Class Note 1991
Issue
March-April 2021
It’s the holiday season as I write this note—but when you are reading it, we will be approaching our 30th reunion. Three decades ago we graduated from Dartmouth, packed up our belongings, hugged our friends, and left the Hanover Plain thinking about the places we’d go. As reunion approaches, I’d love to feature your stories of classmates returning to Dartmouth. Did you go back for graduate school or to work at the College or to visit another family member there or for a Dartmouth game, activity, seminar, alumni event?
As for news, one of the most exciting stories during this 10th month of the pandemic is the release of a vaccine. I’ve seen many of our classmates who work in the medical field posting on Facebook photos of them getting vaccinated. I hope by the time this magazine is in your hands we will be turning the corner and getting back to a life where we can work face-to-face with our colleagues, our kids can learn in real classrooms, and, most importantly, we can hug our friends and (if we are fortunate enough to still have them) our parents again.
John Sun wrote in this month. He’s living in Gig Harbor, Washington, outside of Seattle with his wife, Yumee Shim ’93, and two sons. “It’s been a long time since I wrote in for class notes and have yet to attend a reunion, but I’m hoping to go next year if Covid-19 subsides! We were last at Dartmouth in 2016, when I ran into Chris Baldwin ’89. Hanover is so different and I’m still trying to get over the closure of EBA’s. I keep in touch with Joo Choi and Ben Shim from time to time, but, unfortunately, I’ve been delinquent and have lost touch with most of my Dartmouth friends. If anyone is in the Seattle area, please let me know!”
Daniel Bryant, who lives in Chicago and is also the parent of a Dartmouth ’23, is in the process of publishing a book, which he was hoping to complete right around the end of 2021. Daniel got his master’s in management from the Kellogg School of Management, worked in investment banking and private equity, and then founded Sheridan Road Financial, which he eventually sold. He’s now the chairman of the Sheridan Road Charitable Foundation and on the board of the Hop at Dartmouth (along with Anne Fleischli Blackburn). Daniel’s book delves into six trends that he believes will upend financial wellness in the workplace in the next decade. You can learn more and preorder Borrow Less Today: You Can’t Save More Tomorrow Unless You Borrow Less Today at www.BorrowLessToday.com.
Finally, Ross Mandell joined Next College Student Athlete (ncsasports.org) to help student-athletes get recruited at the college that is the best fit for them. Ross wrote to me and wanted to let classmates know that if anyone needs any assistance for their kids, please reach out, as he’s happy to help! He can be reached at mandell@ncsasports.org.
I hope to see many of you in June or whenever the College schedules our 30th. In the meantime, stay healthy and safe!
—Deb Karazin Owens, 166 Colonial Drive, Fairfield, CT 06824; djowens@optonline.net
As for news, one of the most exciting stories during this 10th month of the pandemic is the release of a vaccine. I’ve seen many of our classmates who work in the medical field posting on Facebook photos of them getting vaccinated. I hope by the time this magazine is in your hands we will be turning the corner and getting back to a life where we can work face-to-face with our colleagues, our kids can learn in real classrooms, and, most importantly, we can hug our friends and (if we are fortunate enough to still have them) our parents again.
John Sun wrote in this month. He’s living in Gig Harbor, Washington, outside of Seattle with his wife, Yumee Shim ’93, and two sons. “It’s been a long time since I wrote in for class notes and have yet to attend a reunion, but I’m hoping to go next year if Covid-19 subsides! We were last at Dartmouth in 2016, when I ran into Chris Baldwin ’89. Hanover is so different and I’m still trying to get over the closure of EBA’s. I keep in touch with Joo Choi and Ben Shim from time to time, but, unfortunately, I’ve been delinquent and have lost touch with most of my Dartmouth friends. If anyone is in the Seattle area, please let me know!”
Daniel Bryant, who lives in Chicago and is also the parent of a Dartmouth ’23, is in the process of publishing a book, which he was hoping to complete right around the end of 2021. Daniel got his master’s in management from the Kellogg School of Management, worked in investment banking and private equity, and then founded Sheridan Road Financial, which he eventually sold. He’s now the chairman of the Sheridan Road Charitable Foundation and on the board of the Hop at Dartmouth (along with Anne Fleischli Blackburn). Daniel’s book delves into six trends that he believes will upend financial wellness in the workplace in the next decade. You can learn more and preorder Borrow Less Today: You Can’t Save More Tomorrow Unless You Borrow Less Today at www.BorrowLessToday.com.
Finally, Ross Mandell joined Next College Student Athlete (ncsasports.org) to help student-athletes get recruited at the college that is the best fit for them. Ross wrote to me and wanted to let classmates know that if anyone needs any assistance for their kids, please reach out, as he’s happy to help! He can be reached at mandell@ncsasports.org.
I hope to see many of you in June or whenever the College schedules our 30th. In the meantime, stay healthy and safe!
—Deb Karazin Owens, 166 Colonial Drive, Fairfield, CT 06824; djowens@optonline.net