Class Note 1952
Issue
There has been considerable class news—both pleasant and sad—emanating from Hanover over the past several months. On the plus side, at the Class Officers Weekend in late September Bill Montgomery and Frank Logan were each recognized for their contributions to the class and College. Bill was named Editor of the Year for his 26 years (and ongoing) stint as class newsletter editor, while Frank received an award for his exemplary service as planned giving chairman. President Dorn McGrath, vice president John McCrillis and treasurer Bill Breed were also in Hanover for the weekend.
Earlier, in August, Dorn on behalf of the class, through the generosity of Dr. Frank Mate, presented a gift to Dr. Jim Yong Kim to honor his accession to the College presidency. The gift, a framed poster-sized print of a 1970 panel from the late Walt Kelly’s comic strip Pogo, shows Pogo gazing out across a debris-strewn Okefenokee Swamp uttering the now-immortal words, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” In a gracious note President Kim thanked the class and noted that Kelly’s prescient print has been hung, fittingly, in the department of environmental science.
The sad note was the death from a stroke on July 30 of Angus Russell, barely a week after the celebration of his retirement from the alumni office after 22 years of service, for which he had been officially awarded emeritus status by the College’s board of trustees. A memorial service was held at the Dartmouth Outing Club on August 14 attended by about 200 people. Among those speaking were John Knox, a friend of Angus’ from boyhood and a member of his wedding to Liz, and outgoing College President Jim Wright. Sixteen other classmates were present, almost all with spouses: Bill Thomas, Jim Fowler and Steve Parkhurst, who came from a distance; together with members of the Upper Valley community, Jay Anderson, John Barto, Bill Breed, Gene Cesari, Charlie Curtis, John Lloyd, Frank Logan, Wey Lundquist, Bill Montgomery, John North, Tony Quimby, Dan Van Dorn and Hank Waters. Bev Fiertz also attended in Alden’s unavoidable absence.
—Dave Drexler, 100 Waters Edge Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477; (561) 747-3874; dave@drexler.com
Jan - Feb 2010
There has been considerable class news—both pleasant and sad—emanating from Hanover over the past several months. On the plus side, at the Class Officers Weekend in late September Bill Montgomery and Frank Logan were each recognized for their contributions to the class and College. Bill was named Editor of the Year for his 26 years (and ongoing) stint as class newsletter editor, while Frank received an award for his exemplary service as planned giving chairman. President Dorn McGrath, vice president John McCrillis and treasurer Bill Breed were also in Hanover for the weekend.
Earlier, in August, Dorn on behalf of the class, through the generosity of Dr. Frank Mate, presented a gift to Dr. Jim Yong Kim to honor his accession to the College presidency. The gift, a framed poster-sized print of a 1970 panel from the late Walt Kelly’s comic strip Pogo, shows Pogo gazing out across a debris-strewn Okefenokee Swamp uttering the now-immortal words, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” In a gracious note President Kim thanked the class and noted that Kelly’s prescient print has been hung, fittingly, in the department of environmental science.
The sad note was the death from a stroke on July 30 of Angus Russell, barely a week after the celebration of his retirement from the alumni office after 22 years of service, for which he had been officially awarded emeritus status by the College’s board of trustees. A memorial service was held at the Dartmouth Outing Club on August 14 attended by about 200 people. Among those speaking were John Knox, a friend of Angus’ from boyhood and a member of his wedding to Liz, and outgoing College President Jim Wright. Sixteen other classmates were present, almost all with spouses: Bill Thomas, Jim Fowler and Steve Parkhurst, who came from a distance; together with members of the Upper Valley community, Jay Anderson, John Barto, Bill Breed, Gene Cesari, Charlie Curtis, John Lloyd, Frank Logan, Wey Lundquist, Bill Montgomery, John North, Tony Quimby, Dan Van Dorn and Hank Waters. Bev Fiertz also attended in Alden’s unavoidable absence.
—Dave Drexler, 100 Waters Edge Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477; (561) 747-3874; dave@drexler.com