Class Notes 1954

Memorial titles have been selected for members of the class of 1954 whom we know passed in 2024.

They include Herman S. Siqueland, Donald Wagner, Michael H. Payson, Robert I. Silverberg, Stephen H. Fast, George G. Shaw, Robert L. Woodberry, Charles R. Ennis, Ronald W. Dougherty, William E. Rex, Peter M. Kenyon, Thomas F. Scott, Herbert J. Hillman Jr., John P. Dabney, Fred M. Hector, David B. Bartlett, and Lloyd Tepper. Lloyd was a generous Dartmouth College Fund donor and in December 2024 made a $10,000 gift.

We sadly also list the classmates who have passed on recently: Robert Price, Dave Bradley, Harry Connaro, Grant A. Settlemier, and Cliff Evans.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Congratulations to president Shel Woolf, as the 70th reunion was a true success with the largest attendance, by far, of any previous 70th class reunion.

For those who were not able to attend this glorious 70th reunion, we prepared a “Journal,” which captured some of the memories of the past, and a folder titled “Recollections” with short essays from some of the attendees. If you would like to see a copy of both, please email me and I will send you a digital copy. You can either view on a computer or take a copy of the PDFs to a Staples and have a color print of each made. (They are formatted for eight 17-by-11-inch pages.)

We are saddened to list the classmates who have passed on—John Dabney, Fred Hector, Herb Hillman, Chris Rood, Jim Stead, Herb Gilden, John Reed,and Gary Zwart—as well asDorothy Jean Adnopoz.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

The College recently received a realized bequest upon the death of our classmate, Thomas K. Clarke, in the amount of $205,571.20 for fiscal year 2024 for the Dartmouth College Fund.

I hope by this time those attending the 70th reunion have confirmed their information to the College. Great plans are underway for an informative and fun time. As of this date we have 46 classmates, 29 spouses, 11 widows, and 31 guests scheduled, for a total of 117—a great turnout thanks to Shel Wolf’s constant nagging.

We are saddened to list the name of classmates who have passed on: Charles Ennis, Alec Gray, Bill Rex, and Michael Freeman.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

President Shel Woolf reminds us: “Wouldn’t it be great to do something we have never done in a place we really love with friends we haven’t seen in a long time at a minimal cost?

“So let’s plan to go to Hanover from September 22 to 24 for our 70th reunion. The rooms at the Hanover Inn are paid for by the College, as are the receptions and meals. Widows of deceased classmates are of course welcome to come and are offered the same benefits for rooms, etc. Details of the reunion are being formalized and will follow, but I would appreciate knowing at this time if you would plan to come if possible. There is no obligation to saying ‘yes’ and it would help in planning to know our potential attendance. Please email me at swoolf1060@comcast.net with your ‘yes.’ ”

We regret to announce the passing of Bud Siqueland, Don Wagner, Bob Silverberg, Bob Payson, and Parker Caswell.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Bill Briggs is still at the Stagecoach Bar every Sunday in Wilson, Wyoming, playing his great swing dance numbers. There is always a cheer from the crowd when the band leader announces that Bill was the first human to ski down the Grand (and live!). There was also a big bash there for his 90th birthday. Norm Veasey writes: “The important thing to us and our family is that Suzy and I are alive and kicking. I’ve been so lucky and blessed to have been happily married to Suzy. I’ve been a lawyer and a judge for 66 years. Next month I plan to retire from active law and judging practice and continue dividing our days among our four offspring and 11 grandchildren.” Mike Finnigan eventually settled in Rochester, New York, where he is now a retired professor at the University of Rochester. Although none of his children went to Dartmouth, his son married a Dartmouth alumna, Kara Finnigan ’90. He has continued to be active in Dartmouth affairs and tries to make most reunions.

No date has been set for our 70th reunion, but it will be sometime in September 2024. The September/October issue of the DAM was a special installment devoted to things to love about Dartmouth.

