Class Note 1961
Issue
Jan - Feb 2018
What a fantastic mini-reunion weekend Maynard Wheeler, on-campus reunion chair, put together for us in Hanover during early October. He gave us perfect weather and kept us busy from dinner on Friday through brunch on Sunday. All classmates who were able to attend the event, which coincided with Homecoming Weekend, experienced a thoroughly enjoyable time. Some of the highlights included interesting presentations at Friday’s dinner by three current students who received grants from our class to help them finance their respective projects, lunch with Dartmouth students on Saturday, a class meeting led by class president Don O’Neill that included a presentation by Pete Bleyler about our new endowed class project, the traditional Dartmouth Homecoming march and subsequent bonfire, a presentation by the new director of the Hop to our class at Saturday’s dinner, the formal presentation by Dave Prewitt of the first Outstanding ’61 Classmate Award to Harris McKee and, last but not least, a truly remarkable comeback and last-minute football victory by Dartmouth against Yale.
On October 27, at the semi-annual Alumni Council meeting, Art Kelton became the sixthmember of our class to receivethe prestigious Dartmouth Alumni Award during a period of 56 years. Art’s wife, Elaine, and other members his family were in attendance at the event. Also attending were classmates Hank Eberhardt and Laurie, Art Johnson and Ellie, Al Rozycki and Diane, and Vic Rich. Both Hank and Vic were also included in a short video tribute celebrating Art and his award.
John King reported that he was now the chair of the board for Golf Fore Africa, a nonprofit foundation that assists in providing clean water to villages in Zambia. The foundation was founded by LPGA Hall of Fame golfer Betsy King (no relation to John), more than eight years ago and has since improved the lives of the men, women and children of those African villages. John recently returned from his third trip to that country, where he reviewed the work being done by the foundation.
In closing, remember this unattributed quote: “War does not determine who is right; it determines who is left.”
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
On October 27, at the semi-annual Alumni Council meeting, Art Kelton became the sixthmember of our class to receivethe prestigious Dartmouth Alumni Award during a period of 56 years. Art’s wife, Elaine, and other members his family were in attendance at the event. Also attending were classmates Hank Eberhardt and Laurie, Art Johnson and Ellie, Al Rozycki and Diane, and Vic Rich. Both Hank and Vic were also included in a short video tribute celebrating Art and his award.
John King reported that he was now the chair of the board for Golf Fore Africa, a nonprofit foundation that assists in providing clean water to villages in Zambia. The foundation was founded by LPGA Hall of Fame golfer Betsy King (no relation to John), more than eight years ago and has since improved the lives of the men, women and children of those African villages. John recently returned from his third trip to that country, where he reviewed the work being done by the foundation.
In closing, remember this unattributed quote: “War does not determine who is right; it determines who is left.”
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com