateful for the opportunities that being part of the Dartmouth family has afforded me.”


John Stouffer: “When I hear Dartmouth I think green, open spaces and cold winters with great snow sculptures all over campus. I also think about people who have become my best friends, such as Marc Fogelson and Mike Schwerin ’89. I think of the whole crew of ’90s who were in Bones Gate together and all the fun times we had raging and doing fun things such as playing bocce ball across campus. I play bocce ball now, but keep it to the sands of Manhattan Beach, California, where I live.”


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