Class Note 1951
Issue
September-October 2021
Our final College-sponsored reunion (our 70th!) is on for the weekend of September 10-12! Henry Nachman and Mike Choukas, reunion co-chairs, have planned a relaxed gathering, centered at the Hanover Inn, where the College will provide complimentary rooms and meals for all ’51s and their families. Handy buses will offer convenient transportation to all events not held at the inn as well as a guided tour of Dartmouth’s expanded and greatly enriched campus. Two of our classmates will be honored with “Spirit of ’51” awards. The campus and surrounding New England countryside are at their magical best in early fall.
Most important, there will be lots of opportunities to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. My recommendation for guaranteeing a delightful weekend: Contact a ’51 friend whom you’ve missed seeing and invite him to join you for the reunion.
Speaking of welcome reconnections, I enjoyed recent phone visits with three ’51s and was again reminded of what remarkably interesting and contributive lives our classmates have lived. Rusty Thamarus, for example, was part of the two-year Dartmouth Medical School program and completed his M.D. at the University of Michigan. His medical career included both pediatrics and emergency medicine. An avid outdoorsman, he now lives at Trout Creek, Montana, where he has been a hunting and fishing guide, mountain climber, skier, and state champion triathlon competitor.
Emerson Pugh transferred from Dartmouth to Carnegie-Mellon University, earning a B.S. and Ph.D. in physics. He spent 36 years at IBM in senior technical management positions and authored several scientific and technical books. In retirement he lives in Cold Springs, New York.
And George Bikle received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Far Eastern studies, going on to teach and write in California and Japan. He is the author of three books. His wife and two of their children have also had academic careers.
Five more members of the ’51 family have died. We send heartfelt condolences to the families of Tom Barnett, Wes Blake, Phelps Dewey, Spencer Grey, John Marshall, and Connie Skewes (wife of Jack).
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Most important, there will be lots of opportunities to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. My recommendation for guaranteeing a delightful weekend: Contact a ’51 friend whom you’ve missed seeing and invite him to join you for the reunion.
Speaking of welcome reconnections, I enjoyed recent phone visits with three ’51s and was again reminded of what remarkably interesting and contributive lives our classmates have lived. Rusty Thamarus, for example, was part of the two-year Dartmouth Medical School program and completed his M.D. at the University of Michigan. His medical career included both pediatrics and emergency medicine. An avid outdoorsman, he now lives at Trout Creek, Montana, where he has been a hunting and fishing guide, mountain climber, skier, and state champion triathlon competitor.
Emerson Pugh transferred from Dartmouth to Carnegie-Mellon University, earning a B.S. and Ph.D. in physics. He spent 36 years at IBM in senior technical management positions and authored several scientific and technical books. In retirement he lives in Cold Springs, New York.
And George Bikle received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Far Eastern studies, going on to teach and write in California and Japan. He is the author of three books. His wife and two of their children have also had academic careers.
Five more members of the ’51 family have died. We send heartfelt condolences to the families of Tom Barnett, Wes Blake, Phelps Dewey, Spencer Grey, John Marshall, and Connie Skewes (wife of Jack).
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com