Class Note 1991
Issue
Happy holidays, fellow ’91s. I trust this finds you well.
First, 40-year-old beer fans everywhere will enjoy this from Peter Jurgeleit, who wanted to share the highlights from his 40th birthday celebration! He wrote, “There was no surprise birthday party, no trip to an exotic vacation destination and no other Dartmouth alums attending the small dinner with friends my wife organized for my 40th birthday. No, the reason I’m writing is to share the details of the birthday gift my wife gave me—a stainless steel, professional-grade Viking kegerator. A fitting gift, I thought, for avid beer drinkers like ourselves (and for any Dartmouth grad). At age 40 I’m too old (and responsible) to chug, boot, die, but it’s pretty nice having cold microbrew on tap (in a frozen pint glass, no less) at home every night!”
For all you politicos out there exciting news from Atlanta. R.J. “Rock” Hadley has tossed his hat into the ring and is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. If Rock survives the 2010 primary season he would face incumbent Johnny Isakson. “Right now,” he wrote, “I am traveling throughout the state listening to the concerns of Georgians. I am a Democrat, but I meet with Republicans, Libertarians and even the tea party folks too. I want to serve all Georgians not just one particular partisan group. I think it’s time for average Americans to get involved with the political process at the highest levels to counter the corporate/lobbyist influence.” Rock, by the way, is also the father of five children. When I asked him how he balances work, family and campaigning he duly noted that he couldn’t do it without his rock star avian veterinarian wife, Tarah. Win, lose or draw—it’s always amazing to see our classmates undertaking these endeavors. You can contact Rock at rjfromrockdale@gmail.com.
Some of you may have seen this but there was an interesting piece in the October 12 edition of The New Yorker about classmate Michael Arad, who was selected (out of more than 5,200 submissions) as the architect to design the World Trade Center/Ground Zero memorial. In it Pulitzer Prize-winning architect critic Paul Goldberger provides a gem of a glimpse into the process. Instead of relying on computer-generated depictions, a full-scale mock-up of the memorial has been constructed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. According to Goldberger, Michael escapes to Brooklyn occasionally to give him (and landscape architect Peter Walker) “a better sense of the design than they could get from computer renderings and toy-like models.” This sounds extremely cool. I tried to contact Michael myself for additional details but he was out of the country.
Finally, from Denver best wishes to all of you for a happy holiday season and a healthy 2010.
Thanks to all for keeping in touch. And please note my new e-mail address below.
—Dianna Goldberg May, 395 Birch St., Denver, 80220; digoldbergmay@gmail.com
Jan - Feb 2010
Happy holidays, fellow ’91s. I trust this finds you well.
First, 40-year-old beer fans everywhere will enjoy this from Peter Jurgeleit, who wanted to share the highlights from his 40th birthday celebration! He wrote, “There was no surprise birthday party, no trip to an exotic vacation destination and no other Dartmouth alums attending the small dinner with friends my wife organized for my 40th birthday. No, the reason I’m writing is to share the details of the birthday gift my wife gave me—a stainless steel, professional-grade Viking kegerator. A fitting gift, I thought, for avid beer drinkers like ourselves (and for any Dartmouth grad). At age 40 I’m too old (and responsible) to chug, boot, die, but it’s pretty nice having cold microbrew on tap (in a frozen pint glass, no less) at home every night!”
For all you politicos out there exciting news from Atlanta. R.J. “Rock” Hadley has tossed his hat into the ring and is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. If Rock survives the 2010 primary season he would face incumbent Johnny Isakson. “Right now,” he wrote, “I am traveling throughout the state listening to the concerns of Georgians. I am a Democrat, but I meet with Republicans, Libertarians and even the tea party folks too. I want to serve all Georgians not just one particular partisan group. I think it’s time for average Americans to get involved with the political process at the highest levels to counter the corporate/lobbyist influence.” Rock, by the way, is also the father of five children. When I asked him how he balances work, family and campaigning he duly noted that he couldn’t do it without his rock star avian veterinarian wife, Tarah. Win, lose or draw—it’s always amazing to see our classmates undertaking these endeavors. You can contact Rock at rjfromrockdale@gmail.com.
Some of you may have seen this but there was an interesting piece in the October 12 edition of The New Yorker about classmate Michael Arad, who was selected (out of more than 5,200 submissions) as the architect to design the World Trade Center/Ground Zero memorial. In it Pulitzer Prize-winning architect critic Paul Goldberger provides a gem of a glimpse into the process. Instead of relying on computer-generated depictions, a full-scale mock-up of the memorial has been constructed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. According to Goldberger, Michael escapes to Brooklyn occasionally to give him (and landscape architect Peter Walker) “a better sense of the design than they could get from computer renderings and toy-like models.” This sounds extremely cool. I tried to contact Michael myself for additional details but he was out of the country.
Finally, from Denver best wishes to all of you for a happy holiday season and a healthy 2010.
Thanks to all for keeping in touch. And please note my new e-mail address below.
—Dianna Goldberg May, 395 Birch St., Denver, 80220; digoldbergmay@gmail.com