Class Note 1991
Issue
November-December 2023
Hello, ’91s!
The mini-reunion was great fun. I had the chance to catch up with quite a few classmates on our hike up Mount Moosilauke and at the reception at the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC). I took the opportunity to ask everyone I saw the same question, “If you got the chance to go back and experience Dartmouth as an underclassman again, what would you do that you didn’t do the first time?” I received enough responses for two columns!
The most popular answer (not surprising, given we were hiking) was to take advantage of Dartmouth’s outdoor offerings. Deb Van Winkle Dulsky shared that she would hike part of the Appalachian Trail, ending up in Hanover of course. Deb Karazin Owens would spend more time hiking, skating, and participating in activities offered by DOC (as would Jill Kimmel and Carrie Davies MacKay)and Kathy Flynn Lawson would canoe on the Connecticut River. Erica Coles Jacobsen answered that she too would spend more time outdoors, getting involved in sustainability efforts and enjoying the outside art on campus.
Classmates would like to be active and participate in sports the second time around. Andrew Ranson would walk on to the Dartmouth basketball team, Becky Hall would join the sailing team, and a number of aspiring athletes (including Shirley Lee Termolen, Josie Sandler, and yours truly) would make the effort to ski at the Dartmouth Skiway.
Other folks expressed that this time they would experience Dartmouth’s culture and performing arts by attending shows and musical performances. Marjorie Culver, Robin Reynolds,and Todd Young said they would embrace and support the local talent by attending a wide variety of events at the Hop.
And then there was the group of ’91s who stated that they would spend their second Dartmouth experience travelling abroad with a foreign studies or language program. Robin Reynolds Wilt, Bill Ross, Doris Lee, Nell Wilson Reynolds, and J.D. Optekar were firmly in this international camp. (Side note: Bill Ross deserves an extra shout-out in this column as he completed our hike up Mount Moosilauke in flip-flops! It was an impressive feat.)
I will share the remaining answers in the next column. Until then, I will leave you with my favorite response of the weekend. Shannon Crockett Kates said that if she got the chance to go back and experience Dartmouth as an underclassman again, she would live in the Choates! Shannon, welcome to the 1991 column of DAM, and know that the friendly alumni of the Choates would welcome you with open arms.
I’d love to hear your answers to this question, so please shoot me an email or text and I will include your responses in part two.
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 131, Manchester, VT 05254; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com
The mini-reunion was great fun. I had the chance to catch up with quite a few classmates on our hike up Mount Moosilauke and at the reception at the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC). I took the opportunity to ask everyone I saw the same question, “If you got the chance to go back and experience Dartmouth as an underclassman again, what would you do that you didn’t do the first time?” I received enough responses for two columns!
The most popular answer (not surprising, given we were hiking) was to take advantage of Dartmouth’s outdoor offerings. Deb Van Winkle Dulsky shared that she would hike part of the Appalachian Trail, ending up in Hanover of course. Deb Karazin Owens would spend more time hiking, skating, and participating in activities offered by DOC (as would Jill Kimmel and Carrie Davies MacKay)and Kathy Flynn Lawson would canoe on the Connecticut River. Erica Coles Jacobsen answered that she too would spend more time outdoors, getting involved in sustainability efforts and enjoying the outside art on campus.
Classmates would like to be active and participate in sports the second time around. Andrew Ranson would walk on to the Dartmouth basketball team, Becky Hall would join the sailing team, and a number of aspiring athletes (including Shirley Lee Termolen, Josie Sandler, and yours truly) would make the effort to ski at the Dartmouth Skiway.
Other folks expressed that this time they would experience Dartmouth’s culture and performing arts by attending shows and musical performances. Marjorie Culver, Robin Reynolds,and Todd Young said they would embrace and support the local talent by attending a wide variety of events at the Hop.
And then there was the group of ’91s who stated that they would spend their second Dartmouth experience travelling abroad with a foreign studies or language program. Robin Reynolds Wilt, Bill Ross, Doris Lee, Nell Wilson Reynolds, and J.D. Optekar were firmly in this international camp. (Side note: Bill Ross deserves an extra shout-out in this column as he completed our hike up Mount Moosilauke in flip-flops! It was an impressive feat.)
I will share the remaining answers in the next column. Until then, I will leave you with my favorite response of the weekend. Shannon Crockett Kates said that if she got the chance to go back and experience Dartmouth as an underclassman again, she would live in the Choates! Shannon, welcome to the 1991 column of DAM, and know that the friendly alumni of the Choates would welcome you with open arms.
I’d love to hear your answers to this question, so please shoot me an email or text and I will include your responses in part two.
—Tracey Cushing Gilliam, P.O. Box 131, Manchester, VT 05254; (917) 951-1472; tragilliam1@gmail.com