Members of the class of 1954 have been recognized by the College for the following outstanding achievements on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Dartmouth College Fund (DCF). Honors and recipients include: recognition by the Stephen F. Mandel 1952 Society, for alumni volunteers who provide visionary leadership in raising gifts through the DCF, Sheldon M. Woolf; the Mark R. Alperin 1980 Award for highest reunion participation percentage, ’54 with 85.3 percent; the Roger C. Wilde 1921 Award for a new 60th reunion dollar record, ’54 for $800,054; the Harvey P. Hood 1918 Award for a new 60th reunion participation percentage record, ’54 with 85.3 percent; and Outstanding Volunteer Performance recognition for Richard M. Page and Sheldon M. Woolf.


Pete Kenyon writes: “Each year we fund five student internships and one athletic department sponsorship. We need more financial support to continue. On your dues notice, please check items marked ‘internships’ and ‘athletics.’ Our 2014 internships: Amanda LaMothe ’15, the Dwight H. Ketelhut ’54 Nelson Rockefeller Center internship; Ling Jing ’15, the Kenneth M. Pulley ’54 Dickey Center internship; Kieran Sim ’17, the Everett T. Rattray ’54 Tucker Foundation internship; Logan Borg ’15, the Robert Clements ’54 Dickey Center internship; and Myles McMurchy ’16, the Perry J. Davis ’54 Dartmouth Partners in Community Service internship. The Chester H. Edlund ’54 athletic sponsorship went to Ciro Riccardi ’18, a highly recruited male tennis player from Los Angeles who won against Princeton (September 27).”


Mini-reunion plans include the golf mini in Florida March 2-6; contact Jim Tofias, 39 Bermuda Lake Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418; jimtofias@verizon.net; or (617) 645-6636. There’s also the ski mini February 8-12 at the Dartmouth Skiway; contact Jay Davis. Headquarters for the event will be Steve Mullins’ house in Norwich, Vermont. Contact either at steve.mullins@mindspring.com or jdmd@valley.net 


Seen at Class Officers Weekend in September were Dick Barker, Rick Hartman, Herb Hillman, Tom Kelsey, Dan Neiditz and Wayne Weil. All attended a variety of seminars and workshops designed to get new and old officers up to speed. 


We sadly report the passing of our classmates Charles Acker Jr., William Grover, Kenneth Meyer, Frank Denietolis and Dick Eaton and the wife of Pete Geithner, Deborah. 


—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com