Class Note 1995
Issue
Sept - Oct 2015
Wow! What an amazing 20th reunion. More than 300 classmates gathered in Hanover to celebrate, reminisce and catch up. We had incredible weather and Dartmouth pulled out the stops with lectures, tours, live entertainment and fireworks on the Green. Thanks to everyone on the reunion committee for all their hard work. From the delicious meals and great parties Friday and Saturday night, to the little details like double-sided nametags and tablecloth clips, you thought of everything and made the weekend really special.
At our reunion we elected new officers who will serve our class until our 25th reunion in 2020. Congratulations (and thank you) to Jen Hee, president; Sandy Paul, vice president, communications; Marie Berg, vice president, class projects; Natalie Herring, co-secretary with yours truly; Corey Hirokawa, treasurer; Judi Flynn, newsletter editor; Tara Gulla, mini-reunion chair; Lou Spelios, head agent; and Raj Shrestha, webmaster. If our reunion inspired you and you’d like to help out—plan a mini-reunion in your community, write an article for the newsletter or a guest column, learn more about our class project, etc.—please be in touch with Jen at jenhee29@hotmail.com. The more, the merrier!
I heard from a couple more educators in our midst since the last column deadline. Since November 2008 Allison Moll has been working as an internship coordinator, academic advisor and research grants administrator (“an odd combination—but it works for me!”) at UMass Boston (UMB). “About 59 percent of UMB undergrads are first-generation college students, including immigrants, young parents and military veterans. It’s a dynamic population and I feel that I’m making a difference in helping students achieve their economic goals and professional dreams. In 2009 I married Fred Benjamin, who comes from a proud Dartmouth family. Our dreamboat son Micah—truly a miracle baby—was born in September 2014.” I met Micah at reunion and he is adorable!
Since 2013 Amy Szczepanski has been working at Art of Problem Solving, a math education company in San Diego. “We produce textbooks, online classes and other resources for kids who are looking for more of a challenge than their local schools provide. We also train the best students in the country to compete at the highest levels of math competitions. I know of at least one ’95 whose child takes classes with us. We’re growing fast, and Duncan Gilles ’06 will start working here later this year. We’d love to have more folks from Dartmouth join us so that we can try to outnumber the M.I.T. alumni on staff!”
Chris Foley’s one-man show, Off the Desk (Tales of a Mediocre Stockbroker), will play Saturdays from late September through early November off-off-Broadway. Stay tuned, New York City alumni, there may be a mini-reunion for this one! And Homecoming is October 9-10.
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu
At our reunion we elected new officers who will serve our class until our 25th reunion in 2020. Congratulations (and thank you) to Jen Hee, president; Sandy Paul, vice president, communications; Marie Berg, vice president, class projects; Natalie Herring, co-secretary with yours truly; Corey Hirokawa, treasurer; Judi Flynn, newsletter editor; Tara Gulla, mini-reunion chair; Lou Spelios, head agent; and Raj Shrestha, webmaster. If our reunion inspired you and you’d like to help out—plan a mini-reunion in your community, write an article for the newsletter or a guest column, learn more about our class project, etc.—please be in touch with Jen at jenhee29@hotmail.com. The more, the merrier!
I heard from a couple more educators in our midst since the last column deadline. Since November 2008 Allison Moll has been working as an internship coordinator, academic advisor and research grants administrator (“an odd combination—but it works for me!”) at UMass Boston (UMB). “About 59 percent of UMB undergrads are first-generation college students, including immigrants, young parents and military veterans. It’s a dynamic population and I feel that I’m making a difference in helping students achieve their economic goals and professional dreams. In 2009 I married Fred Benjamin, who comes from a proud Dartmouth family. Our dreamboat son Micah—truly a miracle baby—was born in September 2014.” I met Micah at reunion and he is adorable!
Since 2013 Amy Szczepanski has been working at Art of Problem Solving, a math education company in San Diego. “We produce textbooks, online classes and other resources for kids who are looking for more of a challenge than their local schools provide. We also train the best students in the country to compete at the highest levels of math competitions. I know of at least one ’95 whose child takes classes with us. We’re growing fast, and Duncan Gilles ’06 will start working here later this year. We’d love to have more folks from Dartmouth join us so that we can try to outnumber the M.I.T. alumni on staff!”
Chris Foley’s one-man show, Off the Desk (Tales of a Mediocre Stockbroker), will play Saturdays from late September through early November off-off-Broadway. Stay tuned, New York City alumni, there may be a mini-reunion for this one! And Homecoming is October 9-10.
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu