Class Note 2003
Winter is coming, ’03s!
First, an announcement: The Maureen Ellinwood Pluvinage ’03 Scholarship will be awarded to a scholar-athlete in perpetuity, thanks to generous gifts and pledges from family and friends.
Second, I’d like to take a moment to remind everyone to mark your calendars for our upcoming reunion, June 14-16, 2019. Kamil Walji (also our class VP) is currently stepping in to be the class representative to our cluster reunion, but he would welcome assistance or any classmates who might be interested in taking up the lead for our reunion.
I heard from Alexis (McGuinness) Dahl, who wrote to announce her marriage to Andrew Dahl ’05 in June 2016. Alexis and Andrew are parents to daughter Poe, who turns 3 this December. The family moved this July to Switzerland, where Alexis will teach theater at the International School of Zug and Luzern. Hope Switzerland is fantastic!
Jonathan Kartt (usurped in his own news last column by Yungsheng Wang) wrote to share the news of his May wedding to Sandra Osborne (Louisiana State University ’04) at the Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira in Lisbon, Portugal. He reports that he and Sandra live in Brooklyn and he currently works in philanthropy at the Rita Allen Foundation. Congratulations again, Jon and Sandra!
Ashley Nowygrod tells of her July 28 wedding to Jeffrey Doane (University of Vermont ’07) in Grand Teton National Park. The wedding was officiated by the Rev. Inger Hanson and attended by fellow Dartmouth alumni Elise Dunphe ’04, Audrey (Campbell) Elias ’02, Alice Gomstyn, Brian Maloney ’01, Elizabeth McKeon ’02, Pam Piccola-Fayes, Katie (Lindquist) Swor, Jen Sy ’04, and Helen Gurina ’08. Best wishes, Ashley and Jeffrey!
News reached me that Louis Trotman completed his M.D. at Howard University College of Medicine and recently finished his internship at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. Congratulations on the accomplishment, Louis!
Dr. Madhan Iyengar’s brother wrote in to tell of Madhan’s work in Iquitos, Peru. He was recognized by Centura Health’s global health initiatives for his work in bringing crucial equipment to a hospital in Iquitos to assist in gastroenterological care. Madhan received an Olympus medical missions grant to bring the necessary equipment to Peru and to assist in training personnel in Iquitos to use the new equipment. Wonderful work, Dr. Iyengar!
Hans Albee, Th’04, shared news of his work as an engineer with ReVision Energy, a renewable-energy provider. His company has worked to install five projects at Dartmouth in 2017 and is currently working on 15 additional projects. Hans has been with the company for more than 11 years and seen it grow from about 20 employees to more than 200. Can’t wait to hear more!
I heard some cool news about Sarah Mollo-Christensen, who went on to graduate from the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Conservancy after Dartmouth. Sarah has gone on to act in performances at theaters such as the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. You can also hear her narration on several episodes of National Public Radio’s This American Life. Our classmates sure pursue interesting careers!
Finally, an article in Forbes recently featured Amber Laws! Amber is now an entrepreneur, heading up her own boutique consulting firm, focusing on digital marketing. After spending most of her years post-Dartmouth at ESPN, she resigned to spend a year abroad living and working in four countries through the Wanderist Life program. During her time with the program she opened her own agency. Congratulations on the feature article, Amber!
As always, I look forward to your news at the email below.
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com