From Jeff Crowe ’78: “After more than 60 years in the Boston area, Joan and John Crowe now live in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, near their daughter Betsy. Through the decades John had three children and six grandchildren follow him to Dartmouth. In April his granddaughter, Katherine Crowe ’10, got married to Tammer Raouf ’09. The wedding pictures show the impressive number of Dartmouth graduates in attendance—more than 70! John is pictured at the front and center of the group along with me, the father of the bride. After the photo, John joined the assembled alums in an enthusiastic rendition of the alma mater.”

We are sad to post the passing of Jerry O’Neil, Bob Mower, Bill Bullen, Tom Agan, Jim Tofias, Bob Collimore, Phillipe Cooke, Richard Gates,Rosemary Mandelbaum, Serge Maltzoff, and Bob Sokolski.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 694-8947; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Another issue and very little news. Please drop me a line so I can let the class know what’s going on with you. Our numbers are dwindling so take a moment to help me fill out the DAM column. If you are not getting the weekly Dartmouth sports report, which is very detailed, contact Bill White at njwhitehouse@verizon.net. We are sad to post the passing of Ted Weldon, Herb Bates, Gary Zwart, Charlie Morrison, Tim Wagner, Henry Grebe, Burt Onofrio, and Stan Klippi.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Plans are pretty much completed for the mini-reunion. In addition to the class meeting, there is a cocktail party and dinner at the inn. Other events included a performance by The Dodecaphonics, a program celebrating 50 years of Dartmouth coeducation, tours of the Hood, the new computer science building at Thayer, Penn football game, and Saturday dinner at the inn with Susan Wright as guest speaker.

The College is asking all classmates to update their alumni profiles, an online resource that enables each person to determine what types of communications he or she would like to opt in or out of. The hope is that classmates can refine their connections to the College and class so that they are receiving only those emails they want—and that classmates will then be more comfortable keeping the College current on emails, phone numbers, etc. Classmates will find details on accessing/editing their alumni profiles at www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/connect/find-alumni.

We note the passing of George Lane, Neil Sibley, Bob Rafelson, Robert D. Volk, James Love,Miriam Lowell Page, John Steel III, Ken Russell, Dr. Frank Weiser, Edward Norman,and Irv Sherwood.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

From Peter Kenyon, class projects chair, and the committee (Bob Levine, Dan McCarthy, and Norm Veasey): “We selected seven interns from our three centers: Rockefeller, Dickey, and Dartmouth Center for Social Impact. They interned in the Bronx; the UN office in New York City; New Hampshire and Vermont; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Seoul, South Korea; and Jackson, Mississippi. The assignments ranged from working at the UN as a representative of the United States to being a member of the U.S. ambassador’s office in Dubai. The seven were financed by the earnings generated by the class intern endowment fund. We no longer have an athletic program as our endowment fund was given to the athletic department by the College. We are current with the memorial book project working with the library. I got a nice note from Stan Rosenberg, who, like most of us, is retired. He is living in a senior community just outside of Princeton, New Jersey. Now with time on his hands he has written a book, mainly for his grandchildren, about little episodes in his life. He was able to get it published by Amazon under the title of Doc Stanley’s Stories.

We note the passing of John Fenn, Dick Watt, Tony Kane, Robert Durham, and Dr. S. Martin Lindenauer.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Tom Hall writes, “Polebridge Press has recently published a book of mine, Time to Come Clean: Rescuing Jesus from Christianity. Since it began as a self-published text, the initial printing bears no date or publisher, but my colleague who put the book together said 2021. First copies arrived early in January, and subsequently Polebridge Press has taken over the copyright (I did not wish to profit from it in any way) and is now offering it on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It probably helped that I am a life member of Westar Institute, parent of Polebridge, and edited some 70 scholarly books by Westar authors.”

As you can see we didn’t receive much info from the class. Please make an effort to let your classmates know what is happening in your life by contacting me.

