Class Note 1961
Issue
March-April 2020
The Frost statue at Dartmouth, a gift of the class of 1961 at the end of the last century, is continuing to grow in popularity. Within the past few months alone a picture of the statue became December on the 2020 Dartmouth calendar, a picture of the statue was included in the new Hood Museum brochure of official statues located on the Dartmouth campus, and, finally, the Frost statue was both an inspiration for and included in the third movement (titled “Frost and the Lone Pine”) of the four movements of a new symphony, Symphony for Winds: “Dartmouth,” commissioned for the 250th anniversary celebration of Dartmouth that premiered successfully at Hopkins Center in November 2019. A picture of the Frost statue amid the autumn leaves was projected on a large screen above the orchestra for the duration of the movement.
Our most recent ’61 mini-reunion held at Yankee Stadium on November 9 for the Dartmouth-Princeton football game was a successful outing from several standpoints. Not only did Dartmouth crush Princeton, numerous classmates (Denny Denniston, Tom Goodwin, John Henry, Art Johnson, Gerry Kaminsky, Vic Rich, Bob Rosier, Pete Stuart) plus several spouses and other family members and guests also arrived early, were seated together, and enjoyed each other’s company.
On a more individual level, some time ago Steve Grossberg was awarded the 2019 Donald O. Hebb Award of the International Neural Network Society (INNS). The award recognized Steve’s outstanding achievements in biological learning. INNS is the largest and most important society that supports research and educational activities across the full spectrum of biological and artificial neural network research.
Doug Zipes, an accomplished andwell-known cardiologist and currently a distinguished professor at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology, part of the Indiana University School of Medicine, has also written and published three well-received mystery novels (Not Just a Game, Ripples in Opperman’s Pond, and The Black Widows)and recently completed a well-written memoir, Damn the Naysayers. Patti and I had dinner with Doug and Joan in Indianapolis during October 2019.
Remember, the next ’61 mini-reunion is in San Diego March 22-25. Check the ’61 website for details.
—Victor S. Rich,94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
Our most recent ’61 mini-reunion held at Yankee Stadium on November 9 for the Dartmouth-Princeton football game was a successful outing from several standpoints. Not only did Dartmouth crush Princeton, numerous classmates (Denny Denniston, Tom Goodwin, John Henry, Art Johnson, Gerry Kaminsky, Vic Rich, Bob Rosier, Pete Stuart) plus several spouses and other family members and guests also arrived early, were seated together, and enjoyed each other’s company.
On a more individual level, some time ago Steve Grossberg was awarded the 2019 Donald O. Hebb Award of the International Neural Network Society (INNS). The award recognized Steve’s outstanding achievements in biological learning. INNS is the largest and most important society that supports research and educational activities across the full spectrum of biological and artificial neural network research.
Doug Zipes, an accomplished andwell-known cardiologist and currently a distinguished professor at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology, part of the Indiana University School of Medicine, has also written and published three well-received mystery novels (Not Just a Game, Ripples in Opperman’s Pond, and The Black Widows)and recently completed a well-written memoir, Damn the Naysayers. Patti and I had dinner with Doug and Joan in Indianapolis during October 2019.
Remember, the next ’61 mini-reunion is in San Diego March 22-25. Check the ’61 website for details.
—Victor S. Rich,94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com