James Budd got in touch this month to flesh out some of the shout-outs he’s had in recent columns, courtesy of my Facebook trawling. “On June 10 my wife, Kelly, and I welcomed our first child into the world—a baby boy named James Jr. He will (I hope) be a member of the Dartmouth College class of 2036! He is happy and healthy and big for his age. Perhaps he has a future on the Big Green football team. Other than that, things are good down here in Atlanta. Last month I started a new job with the law firm Hartman, Simons and Wood, LLP, where I will head up the real estate finance practice group. Needless to say, 2014 has delivered a busy, exciting and tiring summer in the Budd household! Oh, and our wedding was on June 23 of 2012. We had our reception at the Georgia Aquarium (to the extent anyone would find that interesting.) I would be thrilled to be included in the Class Notes. (I really should have sent a note along earlier about my wedding—that is my bad.)”


No problem, James! Now, for some more Facebook highlights. Congratulations to Cheryl Flick on the birth of her daughter, Eleanor Anna, in August. She joins big brother Adam at their home in San Francisco, where Cheryl works at KPMG Consulting. Justin Wells is also in the Bay Area. He is an associate research director at Stanford University’s school of education and this summer co-facilitated two workshops in Beijing and Chongqing, China. Belated best wishes to Michelle Butler, who was married in November 2013 to James McKay. They live in Arlington, Virginia, but as I write this they are vacationing in Hawaii, so life truly is paradise! Alie (Mann) Vanoy can help you plan your next vacation, Michelle. She now is with Cruise Planners out of her home in Annapolis, Maryland. Alie recently celebrated her eighth wedding anniversary and is busy raising her adorable son and daughter. Marie Weisse Berg posted some great shots of her triumphant completion of the Ironman 70.3 Timberman this summer in New Hampshire. Congratulations! Marie is a neonatologist at the University of Vermont and lives in Charlotte, Vermont, with her husband, Chris, and their daughters, Madeleine and Catie.


Marie is also co-chairing with Jen (Sopko) Hee our 20th reunion, an Ironman in its own right; I hope not nearly as exhausting but equally rewarding! In just a few months we will gather in Hanover to celebrate, reminisce and catch up. Save the date and make your travel plans for June 19-21, 2015. To make this the best reunion yet I encourage you to crack open your Aegis and think about that guy from “Bio 3” or the group you went tubing with sophomore summer, the women from your rugby team or the crew you rowed the Connecticut River with…naked. Then access our alumni directory online, start typing those emails (or searching Facebook!) and encourage friends, past and present, to get to Hanover for our reunion. Is there someone in particular with whom you’ve fallen out of touch but would love to see? Let me know and I’ll see if they will contribute a few sentences to our next column. While you’re at it, send your own reminiscences and keep your news coming!


—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu