A nice note from Ken MacDonald volunteered the thanks of the class for my Alumni Magazine Class Notes. In thanking Ken I confessed to actually enjoying this task. Helps keep me busy.


Jim Corner’s son Roger conveyed the sad news of his dad’s death on November 15, 2010. Jim was one of our most beloved classmates and 1939’s head agent for the Dartmouth College Fund for 32 years. Our heartfelt sympathy to Doris, sons Roger and Donald ’70, daughter Carol and their families.


The College has updated the figures for the Class of 1939 Scholarship Fund. The June 30, 2010, book value (original gift value) was $2,544,611, and the market value was $3,401,374. Our fund is by far the largest of all Dartmouth class scholarship endowments and is now helping 24 undergraduates each year.


Our preference for the 1939 scholarship fund financial aid recipients has always been student-athletes. One of our earliest scholars was Gail Koziara ’82 (married name Boudreaux) who is currently an Alumni Council nominee for College trustee. At Dartmouth Gail was All-American in basketball and track and is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. She holds 12 Dartmouth records and is still considered by many knowledgeable people as Dartmouth’s greatest female basketball player.


Gail is executive vice president of United Health Group and president of United Healthcare. She was named one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes and one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business. Pretty good trustee material, I would say!


—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320