We note the passing of our classmates DeWalt “Pete” Ankeny, Geoffrey Talbot, Ed Winnick, George Hitchcock, Paul Martin, and Ron Lehrman.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

From Peter Kenyon: “We are in the process of finishing our 2021 intern and recruited athlete projects.

“We are sponsoring three interns from each of the three centers with which we work each year: Rockefeller, Dickey, and the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact. The internships for the nine were taken virtually. This made the cost for each to be much less expensive. The funding of the project is coming from the earnings we get from the investment of the internship endowment fund. This year we will use about one half the amount earned. Next year we should be back to our normal amount earned and spent.

“As for our recruited athlete, the endowment fund we generated last year was sent to the College athletic department, which will use the funds to recruit high school athletes. The fund and its earnings will stay in the hands of the athletic department. Our participation in the recruiting of high school athletes is no longer our project.

“For the memorial book program, we place a book in Baker Library in the name of each deceased ’54 classmate. This has been held up this year as Baker has been mostly closed and new books have been few. It is reopening and we should get caught up by the start of the fall semester.”

Mead Medcalf has published a new book, The Music Man, as reported in the August 17, 2021, issue of The Aspen Times.

All were disappointed that the 2021 mini-reunion had to be cancelled due to Covid-19, but president Shelly Woolf is preparing for fall of 2022. He has reserved rooms at the Hanover Inn, so if you plan to attend, contact Shelly for information.

We mourn the passing of Barbara Barker, Gerald Bregman, Jay Davis, Jackson Smith, Alan Staley, and Edmund Kidd.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

From president Shelly Woolf: “Our September 24-25 mini is going to happen.”

We regret the passing of Johan Marijn Oudheusden, William Stern, and Clinton Gaylord.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Peter Kenyon provided the following on the state of the intern program. “In 2021 our intern and recruited athlete will be funded by the two endowments the class has managed to construct. The intern endowment has $600,000 and the athlete endowment has $100,000. The earnings from the two will allow us to increase the number of students for whom we provide financial support. Our planning with the centers will begin in March. Key will be determining just what will be happening in terms of these activities with the campus challenged as it now is. More to report in March.” Don Berlin’s new address at a continuing care retirement community: 7106 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920; (908) 804-8122.

On a personal note, a big shoutout to Tom Kelsey, Dick Page,and David Dame for all their help on preparing the class obits. Any others willing to help, contact me.

We are saddened by the passing of Mitchell A. Kramer and Robert C. Clark.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

We just received the Rockefeller Center annual report from our intern, Cindy Shen ’21. “During the fall of 2019 I interned at the Council of Economic Advisors [CEA], an agency within the executive office of the president that offers the president objective economic advice for use in domestic and international policymaking. My larger projects included studying the Affordable Care Act on un-insurance rates among people with pre-existing conditions and coding in Python to aid future CEA macroeconomics research. I primarily conducted research on topics related to healthcare and trade economic policy. I also had the opportunity to contribute to the economic performance of the president with an annual report that delineates the U.S. economic performance and the administration’s upcoming priorities. No day on the job ever looked the same. One minute I’d find myself drafting a memo on the opioid crisis and the next hunting down the volume of dairy exports from a country I hardly knew anything about.”

We are asking all classmates to update their alumni profiles, an online resource that enables each person to determine what types of communications he would like to opt in and out of. The hope is that classmates can refine their connections to the College and class so that they are receiving only those emails they want—and that classmates will then be more comfortable keeping the College current on emails, phone numbers, etc. Classmates will find details on accessing and editing their alumni profiles at www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/connect/find-alumni.

Have you decided to join the 2021 mini-reunion and yearly meeting Friday, September 24, through Sunday, September 26? You can contact Shel Wolff at swoolf1060@comcast.net or text him at (508) 728-5757. There are only so many places available at the Hanover Inn. It should be a great event after all of the restrictions we have had in the past year.

