Ellen Carter has published an historical novel titled To March or to Marry under the pen name Violet Snow. Set in New York City in the early 1900s, the novel chronicles how two young women find their friendship torn apart when one abandons the dignified, middle-class feminism of their women’s club to join suffragettes marching for the vote. Ellen is an author, journalist, and teacher. Her fiction has been published in Otter Magazine, Pilgrimage, and Tinker Street, while her articles have appeared in The New York Times Disunion blog, Civil War Times, Woodstock Times, American Ancestors, and Jewish Currents. Ellen also teaches workshops about writing memoir and family history through the Poetry Barn in upstate New York.

While awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation to the post of under secretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment, Jose Fernandez joined Wes Chapman in the 500-mile annual bicycle ride across Iowa, from the Missouri River to the Mississippi, sponsored by the Des Moines Register. According to Wes, the riders move “like locusts eating everything in the small towns along the route. The favorite foods are pork and pie and the favorite drinks are beer and bloody Marys.” Having survived the ride and his confirmation hearings, Jose now serves as the senior economic advisor at the State Department and advises the secretary of state on international economic policy. His position is often referred to as the senior economic diplomat in the United States.

Doug Morgan was recently named director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He focuses on cancer prevention in Hispanic-Latino populations in the United States and Central America, concentrating primarily on stomach cancer. After graduating from Dartmouth and Thayer, Doug served three years in the Peace Corps in Honduras, working on rural electrification in remote communities. He became aware of the area’s tremendous healthcare needs and challenges. Upon his return to the States, Doug attended medical school and specialized in gastroenterology and public health, reconnecting with Honduras following Hurricane Mitch. On site in Central America frequently, he oversees research and service initiatives and welcomes collaboration. Doug received the Ohtli Award from the government of Mexico for programs serving North Carolina immigrant populations and an honorary degree from the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Leon.

This just in from the reunion committee: Carve your 2022 calendars for Dartmouth’s 45th reunion fromThursday, June 16, to Sunday, June 19, 2022! Leslie Bradford and her trusty committee (including Lapres, Cholnoky, Dana, Replogle,and Duffy) have made great plans for a fantastic weekend. Highlights include craft beer and natural wine tasting at chez Volonakis Thursday evening, dinner at a surprise venue Friday, and a wingding finale on the presidential lawn of Gail Gentes and Phil Hanlon Saturday evening. Gary Hoss Rodgers and Rory Laughna of True North Ales are brewing a specialty concoction just for us and all reuning classes on campus that weekend. Everybody must come! Yes, that means you! To join the committee, ping leslie.e.bradford@gmail.com.

—Robin Gosnell, 31 Elm Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540; robins.nest@icloud.com; Eric Edmondson, DC Advisory, 425 California St., Suite 19, San Francisco, CA 94104; eweedmondson@gmail.com; Drew Kintzinger, 2400 M St. NW, Apt. 914, Washington, DC 20037; akintzinger@hunton.com