Class Note 1992

Big Green football will play Princeton in Yankee Stadium November 9 in honor of Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary and the 150th year of college football. Many thanks to Tom Brodie for organizing the ’92 mini-reunion within this event. It’s not too late to reserve your seats in our block of tickets, but email dartmouth92news@gmail.com right away if you’re interested.

Kudos to Julie Cillo, who was recognized by Super Lawyers for the 12th year in a row. She was named one of the top 100 attorneys in Virginia, one of the top 50 women attorneys in Virginia, and one of the top 50 attorneys in Richmond. Julie practices family law with Owen & Owens in Midlothian, Virginia.

Personal and professional congrats go out to Mike Mahoney, director of athletic communications at the University of Pennsylvania. The College Sports Information Directors of America recognized him with its 25-year award and a glowing tribute on its website. In addition to mentioning his many colleagues and protégés through the years, the article focuses on the friendships that have accompanied his professional accomplishments, citing a tremendous Mahoney moment from his surprise 50th birthday party in February: He proposed to his girlfriend, Jenn Novik, who had, of course, planned the big event. He later wrote 50 Facebook posts about his favorite songs of all time, complete with annotations, videos, and relevant memories associating the music with everyone he ever knew. Mike is one of the first ’92s to turn 50 and has celebrated in such an epic manner that he’s pretty much schooled the rest of us. I challenge you all to celebrate your 50th birthdays with such panache. The bar is set high, people.

Thanks to an initiative by our treasurer, Kyle Huebner, our class recently began recognizing classmates who have paid dues for the past 10 years. As part of this “Decade of Dues” program, you have the opportunity to pay any missed dues to be placed on the honor roll—visit 1992.dartmouth.org/dues for details! You can also pay your dues on the site (or check to see whether you have already). If you pay your class of 1992 dues and also donate to the Dartmouth College Fund by June 30, you’ll receive a small token of thanks.

Kyle and his family just embarked upon a year-long trip around the world. He wrote: “As I write this, I reflect on how much has changed in the recent years. At our 20th reunion in 2012, I joked that nothing had changed—I still had three great kids, was still married to my amazing wife, Leanne, still working at Stamps, and still living in Manhattan Beach, California. In 2015 my sister, who was a single mother raising four kids in Alabama, passed away unexpectedly. We became a blended family with the older two ones now in college at University of Alabama at Birmingham. I just finished up working 20 years at Stamps.com. Shout-out to classmate Jeff Green, who cofounded Stamps in 1997. Contemplating what’s next, we decided to take the family and travel abroad for a year. Inspired by President Hanlon’s speech about experiential learning, we are looking forward to doing service, research, and learning about the world from a firsthand perspective. And shout-out and thank you to our classmate Rick Toothill, who will be covering for me as ’92 treasurer for the next year. I am looking forward to connecting with fellow classmates and alumni around the globe!”

Next time I’ll share news from additional classmates about their extended international experiences. If you’ve lived outside of the United States since graduation, I’d love to hear from you!

—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com