Class Note 1977
Issue
Nov - Dec 2015
Dr. Diane Arsenault sent in a newsy email. Diane mentioned that she was part of the St. Paul’s School advanced studies program, along with numerous classmates: the late Susan Kmon, Janice Lee Swain, Jay Swain and Mike McLaughlin. They get together once or twice a year.
Diane recently met with Dr. Bill Levinger, an anesthesiologist in Leominster, Massachusetts.
According to Diane, “I am a certified hospice and palliative medicine physician and hospice medical director. It is invigorating work, part of the holistic part of being a family physician. My husband and I will build a retirement home near our home in Campton, New Hampshire. My husband is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and our two children have followed us into the medical profession. They are darn good, amazing young people what every parent hopes their children will become.
We’ve done medical missions in Zimbabwe and Guatemala and hope to increase the frequency of mission work in the future.”
Dave Bennett III is enjoying life in the Steel City. Dave is “happily married with three adult children. Tennis has succumbed to an overused shoulder, but golf is okay as long as I don’t take it too seriously. I’ve been working in a family business with my brother for more than 35 years, with another seven or so to go. Summer trips continue to the summer cottage in northern Ontario. Fond memories of the girls of Topliff, all-nighters sustained by James Gang and rowing the Connecticut in the fall morning air!”
Brad Brinegar’s cup has been overflowing lately. From 2000 to 2012 Brad built McKinney into an advertising powerhouse; in 2012 it was named most effective agency in the world. Prior to McKinney Brad was CEO of Leo Burnett USA. Brad has taken on a new challenge, leading a collaboration of the Barbarian Group, Iris Worldwide and McKinney to build visibility and growth for Cheil in North America.
Brad reflects on his time at Dartmouth: “My anthropology major taught me to put myself in other people’s shoes. It is pretty unusual to be in a situation where you are the audience for the ad you are creating; you have to understand the motivation of people who may not be anything like you. It’s also a pretty important skill for leading people and selling ideas.
“The Jack-O-Lantern introduced me to the intersection of art and commerce (though to call the Jacko either would be a stretch) and was the first inkling that I might be able to make a good living doing something that I really loved.
“Crew taught me lessons that I use every single day. I was a walk-on with no team sport experience; the way I grew I was totally uncoordinated when I got to college. So I was mature enough to appreciate the experience. I learned about collaboration and alignment. There is no room for individual stars or lone wolves in a boat. Everybody pulls together or the boat slows down. I learned about preparation and commitment.”
—John T. Bird, 1920 Chateau Circle, Apt. 306, Birmingham, AL 35209; (205) 276-4609; jtbird.com@gmail.com
Diane recently met with Dr. Bill Levinger, an anesthesiologist in Leominster, Massachusetts.
According to Diane, “I am a certified hospice and palliative medicine physician and hospice medical director. It is invigorating work, part of the holistic part of being a family physician. My husband and I will build a retirement home near our home in Campton, New Hampshire. My husband is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and our two children have followed us into the medical profession. They are darn good, amazing young people what every parent hopes their children will become.
We’ve done medical missions in Zimbabwe and Guatemala and hope to increase the frequency of mission work in the future.”
Dave Bennett III is enjoying life in the Steel City. Dave is “happily married with three adult children. Tennis has succumbed to an overused shoulder, but golf is okay as long as I don’t take it too seriously. I’ve been working in a family business with my brother for more than 35 years, with another seven or so to go. Summer trips continue to the summer cottage in northern Ontario. Fond memories of the girls of Topliff, all-nighters sustained by James Gang and rowing the Connecticut in the fall morning air!”
Brad Brinegar’s cup has been overflowing lately. From 2000 to 2012 Brad built McKinney into an advertising powerhouse; in 2012 it was named most effective agency in the world. Prior to McKinney Brad was CEO of Leo Burnett USA. Brad has taken on a new challenge, leading a collaboration of the Barbarian Group, Iris Worldwide and McKinney to build visibility and growth for Cheil in North America.
Brad reflects on his time at Dartmouth: “My anthropology major taught me to put myself in other people’s shoes. It is pretty unusual to be in a situation where you are the audience for the ad you are creating; you have to understand the motivation of people who may not be anything like you. It’s also a pretty important skill for leading people and selling ideas.
“The Jack-O-Lantern introduced me to the intersection of art and commerce (though to call the Jacko either would be a stretch) and was the first inkling that I might be able to make a good living doing something that I really loved.
“Crew taught me lessons that I use every single day. I was a walk-on with no team sport experience; the way I grew I was totally uncoordinated when I got to college. So I was mature enough to appreciate the experience. I learned about collaboration and alignment. There is no room for individual stars or lone wolves in a boat. Everybody pulls together or the boat slows down. I learned about preparation and commitment.”
—John T. Bird, 1920 Chateau Circle, Apt. 306, Birmingham, AL 35209; (205) 276-4609; jtbird.com@gmail.com