I’m going to bug you every chance I get to remind you about our 30th reunion June 13-16. Can you believe it has been 30 years since we graduated? Check out our Facebook page and class website (http://dartmouth.org/classes/83) for pictures from the past. By the time you receive this magazine, our plans will be set. If you haven’t been getting monthly e-mails from the class, please send me your e-mail address!


Mark Gorman’sprofile picture on Facebook is intriguing. “Following a few days in Beijing on business, we had two days to explore. We had to see The Great Wall. After hiking to the top of the wall we explored, took pictures and generally enjoyed the views. When it came time to leave we found sleds that one could ride to the base of the wall. The sleds rode along tracks that were set up like an amusement park ride, with lots of twists and turns. Each sled had manual brakes, but their use was optional—it was a great ride and clearly one of my better business trips!”


Bill Hammond is making news again! The Hanover Lions Club recently honored him with the Melvin Jones Award. Named for the founder of Lions Club International, the award is the Lions Club Foundation’s highest honor acknowledging “an individual’s dedication to service in the community and beyond” and qualities such as generosity, compassion and concern for others.


Lisa Tromovitch, artistic director of Livermore Shakespeare Festival and chair of the theater arts department at University of the Pacific, was recognized by the Alameda County (California) board of supervisors with a 2012 Arts Leadership Award. Lisa is also a co-author of the recently released book More Votes that Count: A Case Study in Voter Mobilization. She created television education spots that helped voters fill out their ballots, recruited poll workers and prepared voters to use provisional ballots.


Roger Goodman was re-elected to a fourth term as state representative in the Washington State Legislature, representing the Seattle suburbs of Redmond (home of Microsoft) and Kirkland (home of Costco). He was just selected to be the new chair of the House public safety committee, overseeing the criminal justice system, emergency preparedness and other public safety matters. Roger says that they’ve “made major strides here in Washington State to reduce deaths on the roadways from drunk driving, as well as the harm from domestic violence. It’s really gratifying to be able to make a positive difference in the conditions of people’s lives.”


Dave Ross recently attended services at his local church, Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester, New Hampshire, and the newly ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, Robert Hirschfeld, presided and gave the sermon.


Dave says that Robert “was excellent and really moving and a true credit to Dartmouth and our class.” Dave got together with Mark Ardagna for a Dartmouth hockey game in Hanover. Mark lives in Atlanta and “is going great guns as an exec for Akamai Technologies.” Dave himself is living in Manchester, New Hampshire, and his son Ben is a senior at the University of Oregon. Dave works as a writer for a company he founded called RossCommon, LLC. He stays in touch regularly with most of his class from Heorot. Dave also keeps in contact with Deno Mokas, who lives in Manchester as well and is “doing a great job with family and career.” 


Together again in 2013!


—Maren Christensen, 173 S. Nardo Ave. Solana Beach CA 92075; marenjc@yahoo.com