Class Note 1993
Issue
November-December 2021
As I (Natalie) write this, summer term is wrapping up and the ’25s are getting ready to join the Big Green family. And, sometimes, joining the Dartmouth family means keeping it in the family! I inquired on our Facebook ’93 page as to who had offspring at, or headed to, Hanover and got some quick responses.
Carolyn Riley Chapman wrote, “My daughter, Kristin, is a ’24. There are definitely a few kids of ’93s there. More to come, I’m sure!”
Betsy Barth Marantz said, “Mine is a ’25, starting in a couple of weeks. She’s counting the days!”
John Stanton added in that“Tom Lynch and Tony Godsick each have daughters on the Dartmouth lacrosse team. And one ’93 has a son still in high school who is being recruited by our football team.”
Karen Sepucha,who is married to Robert Sepucha Jr., said “Our daughter will be a ’25 too (after taking a gap year).”
Selen Unsal posted that,“My daughter, Leyla, will be a ’25 starting in a few weeks. (My husband, Paul Jacoby, is a ’92.) We’re excited for her to meet all the other ’93 kids!”
Jennifer Campbell Whalen said, “I married T.J. Whalen; our daughter, Campbell, is a ’22; and our son, Cooper, will be a freshman this fall—a newly minted ’25!”
Douglas Chia reported that he has “twins (boy-girl) going into the class of 2025.” He also mentioned that U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney has a child at Dartmouth.
Chad Thomas, who is married to Cathleen Millett Thomas, said, “Our eldest son, Griffin, is a ’24. He made the best of a tough year. Can’t wait for him to experience ‘real’ Dartmouth this fall.”
Rich Lytle wrote that he and his wife, Kelly Bell Lytle ’94, have a son, Richard, who is in the class of 2024.
Kristin Vinson reports, “My daughter, Carolina Guerrero, is a ’23 wrapping up her Sophomore Summer.” Those lucky dogs, or as Marianne Ruhl Nikas sagely corrected, “Don’t you mean lucky ‘Salty’ dogs?” Yes, ma’am!
Heidi Smith passed along, “I think there are quite a few.” She mentioned Doug Chia’s twins and gave a shout-out to Veree Hawkins Brown and Todd Sisitsky as having Dartmouth offspring as well. And Carolyn Riley Chapman mentioned Amanda Salzhauer.
Finally, Rachel Byrne said, “My daughter is a ’23! My son is a high school senior, so we’ll see.”
To all of you going through the process at whatever schools, best of luck! My husband and I have one down, one to go (neither Dartmouth applicants, though I would have loved it!), and know it’s tough sledding for us parents. Keep the news coming (just no hate mail please—we’re just the scribes, not any part of the admissions process), and we hope everyone stays healthy and well!
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, 200 E 72nd St., Apt. 20K, New York City, NY 10021; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu
Carolyn Riley Chapman wrote, “My daughter, Kristin, is a ’24. There are definitely a few kids of ’93s there. More to come, I’m sure!”
Betsy Barth Marantz said, “Mine is a ’25, starting in a couple of weeks. She’s counting the days!”
John Stanton added in that“Tom Lynch and Tony Godsick each have daughters on the Dartmouth lacrosse team. And one ’93 has a son still in high school who is being recruited by our football team.”
Karen Sepucha,who is married to Robert Sepucha Jr., said “Our daughter will be a ’25 too (after taking a gap year).”
Selen Unsal posted that,“My daughter, Leyla, will be a ’25 starting in a few weeks. (My husband, Paul Jacoby, is a ’92.) We’re excited for her to meet all the other ’93 kids!”
Jennifer Campbell Whalen said, “I married T.J. Whalen; our daughter, Campbell, is a ’22; and our son, Cooper, will be a freshman this fall—a newly minted ’25!”
Douglas Chia reported that he has “twins (boy-girl) going into the class of 2025.” He also mentioned that U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney has a child at Dartmouth.
Chad Thomas, who is married to Cathleen Millett Thomas, said, “Our eldest son, Griffin, is a ’24. He made the best of a tough year. Can’t wait for him to experience ‘real’ Dartmouth this fall.”
Rich Lytle wrote that he and his wife, Kelly Bell Lytle ’94, have a son, Richard, who is in the class of 2024.
Kristin Vinson reports, “My daughter, Carolina Guerrero, is a ’23 wrapping up her Sophomore Summer.” Those lucky dogs, or as Marianne Ruhl Nikas sagely corrected, “Don’t you mean lucky ‘Salty’ dogs?” Yes, ma’am!
Heidi Smith passed along, “I think there are quite a few.” She mentioned Doug Chia’s twins and gave a shout-out to Veree Hawkins Brown and Todd Sisitsky as having Dartmouth offspring as well. And Carolyn Riley Chapman mentioned Amanda Salzhauer.
Finally, Rachel Byrne said, “My daughter is a ’23! My son is a high school senior, so we’ll see.”
To all of you going through the process at whatever schools, best of luck! My husband and I have one down, one to go (neither Dartmouth applicants, though I would have loved it!), and know it’s tough sledding for us parents. Keep the news coming (just no hate mail please—we’re just the scribes, not any part of the admissions process), and we hope everyone stays healthy and well!
—Natalie Weidener Kupinsky, 9733 Beman Woods Way, Potomac, MD 20854; natalie.weidener.kupinsky.93@dartmouth.edu; Dwight Fenton, 200 E 72nd St., Apt. 20K, New York City, NY 10021; dwight.e.fenton.93@dartmouth.edu