Class Note 1995
Issue
May-June 2022
Time to celebrate two new limbs on the ’95 family tree. Michelle Butler, husband James, and big brother Joey welcomed Lila Rose to the world January 28. Thomas Lipson became a big brother on January 22, when Adam Lipson and his wife, Alexis, welcomed Julian Stephen. Congratulations!
I hope we’ll get to meet the babies at our 25th(ish) reunion, which is coming up July 22-24! The timing got us thinking about our Sophomore Summer. Here are a few memories.
From Itir Clarke: “Getting my engineering books wet when diving into the river to swim, dating a hottie, biking over to this breakfast place with homemade jam with my bestie—need I say more? I have very fond memories of that summer. I’m grateful for every classmate who made Dartmouth such a special place.”
Alexandra Love recalls “Greek Mythology!”
Vil Ramos recalls: “Renting canoes from Ledyard and paddling over to the rope swings on the river! Spending time outside on the Green or the Gold Coast.”
Aviva Siegel recalls “Ledyard pancake paddles with Brigg Noyes, and Lauren Schlesinger enjoyed water ski club with Becky Bishop.”
Jennifer Lien recalls, “Walks by the golf course and the Connecticut River, swing dancing, late nights at Ben & Jerry’s, and a surprise 21st birthday party for me. Best summer ever!”
Jason Kitteridge worked at Baker Library in the circulation department and helped coordinate the Baker Tower tours. “For anyone who hasn’t done a Baker Tower tour, you essentially climb up a bunch of steep stairs to get to the narrow balcony around the bell tower. The campus views are spectacular and particularly impressive in the fall with the surrounding foliage. “If I recall correctly, Tower tours were usually staffed in two-hour shifts. These were pretty quiet, although you might have 10 to 15 visitors an hour, there were seldom more than two or three people at a time. I ended up spending my (very quiet and lonely) shift atop Baker with a ream of copy paper making paper airplanes and seeing how far they would sail across the Green.”
Claire Unis remembers summer thundershowers: “Coming from southern California, I had never experienced so much summertime rain—nor had to plan outfits to make sure they would not become transparent when wet! And jumping off the bridge—that was terrifying and yet, it seemed, a rite of passage.” Claire lives in Auburn, California, where she works as a pediatrician. “When the pandemic started I seized the opportunity to start a literature in medicine program with my medical group. I now teach writing workshops and literature classes as well as lead a book club and a writing group for other clinicians. I live with a husband, two kids, two dogs, a horse, two burros, 10 chickens, and a pet conure. I am not bored!” Claire’s first book, Balance, Pedal Breathe: A Journey through Medical School came out in March. See more at www.claireunis.net.
Amy (Reed) Morel has given us another great reason to gather in the Upper Valley this July. “I just checked our reunion dates and realized that they coincide with the opening of my solo show of painted steel sculptures at Ava Gallery in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The opening is 5-7 p.m. on July 22. The show will also be open that Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and through August 20.” Apart from art making, Amy and her husband, Joseph Morel, have been holding it down in Barnard, Vermont, on Eastman Farm (http://eastmanfarmvt.com), where they raise grass-fed beef, pastured pork, “and our three kids: Hugo (20), now at Bates College, Genevieve (18), and Horace (15).”
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu
I hope we’ll get to meet the babies at our 25th(ish) reunion, which is coming up July 22-24! The timing got us thinking about our Sophomore Summer. Here are a few memories.
From Itir Clarke: “Getting my engineering books wet when diving into the river to swim, dating a hottie, biking over to this breakfast place with homemade jam with my bestie—need I say more? I have very fond memories of that summer. I’m grateful for every classmate who made Dartmouth such a special place.”
Alexandra Love recalls “Greek Mythology!”
Vil Ramos recalls: “Renting canoes from Ledyard and paddling over to the rope swings on the river! Spending time outside on the Green or the Gold Coast.”
Aviva Siegel recalls “Ledyard pancake paddles with Brigg Noyes, and Lauren Schlesinger enjoyed water ski club with Becky Bishop.”
Jennifer Lien recalls, “Walks by the golf course and the Connecticut River, swing dancing, late nights at Ben & Jerry’s, and a surprise 21st birthday party for me. Best summer ever!”
Jason Kitteridge worked at Baker Library in the circulation department and helped coordinate the Baker Tower tours. “For anyone who hasn’t done a Baker Tower tour, you essentially climb up a bunch of steep stairs to get to the narrow balcony around the bell tower. The campus views are spectacular and particularly impressive in the fall with the surrounding foliage. “If I recall correctly, Tower tours were usually staffed in two-hour shifts. These were pretty quiet, although you might have 10 to 15 visitors an hour, there were seldom more than two or three people at a time. I ended up spending my (very quiet and lonely) shift atop Baker with a ream of copy paper making paper airplanes and seeing how far they would sail across the Green.”
Claire Unis remembers summer thundershowers: “Coming from southern California, I had never experienced so much summertime rain—nor had to plan outfits to make sure they would not become transparent when wet! And jumping off the bridge—that was terrifying and yet, it seemed, a rite of passage.” Claire lives in Auburn, California, where she works as a pediatrician. “When the pandemic started I seized the opportunity to start a literature in medicine program with my medical group. I now teach writing workshops and literature classes as well as lead a book club and a writing group for other clinicians. I live with a husband, two kids, two dogs, a horse, two burros, 10 chickens, and a pet conure. I am not bored!” Claire’s first book, Balance, Pedal Breathe: A Journey through Medical School came out in March. See more at www.claireunis.net.
Amy (Reed) Morel has given us another great reason to gather in the Upper Valley this July. “I just checked our reunion dates and realized that they coincide with the opening of my solo show of painted steel sculptures at Ava Gallery in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The opening is 5-7 p.m. on July 22. The show will also be open that Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and through August 20.” Apart from art making, Amy and her husband, Joseph Morel, have been holding it down in Barnard, Vermont, on Eastman Farm (http://eastmanfarmvt.com), where they raise grass-fed beef, pastured pork, “and our three kids: Hugo (20), now at Bates College, Genevieve (18), and Horace (15).”
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 2 Bishops Lane, Hingham, MA 02043; kaja.k.fickes.95@dartmouth.edu