Class Note 2008
Issue
September-October 2020
It has been quite a year so far, to say the least. But our classmates continue to find bright spots.
Zachary Dorner published his first book in June, a history of early modern medicine and empire from the University of Chicago Press. Congrats, Zack! Buy it and support a struggling academic!
Glavy Cruz continues working at Lynn (Massachusetts) Community Health Center, where she is part of the care team for patients diagnosed with Covid-19. She engages patients in psychotherapy in both Spanish and English and has led a couple of forums for youth in Lynn and nearby Lawrence, providing safe spaces to share perspectives about racial tension and discuss steps toward racial equity.
After spending the last 22 months staying home with her daughter, Van, Rachel Hochman started work as an aerospace engineer at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab. In June she and her husband took their daughter backpacking for the first time—hoping she will be a future member of the Dartmouth Outing Club!
Kids are keeping plenty of ’08s occupied. Benjamin David Brown was born on May 18 to parents Robin (McKechnie) Brown and Will Brown ’07 and big sister Abby. Neil Willis and his wife, Lilly, are expecting a baby boy in December. And Angela Libby and her husband, Anwar, welcomed their first child, Calista Libby Ragep, in October. Angela was also promoted to partner in the restructuring department at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP last July.
Tim Chingos and his wife, Jillian (Hamma) Chingos ’09, are being kept busy with their 21-month-old daughter, Emma. Emma’s favorite words are “move” and “owl” and she gets very upset when things don’t go her way.
Katherine Michelis and her husband, Chad, welcomed son Milo Theodore Priest on April 20. “He’s been the best distraction,” she says. Katherine finished her eighth and final year of post-medical school training at the end of June and will join the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center as an advanced heart failure attending this fall.
Before the pandemic began Emily Chen traveled to Australia for a meditation retreat and stopped over in Sydney to catch up with Jeanie Lau for a fancy dinner overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Jeffrey Coleman got promoted to associate professor with tenure at Marquette University, his first book (The Necropolitical Theater: Race and Immigration on the Contemporary Spanish Stage) came out with Northwestern University Press in May, and he launched a podcast called Tinterías (the first Spanish-language podcast about fountain pens and stationery).
Ian Tapu graduated from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law this past May. He is proposing to his partner, Alika Masei, in July on the beach, so expect an Hawaiian sunset wedding in a year or two.
Elliott Dial is currently in Windsor, Connecticut, and was just married to Molly Giorgio. They weren’t able to have anyone in attendance, but the party part of the ceremony is expected next year in Vermont. Elliott will be the junior dean at Loomis Chaffee next year and is looking for educators who might want a change of scenery.
Kiersten Hallquist and her partner, Mike, are getting married in October. As things started to take off in March, they promised to marry each other—whether it was the 175-person wedding they’d been planning for two-plus years or just them and an officiant. They landed with something very close to the latter for safety and invite you to raise a glass with them at 3 p.m. October 3. “We could end up celebrating with so many more than we had planned!” says Kiersten. “Together, apart.”
—Chris Barth, 315 14th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413; (609) 405-9153; cbarthrun@gmail.com
Zachary Dorner published his first book in June, a history of early modern medicine and empire from the University of Chicago Press. Congrats, Zack! Buy it and support a struggling academic!
Glavy Cruz continues working at Lynn (Massachusetts) Community Health Center, where she is part of the care team for patients diagnosed with Covid-19. She engages patients in psychotherapy in both Spanish and English and has led a couple of forums for youth in Lynn and nearby Lawrence, providing safe spaces to share perspectives about racial tension and discuss steps toward racial equity.
After spending the last 22 months staying home with her daughter, Van, Rachel Hochman started work as an aerospace engineer at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab. In June she and her husband took their daughter backpacking for the first time—hoping she will be a future member of the Dartmouth Outing Club!
Kids are keeping plenty of ’08s occupied. Benjamin David Brown was born on May 18 to parents Robin (McKechnie) Brown and Will Brown ’07 and big sister Abby. Neil Willis and his wife, Lilly, are expecting a baby boy in December. And Angela Libby and her husband, Anwar, welcomed their first child, Calista Libby Ragep, in October. Angela was also promoted to partner in the restructuring department at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP last July.
Tim Chingos and his wife, Jillian (Hamma) Chingos ’09, are being kept busy with their 21-month-old daughter, Emma. Emma’s favorite words are “move” and “owl” and she gets very upset when things don’t go her way.
Katherine Michelis and her husband, Chad, welcomed son Milo Theodore Priest on April 20. “He’s been the best distraction,” she says. Katherine finished her eighth and final year of post-medical school training at the end of June and will join the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center as an advanced heart failure attending this fall.
Before the pandemic began Emily Chen traveled to Australia for a meditation retreat and stopped over in Sydney to catch up with Jeanie Lau for a fancy dinner overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Jeffrey Coleman got promoted to associate professor with tenure at Marquette University, his first book (The Necropolitical Theater: Race and Immigration on the Contemporary Spanish Stage) came out with Northwestern University Press in May, and he launched a podcast called Tinterías (the first Spanish-language podcast about fountain pens and stationery).
Ian Tapu graduated from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law this past May. He is proposing to his partner, Alika Masei, in July on the beach, so expect an Hawaiian sunset wedding in a year or two.
Elliott Dial is currently in Windsor, Connecticut, and was just married to Molly Giorgio. They weren’t able to have anyone in attendance, but the party part of the ceremony is expected next year in Vermont. Elliott will be the junior dean at Loomis Chaffee next year and is looking for educators who might want a change of scenery.
Kiersten Hallquist and her partner, Mike, are getting married in October. As things started to take off in March, they promised to marry each other—whether it was the 175-person wedding they’d been planning for two-plus years or just them and an officiant. They landed with something very close to the latter for safety and invite you to raise a glass with them at 3 p.m. October 3. “We could end up celebrating with so many more than we had planned!” says Kiersten. “Together, apart.”
—Chris Barth, 315 14th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413; (609) 405-9153; cbarthrun@gmail.com