We are saddened by the passing of Dana Low, Raymond Corwin, and Richard Pearl.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

We did it! With the last gift of $2,000 from Paul Dalton, solicited by Dick Page, we accomplished our goal of raising $100,000 for the Seaver Peters athletic sponsor endowment. Our total is $100,700 and will grow. This endowment ensures that the class of ’54 will almost double its previous level of support for this great program and do it in perpetuity. I never cease to marvel at the willingness of our class to support Dartmouth and do it with generosity and enthusiasm. This endowment sets yet another ’54 benchmark for other classes to strive to match.

Following is the first of the comments from our new set of interns. Anindu Rentala ’21 is the Richard A. Pearl ’54 Dartmouth Center for Social Impact 2020 class of 1954 sponsored intern at the Georgetown Law School criminal justice clinic in Washington, D.C. She writes: “I worked closely with a team of attorneys and law professors, taking on pro bono criminal defense cases. I went to crime scenes and canvassed for witnesses, went to jail to meet with clients, and helped attorneys with trial preparation. I met with low-income clients and African Americans and began to understand the condition of the American project. It’s the guilty project. For most of our clients, their stories were tragic. The job of the public defender is to tell those stories.”

We mourn the passing of Larry Mamlet, Edwin Bruce Haertl, Luke Case, David Snow, Donn Hill, Thomas Osborn, Robert Basset, Nelson Putnam,and James Conlin.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

We have thank-you notes from interns. From Gabrielle Hunter ’20: “Thank you so much for the opportunity to have engaged in enriching professional development. It is through kind people such as you that I was able to discover more about my career interests. Through my experience as a global health policy intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Global Health, I was empowered to create change and tangible impact in the global and public health industries. Thank you for your kind hearts and your giving spirits. I am forever grateful.”

From Maya Frost-Belansky ’20: “I really can’t thank you enough for sponsoring my internship at the Boulder County [Colorado] public defender’s office. It was undoubtedly my most meaningful professional experience and will guide my next career steps as I pursue a law degree. It was also a singular personal experience that helped me pinpoint my intellectual passions. I am so grateful for your generous support. Thank you!”

We have also received a thank-you note from Bob Ceplikas ’78, deputy director of athletics: “Your class’ annual gift to the athletic sponsor program has provided crucial resources for bringing the best and the brightest to Hanover, first by making it possible for our coaches to travel far and wide to identify and evaluate exceptional student-athletes, and then by enabling those elite prospects—regardless of their means—to visit the campus to see for themselves what a special place this is. Every year your support has opened doors of opportunity for extraordinary young men and women while ensuring that Dartmouth has varsity teams in which we can all take great pride.”

We note the passing of the following classmates: Carlisle Lewis, Hsung-Cheng Hsieh, Tim Sullivan, Robert Oxford, and Fred Page.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Gabrielle Hunter ’20, the Peter E. Bullis ’54 Rockefeller Center 2019 intern, interned with the Dartmouth Center for Global Health Equity. She worked with a team involved with the development of strategic engagement in Nigeria and was involved in working with several major donor foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She spent much of her effort in forming the combination of improved health with other efforts in Nigeria to improve the organization’s efforts with those of others with similar goals to form a single focus on better health within the Nigerian population.

We had a great 65th reunion, with 137 total attendees—this is a new 65th reunion record, surpassing the total attendance of 135 for the classes of ’51 and ’53—with 67 alumni (the record is 69, held by the class of ’42) and 10 widows. Send any photos from reunion to David Dames for the newsletter. Some reunion notes from Dick Barker: “Carol Mullins attended the reunion with her daughter, Stephanie. They were in the process of removing personal items from the Vermont homestead, after having disposed of the property some time ago. We have lots and lots of great memories of class gatherings together with Steve and Carol’s hospitality at their historic Vermont homestead. I saw Ed Hayes’ wife, Brenda, recently and she reported that Ed is doing well in East Dennis, Massachusetts, after having given up lawn mowing. Ed is still active in searching for postal covers from lost (sunken) ships. Sorry to hear that Don Berlin’s wife was not at reunion due to an automobile accident.”

