Twenty-eight Alpha Chi Alpha (AXA) brothers from the classes of 1971 through 1976 traveled from all over the United States to Phoenix, Arizona, for a mini-reunion the last weekend in October. The class of 1974 was well represented by Rafael Castillo, Frank Doorley, Rick Escherich, Jim McVay, Gary Prisby, Mark Schulte, Jim Taylor, Eric Van Leuven and me. The highlight of the weekend was a 53-minute video presentation compiled by Gary from more than 500 pictures covering the last 40 years. Gary had collected the pictures over many months beforehand from AXA brothers from the early to mid-1970s.


In May the board of trustees of Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, elected Tom Csatari to be their chair. Tom joined the board in 2005 and for the past three years had served as chair of the board’s academic affairs committee. Tom’s relationship with the college goes back to 1997, however, when former Dartmouth President David McLaughlin encouraged him to become involved with Colby-Sawyer. Tom had been general counsel for a hospital system in Texas and had a particular interest in the college’s nursing program and its affiliation with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Tom and his wife, Judy Burrows Csatari ’76, supported the program at Colby-Sawyer by establishing the Gladys A. Burrows distinguished professorship in nursing. Tom and Judy live in Hanover, where Tom specializes in estate planning, probate administration and healthcare law with Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, and Judy teaches French at the middle school, enjoying her passions for French and children. Tom and Judy also share the unique distinction of being the first Dartmouth alumnus and alumna parents of a Dartmouth student, their daughter, Emily C.C. Poulin ’99, the College’s first double legacy, who is married to Randall Poulin ’97. 


As always, be safe and send news.


—Rick Sample, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103; samplejr@msn.com