Class Note 1995
Phyllis (Steinberg) Fagell’s first book, Middle School Matters: The 10 Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond—and How Parents Can Help (Hatchett), was published in August. This will be a must-read for many of us! “It’s a nonfiction guide to a phase that is typically misunderstood or neglected. I draw on my experiences as a school counselor, therapist, parent, and journalist—the book is loosely based on my columns for The Washington Post.”
Gregory Nemet’s book, How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-carbon Innovation (Routledge), also came out this summer and is available on Amazon. Gregory is a professor of public affairs at University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the book, he interviewed 75 people in 18 countries to understand how solar energy became so cheap and why it took so long.
Allison Markin Powell is a Japanese literary translator and writes: “As it happens, three books that I translated will be published this year, the third one in November. They are The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo Masuno (Penguin Books), The Ten Loves of Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami (Europa Editions), and Parade by Hiromi Kawakami (Soft Skull Press).”
Jaha Cummings wrote in as he made his way to Venice, Italy, for the Venice Production Bridge Book Adaptation Rights Market. “I am one of two American publishers invited to the Venice International Film Festival to meet with gold-accredited producers and directors attending the festival to share their book catalogs in hopes of having them adapted into feature film, television, and virtual-reality content. Films adapted from books are generally the most successful, so the European film market decided to create a creative space where publishers, producers, directors could collaborate naturally. Four years ago, they created the Venice Production Bridge at the Venice International Film Festival, because it is the oldest of the big three international film festivals—Venice, Berlin, and Cannes—and features more ‘literary’ films.” On his way to Venice, Jaha stopped in Montreal. “When at Dartmouth I loved going to Montreal for poutine. I get to relive a Dartmouth memory!”
This summer Jaha got to see Kwame Simms in Orlando, Florida. “He was there for an IRS convention and I was in Orlando for the Florida League of Cities annual conference. I’m in my second term on the Punta Gorda City Council. We were able to hang out and catch up that Thursday night.”
Summer’s a great time to reconnect with classmates. From ’round the girdled earth, ’95 Sigma Nus Jon Belk, Alex Nikas, Matthew Riley, John Jones, Scott Meacham, and Joe Berger gathered in Virginia, where they rented a waterfront house and enjoyed BBQ and seafood, a few beers, and reminiscing about the Dartmouth days. Walker Richmond wrote in after a fantastic weekend spent with Brigg Noyes at Ryan and Jennie (Bailey) Nalley’s Rowayton, Connecticut, home. “We watched birds from the porch, swam in Long Island Sound, feasted on clams and lobster while lightning danced in the evening sky, and did lots of reminiscing about good times in Hanover.” Ryan is enjoying work at an innovative software firm that focuses on crisis management response, and Jennie has been thriving as a dermatologist for the past dozen years. The light of their lives is their two growing boys Jack (12) and Sam (8), who are passionate about basketball and music. Brigg owns the Salt Lake Relationship Center, a group therapy practice in Salt Lake City, Utah. His three kids, ages 16, 13, and 10, are all doing great and he recently celebrated his 19th anniversary with his wife, Deborah.
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu
