Class Note 1995
Thanks to everyone who participated in our class survey. Our class president, Lou Speilos, and the class executive committee look forward to incorporating your feedback and suggestions into our activities in the months ahead. Here’s some news gleaned from the survey for your reading pleasure.
Congratulations to Scott Thompson and his wife, Rebecca, who welcomed their daughter Eva Louise on December 12, 2013. Chad Boucher and his wife recently celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Dilara. Alexa Lessow and her husband, Pete, enjoy playing with their daughter in their new home outside New York City. She writes: “We’ve finally moved out of the city into a house! Now I can see the fall foliage that reminds me fondly of Hanover, and the commute to work isn’t so bad. Hope everyone is doing well.” Eric Waters and his wife, Michelle (Erickson) Waters ’96, have been blessed with six children and live in Ohio, where Eric is a pastor at the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church.
Lori Hurley graduated from the University of Illinois with a master’s in library and information science in December and is now embarking on a new career as an information specialist in the Chicago area. “Very exciting after many years at home with my three children, now 13, 12 and 10.” Rose Hughes is a pediatric optometrist, working at a practice in the Princeton, New Jersey, area. She has two rescued bassett hounds and a rescued beagle and in November she ran her second 5k after starting the couch-to-5k program two months earlier.
Adam Weiner found himself in The Boston Globe in December. He is the managing partner of Weiner Ventures, a real estate development company in Massachusetts. According to the Globe, Adam successfully secured air rights to develop a hotel, residences and retail shops over the Massachusetts Pike in Boston, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street. This will be the first property developed over the pike in 30 years. Good luck, Adam!
Do you find yourself craving those great campy dramas and action programs of your childhood? Now you can get your fix, thanks to Shawn Makhijani! He lives in New York City and works at NBC, where he is senior vice president of business development and strategy for NBC Universal-owned stations. His group recently launched a new broadcast network called Cozi TV, which runs classic shows such as Magnum P.I., Six Million Dollar Man and Fantasy Island. Check out Cozitv.com to see if it’s available in your town and get ready to quote along with Tattoo: “Da plane! Da plane!”
The 95th day of the year is coming up on Saturday, April 5. I hope you find yourself celebrating your Dartmouth days with some classmates, either virtually or in person. And keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA, 02043; kaja@alum.dartmouth.org