Thirty-four classes provide funding for attracting student-athletes to Dartmouth, and our class gift of $3,000 ranks seventh in size of gift. Largest is $9,000 from the class of 1963. Additionally, 21 members of our class were individual sponsors, ranking ninth among classes, while seven were “leadership donors” (giving $600 or more), ranking fourth among classes. Interestingly, three classes tied at No. 1 with eight members. Thus, with one more ’54 giving $600, our class would tie for first in this category.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

The Chicago Tribune ran a lengthy article on Steve Mullins, who passed in early June, and his friend Ed Chainsky’s plan to visit 100 minor league baseball parks—culminating at Reno Aces in Lake Villa, Nevada. The general manager’s mom grew up in Lake Villa. They had invited Steve to throw out the first pitch. If you would like to read the full article, please email me.

Dick Barker wrote, “Lew Milkey and I attended the May meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod at the Hyannis Yacht Club, where we were the senior alums there. The featured speaker was Gene Hornsby, Tu’73, former president of the Orleans Firebirds baseball team.”

Pete Kenyon has finalized the 2019 intern list. The internships include, through the Dickey Center, Shae Wolfe ’20, the William E. Murane Class of 1954 Internship. She is a neuroscience major with a passion for research in populations that have had the trajectory of their brain development altered by various cultural, emotional, and socioeconomic upbringings. She spent three months at NeuRA in Sydney, Australia, helping conduct and translate research on aboriginal and Torres Strait islander health and aging. She focused on neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s, the risk factors associated with cognitive decline, and what preventive measures could be implemented in at-risk aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities. Through this experience, Shae was able to immerse herself in the aboriginal community, build mutually beneficial and lasting relationships, and gain a better understanding of the power dynamics that have made aboriginal people a target for degenerative brain diseases.

The other students included Gabrielle Hunter ’20, with the Peter E. Bullis Class of 1954 Nelson Rockefeller Center Internship; Maya Frost-Belansky ’20, with the Richard C. Lederer Class of 1954 Nelson Rockefeller Internship; and Zachary Milestone ’20, with the John O. Pope Class of 1954 Dartmouth Center for Service Internship.

We sadly note the passing of Gerald Flathman, Paul Stumph, Bruce Classon, Walter Dahl,Steve Mullins, and Tom Kelsey’s wifeElizabeth.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

At a ceremony of the unveiling of David Levine’s portrait, commissioned by the Hospital for Special Surgery, classmates in attendance were Tony Kane, Dick Davidoff,and Jerry Goldstein. The hospital has been ranked No. 1 in orthopedics in our country by U.S. News & World Report for the ninth consecutive year and is the oldest such institution in the United States, founded on 2nd Avenue in New York City in 1863—the middle of the Civil War. David started as an orthopedic resident in 1961 and never left until he retired from patient care in 1995, though he returned in 2003 to take on an administrative role. Dick Barker attended the New Black Eagles Jazz Band concert in mid February at the Cultural Center in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. More than 200 people enjoyed the show. It was the first show in which Pete Bullis was not featured on the banjo since his death in September.

Professor Colin Calloway was the winner of the Jerome Goldstein Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Our annual N.Y.C. luncheon was a great success. Attending were: Bob Adnopoz, Howie Aronson, Jerry Barton and Peg, Sue Bastian, Don Berlin and Barbara, Don Brief and Dottie, Lon Chaiken, Lo-Yi Chan, John Cunningham, Dick Davidoff, Lyon Greenberg, Jerry Goldstein, Rick Hartman and Anne Gay, John Heyn and Sally, Tony Kane, David Levine, Dave Mandelbaum, Dan Neiditz and Arlene, Dick Pearl, Maureen Reeland Riggio, Art Rauch, and Wayne Weil.

Peter Kenyon received a thank-you letter from the College for the $15,000 gift to the great Class of 1954 Internship Fund in honor of our 65th reunion—“an outstanding legacy and a wonderful tribute to Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary.”

