Class Note 1955
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Class of ’55’s 55th! A gathering of 193 classmates, spouses and guests spent three days touring the campus, listening to faculty lectures, viewing an exhibit of works by our artists and visiting a display of memorabilia highlighted by Lou Miano’s sketches for the Jacko and the Carnival ice sculpture at the Rauner archives. Reunion chair John French’s team consisted of Dick Blodgett, Betty Brady, Tom Byrne and Larry Pilchman,
Festivities began Monday evening when class president Jack Doyle welcomed everyone to dinner at Thayer, followed by a concert of Dartmouth songs performed by Dick Blodgett, Lynmar Brock, Woody Goss, Joe Herring and Al Keith, directed by John Bassett.
Joe Herring led the Rollins Chapel memorial service Tuesday morning in a moving remembrance of our deceased classmates, followed by a talk with President Jim Yong Kim.
We lunched on Baker lawn, where Dartmouth College Fund chair Woody Goss, John Ballard, Harry Lewis, Paul Merriken and Bob Perkins presented President Kim with checks for $360,555 for the reunion campaign and $13,848,000 representing class giving since 2002.
President Doyle began the Wednesday class meeting by providing a summary of the activities and accomplishments of the class during the past five years: contributions of classmates to their communities, scholarship awardees including our first James and Susan Wright scholarship student, student-athletes, and the Hood Museum acquisition. Brooks Parker, chair of the nominating committee, offered the slate for the next five years: Jack Doyle, president; Dick Blodgett, vice president; Ken Lundstrom, secretary; Ralph Sautter, treasurer. John French presented proposed changes to the class constitution for governance in our later years. These motions were approved.
John Ballard was awarded the prestigious Dartmouth Alumni Award at the class banquet. The citation noted John’s significant contributions to entrepreneurial business developments through Thayer inventions, as a benefactor and leader in his community, at Dartmouth and as Thayer School board chairman. Jud Hale’s talk about New England humor with a touch of Yankee philosophy ended the evening.
The class art exhibit at the Hopkins Center presented works by Joe Kagle, Howie Zelikow, Dick Barr, Lynn Foggle, Gale Parker, Karen Gorton, Pat Woolson. Gale and Karen planned the layout. Al Keith, Buck Kuttner, Brooks Parker, Joe Mathewson and Woody Goss served as crew.
Looking ahead, Homecoming, October 29-30, and a mini-reunion announced for Mackinac Island (owned by Dan Musser), June 11-14, 2011.
—Bob Fanger, 1010 Commonwealth Ave., #3G, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 354-2735; rfanger1@msn.com
Sept - Oct 2010
Class of ’55’s 55th! A gathering of 193 classmates, spouses and guests spent three days touring the campus, listening to faculty lectures, viewing an exhibit of works by our artists and visiting a display of memorabilia highlighted by Lou Miano’s sketches for the Jacko and the Carnival ice sculpture at the Rauner archives. Reunion chair John French’s team consisted of Dick Blodgett, Betty Brady, Tom Byrne and Larry Pilchman,
Festivities began Monday evening when class president Jack Doyle welcomed everyone to dinner at Thayer, followed by a concert of Dartmouth songs performed by Dick Blodgett, Lynmar Brock, Woody Goss, Joe Herring and Al Keith, directed by John Bassett.
Joe Herring led the Rollins Chapel memorial service Tuesday morning in a moving remembrance of our deceased classmates, followed by a talk with President Jim Yong Kim.
We lunched on Baker lawn, where Dartmouth College Fund chair Woody Goss, John Ballard, Harry Lewis, Paul Merriken and Bob Perkins presented President Kim with checks for $360,555 for the reunion campaign and $13,848,000 representing class giving since 2002.
President Doyle began the Wednesday class meeting by providing a summary of the activities and accomplishments of the class during the past five years: contributions of classmates to their communities, scholarship awardees including our first James and Susan Wright scholarship student, student-athletes, and the Hood Museum acquisition. Brooks Parker, chair of the nominating committee, offered the slate for the next five years: Jack Doyle, president; Dick Blodgett, vice president; Ken Lundstrom, secretary; Ralph Sautter, treasurer. John French presented proposed changes to the class constitution for governance in our later years. These motions were approved.
John Ballard was awarded the prestigious Dartmouth Alumni Award at the class banquet. The citation noted John’s significant contributions to entrepreneurial business developments through Thayer inventions, as a benefactor and leader in his community, at Dartmouth and as Thayer School board chairman. Jud Hale’s talk about New England humor with a touch of Yankee philosophy ended the evening.
The class art exhibit at the Hopkins Center presented works by Joe Kagle, Howie Zelikow, Dick Barr, Lynn Foggle, Gale Parker, Karen Gorton, Pat Woolson. Gale and Karen planned the layout. Al Keith, Buck Kuttner, Brooks Parker, Joe Mathewson and Woody Goss served as crew.
Looking ahead, Homecoming, October 29-30, and a mini-reunion announced for Mackinac Island (owned by Dan Musser), June 11-14, 2011.
—Bob Fanger, 1010 Commonwealth Ave., #3G, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 354-2735; rfanger1@msn.com