Class of the Year 1955 led the Homecoming parade with a great turn out of 45 classmates, spouses and widows carrying our banner up Main Street to Dartmouth Hall. Some who joined us were Bruce Alexander, Bill Cassell, Don Charbonnier, John Dinan, Pete Greenfield, Jed Isaacs, Ted Ely and Lou Turner. 


Class awards were presented to John Braestrup and Pat and Bernie Siskind. John had a successful career as head of his American Fibre Supplies Co. He and his wife, Justie, had a deep community service commitment to the Portland, Oregon, public schools and established a foundation to provide for supplies and additional teachers that is today noted as a national model for public school involvement and support. John hosted our 2003 mini-reunion in Portland and has been active as a class agent. Bernie Siskind passed away in June 2014 and was remembered for his business career as an executive in the garment industry and his strong dedication to the class and the College. He and Pat were always with us at our events and he served on several committees through the years. They had a special interest in the Hood Museum and together established the Bernard R. Siskind ’55 Fund, which has made possible eight major exhibitions.


The North Carolina group had a mini-reunion in Statesville, October 24. Hosts Mary and Jon Anderson were joined by David Conlan, Miles Garrod, Ken Lundstrom, Dave Miller and spouses. 


Bill Lenderking has published a remarkable memoir, You Can’t Beat the Issues, about his 50 years of government service. It is a candid first-hand account of Bill’s experiences as he dealt directly with the critical issues of our times. Skip Pessl recounts in Barren Grounds: The Story of the Tragic Moffat Canoe Trip their 1955 journey across the Barren Lands of Arctic Canada. Skip captures the excitement and tenseness of the wilderness exploration, the suddenness of Art Moffat’s death and Skip’s role as leader to bring the group safely to their destination.


Sadly we report the passing of Bob Edwards, Philip Hadley and Ed Haley. 


Sixtieth reunion June 15-18! 


—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com