It has been an extraordinary few months filled with professional and personal triumphs for the class of 2001. First and foremost, give a rouse for our own Mindy Kaling for being selected as Dartmouth’s 2018 Commencement speaker. What an honor! Jesse Foote recently launched a game called Color Clues that lets parents easily set up treasure hunts for their kids. The game uses sequences of colors and audio clues so kids of any age can solve the hunts completely on their own. You can try it out for free at the App Store, and keep an eye out for his Kickstarter campaign to preorder the game box. Mary Barensfeld’s work continues to be published in international and national publications for both architecture and landscape architecture work in the San Francisco and Pittsburgh regions. Check out her recent projects at www.barensfeld.com. A happy one-year anniversary to Erin Dromgoole, who married Paul Rupprecht (University of Maine ’05) around this time last summer. Erin and Paul met through a running club, so it should not be surprising that both running and Dartmouth friends were prominent parts of the event in Windsor, Vermont. Fellow Dartmouth cross-country and track alums Peggy Johnson and Parker Pruett were a part of the ceremony, and Joe McKnight gave a wonderful, heartfelt “man of honor” speech at the reception. Other ’01s in attendance included Terra Beaton, Dave Chalmers, Bill Peter, Alex (Kremer) Marshall, Erika Cafarella, and Handol Khym. Dartmouth cross-country and track and field coach Barry Harwick ’77 even put in an appearance at the ceremony. Michael Friesner recently attended Rob Hallenbeck’s wedding to Lauren Murphy in beautiful Kerrville, Texas. There were many ’01s on hand to celebrate, including Karyn Brudnicki (and her husband, Mark Landis ’97), Eric Bielke, Elliott Freirich, Greg Fournier, Jen Gillcrist (exchange from Wellesley ’00), Nick Dominguez, and Dave Marmaros.

In parenting news, Adrian Loewing and her husband, Patrick, celebrated the birth of their son, Brayden Patrick Carroll, in February. It sounds like this trio is planning on going places, as little Brayden is already in possession of three passports—from Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We hope that you bring him stateside soon! Jacqueline Dresow wrote in from Costa Mesa, California, to announce the April birth of her second daughter, Keia Dresow Cooperstein. Big sister Taylie (3) is adjusting better than expected. Brooke Lierman and Eben Hansel welcomed their second child, Eliza Hansel, last November. Brooke is completing her first term representing part of the city of Baltimore in the Maryland House of Delegates. Her bid for re-election starts with the primary this summer and includes the much-appreciated support of many classmates. To those just beginning or solidly in the throes of their parenting journey, Todd Jelen is “fairly confident” that he is the first member of the class of 2001 to have a child graduate high school. Todd’s son, Preston, will attend and play football at the University of Minnesota next fall. Congratulations all around!

—Rachel Milstein Sondheimer, 143 Branchville Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877; (203) 645-693; rachel.sondheimer@gmail.com