Class Note 1994
Issue
Nov - Dec 2017
Welcome winter solstice and all that goes with it! Darker nights and slushy streets seem like a small price to pay for cozy sweaters, skiing and a new year. Here’s to happy and healthy holidays.
This issue of updates is a bit thin, but it’s still worth the quick read! I hear the news through a mutual friend that Steve Rebel welcomed a son to the family in the past several months. Congratulations and enjoy the little bugaboo!
I wanted to direct you to a “newish” initiative at Dartmouth called the Dartmouth Founders Project. The concept is simple: Entrepreneurs can plan to support the College through their future successes. In an era of technology-driven innovation, many of us are making a mark on the world through entrepreneurship and now our business determinations and prospective accomplishments can benefit the College we love.
Some of our classmates have been instrumental in the formation and growth of the Dartmouth Founders Project, and they are “founders” themselves—Matt Niehaus, Steve Norall, Alison Andrews Reyes and Jeff Yasuda. If you have questions about the initiative, these are some of the folks to ask.
And at the mention of Jeff Yasuda, you (and your teenage children) will find it interesting to learn that his company, Feed.fm, is making (sound) waves in the digital music market. In a recent Forbes article, his company is commended for finding a niche in promoting and marketing sales for both musicians and retailers through targeted playlists to match the retailers’ images. Have you ever been shopping with your teen at American Eagle? I have. And let me tell you, the music makes your children linger and, not surprisingly, you buy more the longer you are there. While Jeff’s ingenuity and analysis is much more complex and intentional, I can vouch for its effectiveness.
While our 25th reunion is still more than a year away, it’s not too early to mark the dates on your calendar: June 13-16, 2019. Plan to be there. Our class president Deme Navab Taleghani writes, “It’s just us, like Sophomore Summer, but better. No classes just pure fun. Start saving your air miles and plan. We are also looking for classmates to help out on the reunion committee.” Jeff, would you consider stepping in as our reunion DJ, mixing nostalgia with your savvy? Other interested classmates can contact Deme or me, and we’ll get the ball rolling.
Please send along news you have, and I’ll share it in the next issue. Thanks!
—Laura Hardegree Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA, 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com
This issue of updates is a bit thin, but it’s still worth the quick read! I hear the news through a mutual friend that Steve Rebel welcomed a son to the family in the past several months. Congratulations and enjoy the little bugaboo!
I wanted to direct you to a “newish” initiative at Dartmouth called the Dartmouth Founders Project. The concept is simple: Entrepreneurs can plan to support the College through their future successes. In an era of technology-driven innovation, many of us are making a mark on the world through entrepreneurship and now our business determinations and prospective accomplishments can benefit the College we love.
Some of our classmates have been instrumental in the formation and growth of the Dartmouth Founders Project, and they are “founders” themselves—Matt Niehaus, Steve Norall, Alison Andrews Reyes and Jeff Yasuda. If you have questions about the initiative, these are some of the folks to ask.
And at the mention of Jeff Yasuda, you (and your teenage children) will find it interesting to learn that his company, Feed.fm, is making (sound) waves in the digital music market. In a recent Forbes article, his company is commended for finding a niche in promoting and marketing sales for both musicians and retailers through targeted playlists to match the retailers’ images. Have you ever been shopping with your teen at American Eagle? I have. And let me tell you, the music makes your children linger and, not surprisingly, you buy more the longer you are there. While Jeff’s ingenuity and analysis is much more complex and intentional, I can vouch for its effectiveness.
While our 25th reunion is still more than a year away, it’s not too early to mark the dates on your calendar: June 13-16, 2019. Plan to be there. Our class president Deme Navab Taleghani writes, “It’s just us, like Sophomore Summer, but better. No classes just pure fun. Start saving your air miles and plan. We are also looking for classmates to help out on the reunion committee.” Jeff, would you consider stepping in as our reunion DJ, mixing nostalgia with your savvy? Other interested classmates can contact Deme or me, and we’ll get the ball rolling.
Please send along news you have, and I’ll share it in the next issue. Thanks!
—Laura Hardegree Davis, 1664 Cambridge Court, Bethlehem, PA, 18015; lauradavis723@mac.com