Class Note 1992
When my late-April deadline approached, I figured most of us were not in our location of choice. We were stuck indoors or working on the frontlines of the pandemic. Although I was grateful to have my daughter home safe, I was sadly canceling a trip to watch her perform with the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra. I think we were all pining for our favorite places.
So I emailed all ’92s asking: “Where (in Hanover) do you wish you were right now?”
The question went out at teatime for most of us, and many of you named Sanborn (my choice, too!) your ideal location at that moment.
Tony Moody: “Today it would be Sanborn reading a great novel; tonight, Zete basement.”
Mark Carlson: “I was thinking about the Bema just yesterday because there is a place near my home in Atlanta that reminds me of it. The Bema is where I would like to be—preferably with my freshman-year roommate Paul Larson and a couple of guitars.”
Ali Ward: “Having tea at Sanborn or taking a run in Pine Park!”
Rebecca Sullivan Völker: “I’d rather be anywhere in Hanover than in lockdown in Germany! But especially in a common room in the dorm with friends. The dorm doesn’t matter, does it?”
Wendy (Crumbine) Ferdinand: “I would like to be in one of the rocking chairs in front of the Hanover Inn, looking at the Green and catching up with old friends (and not sitting six feet apart!).”
Jen (Silverman) Borton: “Pine Park, hands down! I love the peace and beauty of those woods.”
Kristin Smith: “Since it’s 4 p.m., the place in Hanover I’d like to be is having tea at Sanborn!”
Erik Bliss: “Sitting on the couch in my senior-year Gile basement dorm room with an EBA’s chicken sandwich watching the news.”
Kim (Isaacs) Leversedge: “Running on the Goat Trail off the golf course or drinking on the lawn of Alpha Delta.”
Tom Brodie: “I certainly wouldn’t mind being in the lobby of the Hanover Inn with the other boys from 51 Leb and our wives checking into our rooms for a long weekend stay. We can dream, right?”
Sarah Pettus: “Velvet Rocks.”
Hope (Worrell) Martin: “Where would I be at Dartmouth—not in the stacks!Otherwise, so many places at Dartmouth would be awesome to be: on the Green eating poppy seed bread from Collis; at the Berry Center gym, which would be open; on the back deck of Sigma Delta hanging out with sisters in the sun (which would be shining); running on the golf course and its trails along the river; or mountain biking at Oak Hill or on the old AT in Norwich [Vermont].”
Jeff Gaillard: “Running in Pine Park along the River, or even better sculling on the river!”
Ashley Roberts Ise: “I would love to be in the Tower Room—I had some great naps while studying in the chairs by the windows!”
Tracy MacDonald: “Totally in the Bema on a blanket with a book!”
Gary Davis: “At Kiewit picking up a paper? No way! I’d pick Sanborn tea or Collis having chimeric bread pudding—tough choice.”
Jeremy Lagomarsino: “I wish I was having a Big Green breakfast at Lou’s.”
Melissa Stamp: “On Sachem Field playing ultimate.”
Laurie Duncan: “That’s an easy one! I’d like to be in a racing shell on the Connecticut River with my ’92 crew teammates, preferably right after dawn when the mist is clearing.”
Noah Sprakfin: “I would like to be taking a nap in Sanborn House, preferably on the second floor, with the expectation of waking up in time for afternoon tea.”
—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com
