Class Note 2004
Issue
Happy New Year, ’04s—I hope 2010 brings you health, happiness and exciting experiences to share with your classmates!
Emily Copeland recently left her job with novelist John Irving and is now studying English literature in Boston. She and Pete Land ’99 got married in September near their home in Burlington, Vermont. Emily made sure to note that “a bunch of great Dartmouth folks came to dance with us!”
Clare Gupta is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and conducting her doctoral dissertation on rural-urban migration in northern Botswana. Clare turned on her television set one evening in Africa and saw Rebecca Leffler on the screen! Rebecca is living in Paris and has a weekly movies show on the international channel France 24 and another on French TV network Canal+. She is also the France correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter. Thanks to Skype, the girls are keeping Big Green communication alive overseas.
Ed Lucas just finished his fifth season in the Kansas City Royals organization and won an award for Most Home Runs Per At-Bat in Minor League Baseball—congrats Ed!
Virginia McCune and her husband, Dave McCune ’05, had their first baby, Hannah Snow McCune, on October 15. Virginia is finishing her orthodontic residency at the Medical College of Georgia and will be moving to Atlanta after graduation next June.
Ahmad Abdur Rahim also wrote in to say he is now a father of three! Congrats, Ahmad!
Dave Hodapp recently proposed to Courtney Howard, whom he met while working in Washington, D.C. The happy couple lives in Athens, Ohio, where Dave works for Senator Sherrod Brown and Courtney is completing a master’s in journalism. They are busy planning a ceremony near the beach in Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the spring of 2011 and awaiting responses from law school/Ph.D. programs to determine their next big move.
Pat Dowling married Toby Simmons on August 22 at the Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut. In attendance were Tim Grant, Drew Dinkmeyer, Scott Shirrell, Josh Bailey ’05, Josh Cushman ’03, Jay Barnard and Cooper Chapin. The couple lives in western Massachusetts, where Pat works as a risk-management consultant at Sinclair Risk & Financial Services.
Kendall Adams and James Bartholomew ’05 got engaged this past March and are planning their wedding for next June. The couple lives in Portland, Oregon.
Nicole Drezner is marrying Ramin Pirouz, whom she met while in medical school. Nicole is doing her pediatrics residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital on Long Island.
Kristin Burdge is in her first year of a two-year master’s of social work program at Boston College—and loving it!
Ben Bollinger co-founded SustainX, a startup that recently received a $5.39 million grant to develop an energy storage system designed to make the use of renewable energy sources more efficient. If you’re interested in learning more about this really interesting project, visit http://thedartmouth.com/2009/12/01/news/thayer.
Elizabeth Bultman lives in Washington, D.C., where she teaches English to ninth graders at a private high school. She is also the faculty advisor of the school newspaper and loves her work!
Sarah Maxell Crosby recently joined the Dartmouth staff as a communications specialist in the president’s office. She and her husband Dan ’02 are expecting their first baby in January.
—Jess Leinwand, 1440 S St., NW, Apt. 2, Washington, DC 20009; jess.leinwand@gmail.com
Mar - Apr 2010
Happy New Year, ’04s—I hope 2010 brings you health, happiness and exciting experiences to share with your classmates!
Emily Copeland recently left her job with novelist John Irving and is now studying English literature in Boston. She and Pete Land ’99 got married in September near their home in Burlington, Vermont. Emily made sure to note that “a bunch of great Dartmouth folks came to dance with us!”
Clare Gupta is pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and conducting her doctoral dissertation on rural-urban migration in northern Botswana. Clare turned on her television set one evening in Africa and saw Rebecca Leffler on the screen! Rebecca is living in Paris and has a weekly movies show on the international channel France 24 and another on French TV network Canal+. She is also the France correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter. Thanks to Skype, the girls are keeping Big Green communication alive overseas.
Ed Lucas just finished his fifth season in the Kansas City Royals organization and won an award for Most Home Runs Per At-Bat in Minor League Baseball—congrats Ed!
Virginia McCune and her husband, Dave McCune ’05, had their first baby, Hannah Snow McCune, on October 15. Virginia is finishing her orthodontic residency at the Medical College of Georgia and will be moving to Atlanta after graduation next June.
Ahmad Abdur Rahim also wrote in to say he is now a father of three! Congrats, Ahmad!
Dave Hodapp recently proposed to Courtney Howard, whom he met while working in Washington, D.C. The happy couple lives in Athens, Ohio, where Dave works for Senator Sherrod Brown and Courtney is completing a master’s in journalism. They are busy planning a ceremony near the beach in Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the spring of 2011 and awaiting responses from law school/Ph.D. programs to determine their next big move.
Pat Dowling married Toby Simmons on August 22 at the Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Connecticut. In attendance were Tim Grant, Drew Dinkmeyer, Scott Shirrell, Josh Bailey ’05, Josh Cushman ’03, Jay Barnard and Cooper Chapin. The couple lives in western Massachusetts, where Pat works as a risk-management consultant at Sinclair Risk & Financial Services.
Kendall Adams and James Bartholomew ’05 got engaged this past March and are planning their wedding for next June. The couple lives in Portland, Oregon.
Nicole Drezner is marrying Ramin Pirouz, whom she met while in medical school. Nicole is doing her pediatrics residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital on Long Island.
Kristin Burdge is in her first year of a two-year master’s of social work program at Boston College—and loving it!
Ben Bollinger co-founded SustainX, a startup that recently received a $5.39 million grant to develop an energy storage system designed to make the use of renewable energy sources more efficient. If you’re interested in learning more about this really interesting project, visit http://thedartmouth.com/2009/12/01/news/thayer.
Elizabeth Bultman lives in Washington, D.C., where she teaches English to ninth graders at a private high school. She is also the faculty advisor of the school newspaper and loves her work!
Sarah Maxell Crosby recently joined the Dartmouth staff as a communications specialist in the president’s office. She and her husband Dan ’02 are expecting their first baby in January.
—Jess Leinwand, 1440 S St., NW, Apt. 2, Washington, DC 20009; jess.leinwand@gmail.com