Hey, ’01s! Have you marked your calendar for next year’s reunion? We’ll be celebrating alongside the ’00s and ’02s from June 17 to 19.


Alfred Valrie wrapped up a master’s in English at California State University, L.A., in December and is searching for night teaching opportunities while continuing his work in sustainability with the Los Angeles school board. And in March Jonathan Mingle published a book with St. Martin’s press. Fire and Ice: Soot, Solidarity and Survival on the Roof of the World “combines a scientific detective story about the health and climate impacts of black carbon (soot) pollution and the tale of a drought-stricken village in the Indian Himalaya in the process of reinventing itself.” You can learn more at Jon’s website, jonathanmingle.com. 


Joe McKnight is in his ninth year with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and recently took a role in management, working out of the company’s headquarters on East 42nd Street in New York City. How’s that going? Joe says, “So far, so good.” Life is treating Justin Isariyawongse well, too. He writes, “I just had as successful a 16-day stretch as I may ever have. On February 21 I passed my certifying exam for the American Board of Urology. Then on March 8 my wife, Joanna, and I welcomed our second son, Lincoln Connery, into the world. Two-year-old Parker is smitten. I’m now in private practice in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, so if anyone is in town and passing a kidney stone (or otherwise) look me up.” 


Alyssa Rower gave birth to a daughter, Emily Rose, on March 22. Emily joins big brother Oliver, who turned 2 on March 25, and the whole family is doing great. They continue living in Brooklyn suburb Cobble Hill, New York, and Alyssa practices divorce law at a boutique firm in Manhattan. Chris Miranda is finishing up his first year of medical school at Ohio University and he and his wife, Ashley, welcomed a new baby on March 20. Chris describes Foster Thomas Miranda as “healthy and wide-eyed.” Madison, 4, and Cruz, 1 1/2, are proud and excited big siblings.


“The Biggins Family, Gretchen (Bell) Biggins, husband Tom, and children Abby (6), Samantha (5), Tommy (3), and Ben (1) are excited to announce the arrival of their newest member, Andrew Philip, born February 5. Everyone is doing wonderfully now that the 110 inches of snow in Boston have melted and we can play outside again!” On April 27 Jeremy T. Ware and his wife, Christina, welcomed their third child, Benjamin Calvin. Older siblings Jonathan (3) and Sophie (2) are excited about their new little brother! 


Lydia (Dixon) Lawhon married Jason Lawhon (University of Washington ’99) in early April. They and their three dogs live in the mountains west of Boulder, Colorado. Lydia writes, “Many folks may remember my furry Aussie shepherd mix Targhee from his days looking cute in return for snacks on the Collis porch. He’s now 15 and his begging skills are still very much intact. I’m a Ph.D. candidate in environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder; my research investigates the role of local knowledge in wildlife conservation policy. Jason runs the wildland fire program for the Nature Conservancy in Colorado.”


Finally, Catherine (Nakai) Montoya emailed just as I was getting ready to send this column off to print. She and her husband, James, are expecting their third child on May 15. They have two sons, Jacob (7) and Justin (5), and are very excited to have a baby girl. 


—Kristina Panettiere, 20 Great Rock Road, Sherborn, MA 01770; dartmouth2001notes@gmail.com