Class Note 2003
Issue
November-December 2023
Greetings, ’03s.
I’m happy to report that our class exceeded our fundraising goals for the Dartmouth College Fund (DCF) this past fiscal year, both in dollars and participation rates. Your head agents—John Apostolides, me (Megan (Riley) Kenney), John Robinson, and Charlotte (Haldeman) Whitmore—love the enthusiasm heading into our efforts for our 20th reunion gift. We have big goals for this fiscal year and hope to have a great showing for this gift. Did you know that every dollar donated to the DCF goes directly to financial aid and that Dartmouth is one of the few institutions to cover tuition fully for students whose family income is below $125,000? With our class gift, we help make that happen and ensure that Dartmouth can enroll students regardless of ability to pay. However, we cannot do it alone! Please reach out if you are interested in helping shape our 20th reunion gift—even if you can only reach out to a few classmates—we need your help.
I heard from Brian Mason, who reports that he and his wife, Jocelyn (Woolworth) Mason ’05, hiked up Tuckerman’s Ravine on the back side of Mount Washington in April. He says the last time they completed this hike was way back in 2001 when they were dating at Dartmouth. They shared the adventure with some new friends from their new town of Lexington, Massachusetts, where they have recently moved after 14 years in the Bay Area. Brian is working at Abiomed, Jocelyn is a reading specialist, and they and their three children are enjoying their new puppy Salty. Glad your family is settling in well, Brian!
Jason Ortiz (who I maintain should take a turn at this secretary gig) wrote in with a bevy of updates from his active ’03 social life. In June he caught up with Peter Rapp and Joe Ackley over beverages and supper. He reports that Alan Washington was missing from the gathering due to giving a middle school commencement address. Peter was just on his way to a three-week trip to Japan and Joe had recently returned from research trips to Copenhagen and Berlin for his upcoming book on the art and metalwork of medieval Europe. Sounds like lots of interesting travel for Peter and Joe!
Next, Jason met up with Peter Bohler, who was in N.Y.C. for work. Jason tells us that Peter and his partner, Celia, have two children now, baby Louisa, born October of 2022, who joins older brother Forest. The family recently relocated to Seattle. Congrats on the new addition to the family and the move, Peter!
Sometimes Jason reports his own news as well. He’s been teaching a new M.B.A. course at NYU Stern School called “Leadership Fellows.” Jason moonlights as an adjunct professor at Stern and loves the experience. The current course he’s teaching is experiential—the students role-play tough work scenarios with actors to analyze reactions from multiple points of view. Another Dartmouth alum, Hanna Levinson ’12, is one of the program’s administrators and the instructional designer for the course. Jason on occasion gets to see professor Bryan Bollinger around the school as well. Thanks, Jason, for all the updates and glad to hear things are going well.
That’s all for this time ’03s. Send me updates, volunteer to fundraise, help with reunion, become a class officer, etc., at the email below.
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com
I’m happy to report that our class exceeded our fundraising goals for the Dartmouth College Fund (DCF) this past fiscal year, both in dollars and participation rates. Your head agents—John Apostolides, me (Megan (Riley) Kenney), John Robinson, and Charlotte (Haldeman) Whitmore—love the enthusiasm heading into our efforts for our 20th reunion gift. We have big goals for this fiscal year and hope to have a great showing for this gift. Did you know that every dollar donated to the DCF goes directly to financial aid and that Dartmouth is one of the few institutions to cover tuition fully for students whose family income is below $125,000? With our class gift, we help make that happen and ensure that Dartmouth can enroll students regardless of ability to pay. However, we cannot do it alone! Please reach out if you are interested in helping shape our 20th reunion gift—even if you can only reach out to a few classmates—we need your help.
I heard from Brian Mason, who reports that he and his wife, Jocelyn (Woolworth) Mason ’05, hiked up Tuckerman’s Ravine on the back side of Mount Washington in April. He says the last time they completed this hike was way back in 2001 when they were dating at Dartmouth. They shared the adventure with some new friends from their new town of Lexington, Massachusetts, where they have recently moved after 14 years in the Bay Area. Brian is working at Abiomed, Jocelyn is a reading specialist, and they and their three children are enjoying their new puppy Salty. Glad your family is settling in well, Brian!
Jason Ortiz (who I maintain should take a turn at this secretary gig) wrote in with a bevy of updates from his active ’03 social life. In June he caught up with Peter Rapp and Joe Ackley over beverages and supper. He reports that Alan Washington was missing from the gathering due to giving a middle school commencement address. Peter was just on his way to a three-week trip to Japan and Joe had recently returned from research trips to Copenhagen and Berlin for his upcoming book on the art and metalwork of medieval Europe. Sounds like lots of interesting travel for Peter and Joe!
Next, Jason met up with Peter Bohler, who was in N.Y.C. for work. Jason tells us that Peter and his partner, Celia, have two children now, baby Louisa, born October of 2022, who joins older brother Forest. The family recently relocated to Seattle. Congrats on the new addition to the family and the move, Peter!
Sometimes Jason reports his own news as well. He’s been teaching a new M.B.A. course at NYU Stern School called “Leadership Fellows.” Jason moonlights as an adjunct professor at Stern and loves the experience. The current course he’s teaching is experiential—the students role-play tough work scenarios with actors to analyze reactions from multiple points of view. Another Dartmouth alum, Hanna Levinson ’12, is one of the program’s administrators and the instructional designer for the course. Jason on occasion gets to see professor Bryan Bollinger around the school as well. Thanks, Jason, for all the updates and glad to hear things are going well.
That’s all for this time ’03s. Send me updates, volunteer to fundraise, help with reunion, become a class officer, etc., at the email below.
—Megan (Riley) Kenney, 3408 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20016; dartmouth2003notes@gmail.com