Class Note 1996
Issue
Jul - Aug 2017
In most parts of the world, spring represents a period of new growth, rebirth and revitalization. It is quite fitting then that this year, in particular, the season has brought with it an amazing bounty of published works written by some of the many authors within our ranks (some of whom have already been lauded for their excellence).
Our first such newly published author is Jenny Land Mackenzie. Jenny recently spent some time in England while on sabbatical from her teaching of literature and creative writing at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. During her sojourn across the pond, she entered a poetry contest held to honor Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebration; the contest was open to authors from across the British Isles and it just so happens that Jenny’s poem (“Morning E.R.”) took first place in the competition. Accordingly, her work was published in the British newspaper The Telegraph, where it was printed alongside a photo of the seated queen alongside her “red box” (an item referred to in Jenny’s poem) while working on affairs of state. This February, Jenny also published a book titled Teaching Rules: 52 Ways to Achieve Teaching Success. Jenny’s husband, John, also is a member of the St. Johnsbury faculty and the two met while she was studying for her master’s at St. Andrews and Oxford universities. The couple also have two other great works to their names: their 8-year-old twins.
Also in the news is one of our more prolific class writers, our own Brad Parks. A previous winner of the Shamus, Nero and Lefty awards for multiple volumes in his series of six Carter Ross novels, his latest work, Say Nothing, represents a new direction for Brad and was published in March. His newest protagonist, Scott Sampson, is a judge whose family’s life is turned upside down by the kidnapping of his twin children. Initial reviews from across the literary realm are quite positive and many of us are looking forward to seeing what Brad’s next great work will be!
Last but not least, our final literary spotlight shines on Scott Anthony, who has recently coauthored Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future. He frequently contributes to the Harvard Business Review, which published Scott’s work late this spring. The book is described as “a blueprint for how successful companies can leverage disruptive change to fortify today’s business and create tomorrow’s growth engine.” His unique insight comes as managing partner of Innosight, a growth strategy consulting firm dedicated to helping companies build and innovate their business models, where Scott has been for the last 10 years. He has authored several other books, including The Little Black Book of Innovation and The First Mile: A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas into the Market.
The year has already been a prolific one for these three authors—all masters in their specific genres—and we look forward to seeing many more works in their respective fields in the years to come! I know my summer reading list just filled up!
—Garrett Gil de Rubio, 1062 Middlebrooke Drive, Canton, GA 30115; ggdr@alum.dartmouth.org
Our first such newly published author is Jenny Land Mackenzie. Jenny recently spent some time in England while on sabbatical from her teaching of literature and creative writing at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont. During her sojourn across the pond, she entered a poetry contest held to honor Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebration; the contest was open to authors from across the British Isles and it just so happens that Jenny’s poem (“Morning E.R.”) took first place in the competition. Accordingly, her work was published in the British newspaper The Telegraph, where it was printed alongside a photo of the seated queen alongside her “red box” (an item referred to in Jenny’s poem) while working on affairs of state. This February, Jenny also published a book titled Teaching Rules: 52 Ways to Achieve Teaching Success. Jenny’s husband, John, also is a member of the St. Johnsbury faculty and the two met while she was studying for her master’s at St. Andrews and Oxford universities. The couple also have two other great works to their names: their 8-year-old twins.
Also in the news is one of our more prolific class writers, our own Brad Parks. A previous winner of the Shamus, Nero and Lefty awards for multiple volumes in his series of six Carter Ross novels, his latest work, Say Nothing, represents a new direction for Brad and was published in March. His newest protagonist, Scott Sampson, is a judge whose family’s life is turned upside down by the kidnapping of his twin children. Initial reviews from across the literary realm are quite positive and many of us are looking forward to seeing what Brad’s next great work will be!
Last but not least, our final literary spotlight shines on Scott Anthony, who has recently coauthored Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future. He frequently contributes to the Harvard Business Review, which published Scott’s work late this spring. The book is described as “a blueprint for how successful companies can leverage disruptive change to fortify today’s business and create tomorrow’s growth engine.” His unique insight comes as managing partner of Innosight, a growth strategy consulting firm dedicated to helping companies build and innovate their business models, where Scott has been for the last 10 years. He has authored several other books, including The Little Black Book of Innovation and The First Mile: A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas into the Market.
The year has already been a prolific one for these three authors—all masters in their specific genres—and we look forward to seeing many more works in their respective fields in the years to come! I know my summer reading list just filled up!
—Garrett Gil de Rubio, 1062 Middlebrooke Drive, Canton, GA 30115; ggdr@alum.dartmouth.org