The New England Society in the City of New York honored Fred Whittemore by bestowing on him the Reginald T. Townsend Award for his significant support for higher education and conservation in New England. As founding member, president and chairman of the Watch Hill Conservancy, which is dedicated to the mission of conserving Napatree Point and the natural environment of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Fred is also a founding trustee of the Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation, a nonprofit land trust dedicated to preserving open space and clean water. Fred currently serves on the boards of the Tuck School as well as New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business Administration. His many other contributions to Dartmouth are well documented. Congratulations, Fred.


William Hutchens has written a book, An Artist’s Life: Frank Townsend Hutchens, about his great-uncle Frank Hutchens, an artist who was a member of the Impressionist school of art. Bill spent more than 10 years researching and writing the book. Remarkably, he sent professional photographers around the world to photograph those of his uncle’s works that he did not possess, and together with hundreds of worn writings that he transcribed, he was able to piece together the artist’s life and work and produce a beautiful book. Truly a labor of love! Chris McConnell ’71, reporting of the events leading to and including the presentation of Dartmouth’s Social Justice Lester B. Granger ’18 Award for Lifetime Achievement to Connie Clery, wrote in part, “Connie was perfectly poised as she accepted her award and thanked Dartmouth for everyone’s commitment to campus safety, and especially on behalf of her beloved daughter, Jeanne, and her wonderful husband, Howard. During a subsequent panel discussion, including all award recipients, Connie provided a passionate and eloquent description of the Clery story and their resultant life’s work. Everyone was riveted. At the end the audience rose in a spontaneous and heartfelt standing ovation.”


Sadly, I must now announce the loss of our dear classmates Addison L. Luce Jr., Thomas C. Song, Henry Edler and William Vitalis. I offer on behalf of our classmates our most profound sympathies to the families and hope that time will ameliorate your sadness and leave you with only the pleasant memories.


—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com