This class column comes to you on the heels of our 25th class reunion in Hanover. By all accounts it was a blast, full of quality time with dear friends and big fun with the larger groups on the Green. Class president Deme Navab Taleghani sends this update after the weekend: “We had a record-breaking 300 classmates make it back to Hanover to celebrate our 25th reunion. People traveled from all over to be a part of this incredible weekend. Classmates reconnected with old friends and made some new connections, and we were reminded just how magnificent Dartmouth is and what a special place it holds in all our lives. Thanks to the dedication of the reunion planning committee, which was led by dynamic duo Jen Susie Hagelston and Samantha Stoddard and included Shelia Bassiri Ahmed, Jordan Stern, Kristin Siuda Rosenbaum, Christina Dowding Nicholas, and Catherine Adams Stanzler. Their contributions made this the best reunion yet. Thank you, Jen and Sam, for an incredible and action-packed weekend. We appreciate and value your determined work and service to the College.

“We had two riveting ’94 panels: the writers’ panel, which included Christine Carter, Brigid Pasulka, Jonathan Good, and Lisa Kocian, and the entrepreneurs’ panel, which included Alison Andrew Reyes, Lisa Cloitre, Steven Norall, and Trevor Burgess. Our class dinner on Baker lawn was magical, only superseded by the culminating celebration with the Dartmouth Idol all-stars and spectacular fireworks. We capped off the evening dancing and rocking it out on the dance floor until the wee hours of the morning. Thank you all for making this weekend unforgettable. We missed all those who couldn’t make it back but look forward to seeing everyone at our 30th reunion in 2024.”

In other class news, the American Academy of Microbiology elected Sonya Dyhrman as a new fellow in the prestigious and oldest life science organization. After graduating from Dartmouth she earned her Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She now serves as a microbial oceanographer at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and as an associate professor at Columbia University.

Please send your stories from reunion and updates of summer fun. Also take a minute to check out our class Facebook page; there are some fantastic pictures from reunion you’ll want to see!

—Laura Hardegree Davis, 520 Meadowlark Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027; lauradavis723@mac.com