Hope everyone’s winters are going well as spring, new family additions and more weddings draw near. I’d like to start off with a few general class updates in case you missed any of these announcements around the holidays. First, if you have not already done so, please welcome Mindi Laine as the newest addition to the class of 2005! We’re excited to adopt Mindi, who has worked tirelessly with our class for the past three years in her role as a managing director of the Dartmouth College Fund. “I’ve made wonderful friends in the class through our shared love of Dartmouth and giving back,” Mindi shared with us upon learning of her adoption. Congratulations again, Mindi, we are lucky to have you in our ranks!


As many are aware and wrote in to share, classmate Phil Klay won the National Book Award this past November for his first collection of short stories, Redeployment (Penguin 2014). He joins the ranks of distinguished alumni who have also won the award, such as Louise Erdrich ’76, Annette Gordon-Reed ’81 and David Brion Davis ’50. Described by New Yorker critic George Packer as “the best literary work thus far written by a veteran of America’s recent wars,” the stories in Redeployment reflect how war can indelibly infiltrate the psyches of soldiers and the people to whom they return, post-combat. Started in 1950, the National Book Award is among the most prestigious American literary prizes. Congratulations again, Phil, you have made Dartmouth and our entire class extremely proud!


Keeping in the spirit of previous class notes, there are several wedding and baby announcements to update you all on. In terms of weddings, Mark Sweeney married Alexis Hawley ’04 in November in Mark’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Alum attendees included Ting Lu, Jeff Cooperman ’06, John Wilson ’07, Mark Henle ’07, Kerry Snow ’07, Mike Greene ’07, Matt Staffier, Katie Crawford Yarger ’04, Sarah (Hess) Mackenzie, Eric Crawford ’08, Dan Weinberg, Adam White, Matt Hoisington ’04, Chris LaForgia and D.J. Gelner. Andrew Chen married Rebekah Bowling in New York in late December. To be expected, there was a large Dartmouth contingent, including Ben Cassady, Tim Millikin, Rawson Daniel and Lynda (Tricarico) Daniel ’06, Jason Edgar and Julia (Baxter) Edgar ’06, Scott Blumberg ’04, Peter Chalmers and Anna (Weinberg) Chalmers, Tom Tungusz ’04, Jon Hetzer ’04, Marco Adelfio, Deane Somerville, Kevin Carmody and Luke Gilroy. Congratulations to both couples!


The classes of 2036 and 2037 also continued to grow with the arrivals of James Harris Jones, first child of Kristen (Reeves) Jones and Will Jones. James also has the distinction of being the first grandchild of Harris Jones ’66. There was also Jack Wright, first child of Laura and Brandon Wright, and Owen Daley, second son of Leah Anderson and Steve Daley. Congratulations, moms and dads!


Finally, one last plug for our renewed social media campaign. Please make sure to like “Dartmouth Class of 2005” on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @DartmouthClassof2005. Regardless of social media platform, remember to use our hashtag #Dartmouth05 to keep our class updated with news and announcements moving forward. Thanks all and happy spring!


—Matt Nicholson, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. NW, #201, Washington, DC 20007; mtnicholson3@gmail.com