Class Note 1982
Issue
January-February 2026
Class Note 1982. Happy winter! Save the date for the third annual Park City, Utah, mini-reunion March 6-8—skiing and winter activities at Park City, Deer Valley, and possibly other resorts; superb catered dinners; and great camaraderie. Our incredible hosts, Mike Sapers and Dana Burroughs Klinges, are rolling out the red carpet for Alpine ’82s once again. Online registration to come; for info contact Mike Berg at mikeberg82@gmail.com.
Classmates continue to achieve greatness. Nick Holekamp was appointed first-ever chief health transformation officer (CHTO) at St. Louis, Missouri-based Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, one of a select few U.S. hospitals specializing in care of children and their families with the most complex health issues. Nick will drive systemic change through innovative practices, specifically CHTO’s “Care Beyond the Bedside” model, which improves care for medically complex children beyond the hospital’s walls, bridging the gap between hospital and home. This work is ever more important, since more children surviving ICU stays means the number with complex medical conditions is expected to double in the next decade. Nick will also oversee the hospital’s new research department, which focuses on evidence-based studies demonstrating better health outcomes when kids get out of their rooms and engage in play.
Through channels, Jamie Watkins ’84 sent a note. He said that while hiking, “Saw a guy churning up the hill wearing a Dartmouth T-shirt. I said, ‘Go Dartmouth’ and hummed a few bars of the alma mater.Hiker asked me if I’d gone there. ‘Yep, ’84.’ ‘I’m Gary Levine ’82,’ taking off his stylish wrap around shades. He hasn’t changed a bit, looked great.” I agree. Gary looks the same. I didn’t know him in Hanover but I’m sure it’s true. This fun bit prompted an ongoing column theme idea, “Around the Girdled Earth” (AGE). If you send us your unexpected encounters with Dartmouth types, we’ll print them! I have some but will save them for a dry period. Here’s the first contribution: Paul Habegger and wife Kate and Sarah Riddle Lilja and husband Dave all live in Minnesota. Paul and Sarah first met at our last reunion and the couples have been socializing since. In January 2023 the Habeggers took a Dartmouth alumni trip to Australia and New Zealand that Paul’s five siblings, all in the Bay Area, funded as a thank you for caring for their mother in Minnesota. While there, the Habeggers briefly visited the Liljas, who annually spend three months in Australia. Three months later the Liljas flew home through San Francisco, which they never do, so they could visit Sarah’s dad and stepmom there. Meanwhile, the Habeggers flew to San Francisco to thank the siblings and share a short video of the gifted trip. You know what’s coming: They collided, figuratively speaking, in the San Francisco airport. AGE serendipity! Send more!
—Philippa M. Guthrie, 2303 Woodstock Place, Bloomington, IN 47401; (812) 325-7512; philippaguthrie@yahoo.com;David Mason Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net
Classmates continue to achieve greatness. Nick Holekamp was appointed first-ever chief health transformation officer (CHTO) at St. Louis, Missouri-based Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, one of a select few U.S. hospitals specializing in care of children and their families with the most complex health issues. Nick will drive systemic change through innovative practices, specifically CHTO’s “Care Beyond the Bedside” model, which improves care for medically complex children beyond the hospital’s walls, bridging the gap between hospital and home. This work is ever more important, since more children surviving ICU stays means the number with complex medical conditions is expected to double in the next decade. Nick will also oversee the hospital’s new research department, which focuses on evidence-based studies demonstrating better health outcomes when kids get out of their rooms and engage in play.
Through channels, Jamie Watkins ’84 sent a note. He said that while hiking, “Saw a guy churning up the hill wearing a Dartmouth T-shirt. I said, ‘Go Dartmouth’ and hummed a few bars of the alma mater.Hiker asked me if I’d gone there. ‘Yep, ’84.’ ‘I’m Gary Levine ’82,’ taking off his stylish wrap around shades. He hasn’t changed a bit, looked great.” I agree. Gary looks the same. I didn’t know him in Hanover but I’m sure it’s true. This fun bit prompted an ongoing column theme idea, “Around the Girdled Earth” (AGE). If you send us your unexpected encounters with Dartmouth types, we’ll print them! I have some but will save them for a dry period. Here’s the first contribution: Paul Habegger and wife Kate and Sarah Riddle Lilja and husband Dave all live in Minnesota. Paul and Sarah first met at our last reunion and the couples have been socializing since. In January 2023 the Habeggers took a Dartmouth alumni trip to Australia and New Zealand that Paul’s five siblings, all in the Bay Area, funded as a thank you for caring for their mother in Minnesota. While there, the Habeggers briefly visited the Liljas, who annually spend three months in Australia. Three months later the Liljas flew home through San Francisco, which they never do, so they could visit Sarah’s dad and stepmom there. Meanwhile, the Habeggers flew to San Francisco to thank the siblings and share a short video of the gifted trip. You know what’s coming: They collided, figuratively speaking, in the San Francisco airport. AGE serendipity! Send more!
—Philippa M. Guthrie, 2303 Woodstock Place, Bloomington, IN 47401; (812) 325-7512; philippaguthrie@yahoo.com;David Mason Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net