Class Note 1999
Issue
May-June 2024
I am excited to see you soon! Please find another guest column from our dedicated reunion chairs, but first a piece of overdue news.
“Phellow” classmates Dave Maher, Andrew Dance, Jay Tatum, Billy Wynne, Will Leicht, Todd Becker, Tom Reynolds, and George Wisecarver gathered in New York City to see the band, Phish, for the first show of their run at Madison Square Garden. Eben Darling, who had to cancel his trip, summed up the night perfectly when he said, “back to basics: friendship and live music.”
Greetings from Jeff Fine and Catherine Pieroni, class reunion chairs! “We are incredibly excited to welcome more than 400 classmates, guests, and children to our 25th reunion. You can find the list of registered attendees at www.dartmouth99.org. It is not too late to register. A huge thank you to Willy Wong for designing our logo, building our website, designing our souvenirs, and taking care of all design-related aspects of our reunion.
“Our home for the weekend will be the McLaughlin Cluster. When you arrive, come to the tent, check in, and get your name tag and dorm keys. We’ll kick off the festivities with a taco fiesta at the tent on Thursday night! There will be beer and wine at the tent. Thanks to Jackie Gladstone, our beverage chair, for running the bar all weekend.
“We have a full day of programming on Friday. There will be coffee and pastries at the tent, and you can head to Class of ’53 Commons (Thayer Dining Hall) for a full breakfast. We’ll have sandwiches at the tent for lunch. Thanks to our tent committee of Meg Cashion Lysy, Michelle Sweetser, Nicci Rinaldi Hafer, and Dave Dookeeram for organizing coffee, snacks, and tent activities throughout the weekend. After lunch there will be a memorial service, organized by Damali Rhett, to honor those classmates who have passed away since Commencement.
“Our theme for the weekend is ‘The Places You’ve Been’ to recognize all of the places—both physically and metaphorically—that have been a part of our lives. Our event chairs Ruchi Kaul and Tony Perry have organized a roundtable discussion where we can share those places. For dinner we will have a delicious BBQ catered by B&W Catering. After dinner head back to the tent and party ’90s style with the band Conniption Fits. Wear your green! Thanks to entertainment chair Nicci Rinaldi Hafer!
“Saturday morning wake up with coffee in the tent or you can head to West Gym for a full breakfast. Lunch will be a BBQ on the Green with other reunion classes! After lunch there will be an opportunity to share our experiences with the class of 2019. There will also be events for the various alumni-affiliated groups. Then head back to your dorm or hotel and get ready for dinner! We’ve waited 25 years and are incredibly excited to have a cocktail hour and Saturday class dinner on Baker lawn. After dinner there will be more activities on the Green and then head back to the tent for our final evening of reunion!
“Thank you to Holly Smith Munsie for writing our communications, participation chairs Nahoko Kawakyu O’Connor and Robert Tichio, and all of our participation captains for connecting with so many of you about reunion. Thank you also to our treasurer, David Wagner, for organizing the finances and Eric Jenkins for helping with souvenirs.
“We look forward to seeing so many of you in Hanover in June. Please reach out to us with any questions (jeffreybfine@gmail.com, catherine.pieroni@yahoo.com).”
—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 834-0517; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com
“Phellow” classmates Dave Maher, Andrew Dance, Jay Tatum, Billy Wynne, Will Leicht, Todd Becker, Tom Reynolds, and George Wisecarver gathered in New York City to see the band, Phish, for the first show of their run at Madison Square Garden. Eben Darling, who had to cancel his trip, summed up the night perfectly when he said, “back to basics: friendship and live music.”
Greetings from Jeff Fine and Catherine Pieroni, class reunion chairs! “We are incredibly excited to welcome more than 400 classmates, guests, and children to our 25th reunion. You can find the list of registered attendees at www.dartmouth99.org. It is not too late to register. A huge thank you to Willy Wong for designing our logo, building our website, designing our souvenirs, and taking care of all design-related aspects of our reunion.
“Our home for the weekend will be the McLaughlin Cluster. When you arrive, come to the tent, check in, and get your name tag and dorm keys. We’ll kick off the festivities with a taco fiesta at the tent on Thursday night! There will be beer and wine at the tent. Thanks to Jackie Gladstone, our beverage chair, for running the bar all weekend.
“We have a full day of programming on Friday. There will be coffee and pastries at the tent, and you can head to Class of ’53 Commons (Thayer Dining Hall) for a full breakfast. We’ll have sandwiches at the tent for lunch. Thanks to our tent committee of Meg Cashion Lysy, Michelle Sweetser, Nicci Rinaldi Hafer, and Dave Dookeeram for organizing coffee, snacks, and tent activities throughout the weekend. After lunch there will be a memorial service, organized by Damali Rhett, to honor those classmates who have passed away since Commencement.
“Our theme for the weekend is ‘The Places You’ve Been’ to recognize all of the places—both physically and metaphorically—that have been a part of our lives. Our event chairs Ruchi Kaul and Tony Perry have organized a roundtable discussion where we can share those places. For dinner we will have a delicious BBQ catered by B&W Catering. After dinner head back to the tent and party ’90s style with the band Conniption Fits. Wear your green! Thanks to entertainment chair Nicci Rinaldi Hafer!
“Saturday morning wake up with coffee in the tent or you can head to West Gym for a full breakfast. Lunch will be a BBQ on the Green with other reunion classes! After lunch there will be an opportunity to share our experiences with the class of 2019. There will also be events for the various alumni-affiliated groups. Then head back to your dorm or hotel and get ready for dinner! We’ve waited 25 years and are incredibly excited to have a cocktail hour and Saturday class dinner on Baker lawn. After dinner there will be more activities on the Green and then head back to the tent for our final evening of reunion!
“Thank you to Holly Smith Munsie for writing our communications, participation chairs Nahoko Kawakyu O’Connor and Robert Tichio, and all of our participation captains for connecting with so many of you about reunion. Thank you also to our treasurer, David Wagner, for organizing the finances and Eric Jenkins for helping with souvenirs.
“We look forward to seeing so many of you in Hanover in June. Please reach out to us with any questions (jeffreybfine@gmail.com, catherine.pieroni@yahoo.com).”
—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 834-0517; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com