So how ’bout that reunion a few months back? I had so much fun seeing so many of you, dearest classmates! And when I regained consciousness at the end of the weekend I was told I’d agreed to write this column for five years! But seriously, I’m thrilled to serve as your class secretary. It’s inevitable that I’d take on this role one day: I have such fond memories of working in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine office as a student.


As I try to fill Mike Mahoney’s huge shoes (reigning Secretary of the Year, people!), other class officers also step up this year. We welcome Jennifer Newsom as president and Michelle Davis as vice president, replacing Brant Rose and Elissa McMillen Aten; Kyle Huebner succeeds Jason Grinnell as treasurer; and web manager Tom Paganucci continues to contribute his superb tech skills.


Thanks to the tireless enthusiasm of Brant, Elissa and our other officers we currently enjoy the benefits of being members of an extremely well-connected and active class (technology plays a huge part; have you downloaded the D92 app for your Apple or Android device yet?).


This past year our class gave more than $864,000 to the Alumni Fund, thanks to the efforts of our class agents Anne Blakely Hammer, Libby Peruchini Graham and Brett Scoll Perryman and many more volunteers.


In addition, 15 women from our class—Laurie Schuur Duncan, Patricia Gagnon, Jennifer Davis, Diane Grauer, Annie Kakela, Kimberly Davis, Christy Shero Neuhoff, Kelly Kruse, Christy Goodale, Meredith Benedict, Shelley Bennett, Susan Kirincich, Abigail Bushley, Celia Corkery Civello, Kristin Knies—and Susan MacLennan ’90 donated a new shell to the crew program. They christened it Spirit of ’92 during reunion weekend.


Special thanks to all classmates who participated in our fundraiser at the Saturday night dinner, which raised $2,400 for our class project fund (emcee Gretchen Almy McNeely impressed me with herimpromptu live auctioneering). We sent out our annual $2,000 contribution to the Haven Homework Club immediately, and many classmates returned home from reunion with cool prizes, several donated by fellow ’92s.


Jennifer Davis was also the lucky winner of our drawing for those who donated to the Alumni Fund and paid class dues before June 30. She won an iPad 3 filled with creative content from members of our class. Thanks to Peter Vosshall for donating the prize.


Which reminds me: One of my favorite reunion moments was when Whitney Allen, Jade Butman and I Skyped with Julia Hynes Shoff while reunited campus band Noise Complaint put on a great show in front of the gym. Peter Vosshall, Jeff Owens, Chris Bingham (Whitney’s husband) and Bill Thomas played while Esther Wirth Kopf ’90 and Mary Es Beaver ’90 sang.


Next time around I’ll report on classmates (such as Julia) who couldn’t make it to the reunion for very good reasons. If you’re one of them, send me your news! I’ll coordinate my efforts with Cally Shea Bybee, our newsletter editor. Meanwhile, watch the ’92 Facebook group or the D92 app for upcoming mini-reunion dates (and photos from recent get-togethers).


—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (319) 533-4326; news@dartmouth92.org