Vic Rich recently had the privilege of beginning his fifth multi-year term on the Dartmouth Alumni Council during a period of some 45 years. “Never have I attended a council meeting that was as well planned, as informative or as well executed.” I am currently the representative for the Class Secretaries Association and the Class Newsletters Association. The only other member from our class currently on council is Al Rozycki, representing the Geisel School of Medicine. Dartmouth’s ambitions are at their highest and they are not merely words.

Well, Class Officers Weekend has come and gone. Unfortunately, after a tough battle, we did not win Reunion Class of the Year for the fiscal year 2015-16, although we were awarded one of the few Special Recognition Awards as well as two special Dartmouth College Fund annual awards, one for the highest percentage for participation of giving by a reunion class during 2016 and one for setting a new record for participation of giving by a 55th reunion class, both at 78.6 percent. Kudos to Denny Denniston, Hank Eberhardt, Rog McArt, Harris McKee and Hop Holmberg (participation chair for 2015-16, our 55th reunion year).

Doug Zipes, still very active both professionally and personally, was recognized last fall with an alumni achievement award from the Geisel School of Medicine and his latest fiction suspense novel, Not Just A Game, has been released.

Ron Wybranowski, also still very active as a professional photographer (second career) at age 77 and the photographer of our revised class logo featuring the Robert Frost statue, was recently accepted as a full member into the prestigious Copley Society of Art, America’s oldest nonprofit art organization.

The Robert Frost statue contributed to Dartmouth by our great class recently has risen in stature. When each of the 20 undergraduate and graduate school class marshals for the class of 2016 graduation ceremony was asked about his or her favorite place on campus, one student marshal stated in Dartmouth Life summer edition that her favorite place on campus was at the Robert Frost statue.

—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com