Class Note 1995
Issue
I love the Internet. Recently I was reading an interesting Slate piece on Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, and it mentioned the Russell Sage Foundation. I thought, “Hmm, did Russell Sage go to Dartmouth?” and checked out his Wikipedia page. (Answer: No.) My curiosity piqued, I searched “Russell Sage Dormitory Dartmouth” and came upon a fascinating Web site: www.dartmo.com. It’s the brainchild of Scott Meacham and has an amazing amount of information about the College and its history. Scott has a book out on the same topic, but in case Dartmouth College: The Campus Guide isn’t on your shelf yet, dartmo.com is an accessible, captivating read. And it’s a wonderful alternative to refreshing Facebook for updates or reading gossip Web sites.
Enough of my musings! What’s going on with our classmates?
Well, Brice Brown is the publisher and editor of The Sienese Shredder, an annual volume of art, design, literature, poetry, music and culture. Find out more about the third volume, which came out this February, at www. sienese-shredder.com. For those for whom the word “Sienese” doesn’t ring a bell, www.dictionary.com provides the helpful information that it pertains to “the style of painting developed in Siena during the late 13th and 14th centuries, characterized by a use of Byzantine forms and iconography modified by an increased three-dimensional quality, decorative linear rhythms and harmonious, although sometimes ornamental, color.” Or an inhabitant of Siena, Italy.
I heard that Melissa (Hochman) Papke has been elected a fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Melissa is a partner in the real estate group of Varnum, a 150-lawyer Michigan law firm, and focuses her practice on corporate and real estate matters. Melissa is only the ninth attorney in Michigan to be selected as a fellow in the college and only the third outside of the Detroit metro area.
In other lawyering news Kai (Singer) Falkenberg and Dan Glazer both spoke on the media and entertainment law panel at this year’s Dartmouth Lawyers Association annual meeting in New York. Kai is editorial counsel for Forbes and Dan is counsel at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler in New York, where he focuses on intellectual property and technology-related transactions.
Congratulations on everyone’s accomplishments! Know how you can find out even more about your classmates? (Wait for it….) By attending our 15th reunion from June 18 to 20! You can find out about the plans in progress at www.dartmouth.org/classes/95, indicate whether you anticipate attending and see who else is coming. Volunteers for reunion preparations and other class functions are still being eagerly sought, so just let me or Natalie Herring, our class president, know if you would like to help out. My e-mail is below and Natalie can be reached at 1995dc@gmail.com.
I hope everyone’s year is wrapping up well!
—Alex (Morgan) Mareiniss, 100 Lancefield Road, Baltimore, MD 21209; alexmareiniss@yahoo.com
Jan - Feb 2010
I love the Internet. Recently I was reading an interesting Slate piece on Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, and it mentioned the Russell Sage Foundation. I thought, “Hmm, did Russell Sage go to Dartmouth?” and checked out his Wikipedia page. (Answer: No.) My curiosity piqued, I searched “Russell Sage Dormitory Dartmouth” and came upon a fascinating Web site: www.dartmo.com. It’s the brainchild of Scott Meacham and has an amazing amount of information about the College and its history. Scott has a book out on the same topic, but in case Dartmouth College: The Campus Guide isn’t on your shelf yet, dartmo.com is an accessible, captivating read. And it’s a wonderful alternative to refreshing Facebook for updates or reading gossip Web sites.
Enough of my musings! What’s going on with our classmates?
Well, Brice Brown is the publisher and editor of The Sienese Shredder, an annual volume of art, design, literature, poetry, music and culture. Find out more about the third volume, which came out this February, at www. sienese-shredder.com. For those for whom the word “Sienese” doesn’t ring a bell, www.dictionary.com provides the helpful information that it pertains to “the style of painting developed in Siena during the late 13th and 14th centuries, characterized by a use of Byzantine forms and iconography modified by an increased three-dimensional quality, decorative linear rhythms and harmonious, although sometimes ornamental, color.” Or an inhabitant of Siena, Italy.
I heard that Melissa (Hochman) Papke has been elected a fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Melissa is a partner in the real estate group of Varnum, a 150-lawyer Michigan law firm, and focuses her practice on corporate and real estate matters. Melissa is only the ninth attorney in Michigan to be selected as a fellow in the college and only the third outside of the Detroit metro area.
In other lawyering news Kai (Singer) Falkenberg and Dan Glazer both spoke on the media and entertainment law panel at this year’s Dartmouth Lawyers Association annual meeting in New York. Kai is editorial counsel for Forbes and Dan is counsel at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler in New York, where he focuses on intellectual property and technology-related transactions.
Congratulations on everyone’s accomplishments! Know how you can find out even more about your classmates? (Wait for it….) By attending our 15th reunion from June 18 to 20! You can find out about the plans in progress at www.dartmouth.org/classes/95, indicate whether you anticipate attending and see who else is coming. Volunteers for reunion preparations and other class functions are still being eagerly sought, so just let me or Natalie Herring, our class president, know if you would like to help out. My e-mail is below and Natalie can be reached at 1995dc@gmail.com.
I hope everyone’s year is wrapping up well!
—Alex (Morgan) Mareiniss, 100 Lancefield Road, Baltimore, MD 21209; alexmareiniss@yahoo.com