Less than a year to go until our 35th! Our class president Leslie Bradford has us on Facebook—check out Dartmouth’77 and let all your Dartmouth “friends” on Facebook know that you’ll be coming! It’s a great way to stay instantly connected and generate excitement about our reunion. 


Leslie was on campus in April for the First Year Family Weekend and was joined by a number of ’77 parents with 2014s, including Chris Jenney, Mac Taylor, Peter Bernhard, Gay Schultz Macqueen, Karen McGrath, Kent Dauten and Jose Fernandez. Anyone out there have a son or daughter admitted in to the class of 2015? It was tough this year—only 9 percent of applicants were accepted.


Bill Wedge wrote in from his home in Wellington, Florida. He and his wife, Ellen, just sent the last of five children off to college. Bill recently opened his own law office, specializing in property tax matter, specifically the Florida agricultural exemption, and he’s helping “farmers” hold on to some of their property taxes. He still spends summers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and enjoys kite boarding, fly-fishing, biking and golf. Bill missed skiing last year, the first time in 50 years he didn’t get in at least one day.


Jennifer Leigh Warren was onstage once more! In June she starred in Diamonds Are Forever: The Songs of Dame Shirley Bassey at the Renberg Theatre in Hollywood. Director Richard Jay-Alexander stated, “The musicianship, bombast and theatrics Ms. Bassey, to me, seem a perfect match for the talents of Ms. Warren, who is also a force to be reckoned with in her own right.” To think we were all lucky to see her perform in the Hopkins Center!


I heard from another accomplished musician from our class. Evelyn Chan is moving back to the States! After almost 20 years in France Evy is moving back to San Diego, California, in order to be closer to her parents. She’s hoping her piano survives the transatlantic move. Since July of 2009 Evy has served as the first Alumni Council representative of all the international alumni. Normally a three-year term, she is relinquishing her post to a new rep as she moves stateside. 


Congratulations to Richard Bane! He recently received a doctor of humane letters, honoris causa, from Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. His affiliation with Salem State began in 1988 when he was appointed to the Salem State Foundation executive board. Rich is president and CEO of four nursing homes and two adult day care centers scheduled to open this year.


I love receiving blogs from Wes Chapman! In the latest he shared his adventure this past February when he and Pete Volanakis, Gary Rogers and his wife, Jill ’78, climbed Mt. Washington with the EMS climbing school. Wes had climbed Mt. Washington in the summer, spring and fall, but wanted to experience the types of severe weather conditions the mountain is known for!


Enjoy your adventures this summer and share them with us!


—Kathy Kelley Cimina, 6 Martins Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073; (610) 356-4685; cohasset73@comcast.net