If you haven’t made your commitment to the College yet, now is the time. Remember all monies are credited to our intern fund, which will make it self-sustaining as our numbers continue to get smaller.

We sadly note the passing of John Merritt, Fleming LaFolette, Gibson Dyke, Robert Orchard, Richard Christophe, Joseph Mannion, Richard Lederer, George O’Connor, Francisco “Paco” Romero, and William Cohen.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Mark Dominguez ’19 writes: “I want to extend the largest of thanks to the class of 1954 for honoring me with the title of the 2018 Class of 1954 Dickey Center Intern. Without your generous gift of funding these international internships, I would not have been able to embark on what I consider to be one of the most formative and fulfilling journeys of my life. Even in Shanghai I found myself surrounded by friends, fellow Dartmouth students, and an atmosphere that still excites my inspirations to see more of the world. As I write this thank you, I once again find myself on the other side of the world in Beijing. It is because of the class of 1954’s support and the resources of the Dickey Center that I am able to visualize a future of confidence and excitement abroad. To be named the Class of 1954 Dickey Center Intern encourages me to share my stories more often.”

Osei-Karaki Kingsly ’19, our second Dickey intern, is a neuroscience major from Ghana. On campus he is involved with the African Students Association, he is a writer for IvyInspire, and he plays intramural soccer. He is passionate about the brain and mental health sciences and restructuring the healthcare administrations of developing countries to keep up with the best methods in other parts of the world. As a Dickey intern in fall 2017, he pursued a project aimed at developing a digital patient record-keeping system for mental health institutions in Ghana. He broke the project into three phases. The first phase entailed gathering logistics, “surveying” the land, and recruiting. His team partnered with the brain clinic in addition to other mental health institutions and traveled across the country to educate itself about the state of recordkeeping in hospitals in general, and mental health institutions in particular.  Since coming back to the United States, the team has been working to identify which electronic medical records may be most suitable for a platform specifically aimed at Ghana’s healthcare system.

We regret the passing of Pete Bullis and Walter Tumeniuk.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Our own Ironman, Steve Mullins, has doneit again:He just won three national championships at the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the 85-plus age group (100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, and 1,650-yard freestyle). The Evanston, Illinois, newspaper had a quite extensive article on Steve’s Toby Jug collection. If you would like the article, email me and I’ll send a pdf.

Dick Barker attended the April meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod along with Lew Milkey and Ed Hayes to hear a talk by Jung-Ho Pak, conductor of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra.

I hope you noticed the May-June issue of DAM, which features a nice article, “Nomadic Newsman,” on Pete Kenyon’s son, Peter ’80.

Dick Page writes, “I went to Tedesco Country Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts, for the ‘Celebration of the Life of John Pope’ for family and friends. It was a great party that John would have loved, complete with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band (without Pete Bullis!), a bagpiper for ‘Amazing Grace,’ an ensemble rendition of ‘My Way,’ and a cannon salute.”

Pete Kenyon forwarded some information on our 2018 interns. The two Dickey interns are Kingsley Osei-Karikari ’19 and Mark Dominguez ’19; the Rockefeller intern is Solomon Bang ’19; the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact (DCSI) intern is Jaeyoung Oh ’21, who is spending his time at Mangochi, Malawi, with Naturally Africa Volunteers. It is a program based in various parts of Africa and focuses on improving areas of day-to-day life, education, medicine, sports, wildlife conservation, and community outreach. Because the program is focused around local care, most of Jae’s role as an intern will be in communities in rural areas that do not have much access to healthcare. One of his main roles will be home-based care, where he will carry out home visits to chronically ill patients and will clean, dress, and bandage basic wounds. Jae is also involved in Army ROTC and Dartmouth emergency medical services and is a student assistant at DCSI.

We are sad to announce the passing of classmates Frederick Brooks and Sargeant Joys.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

The Dartmouth College Class of 1954 Award was presented to Robert M. Dean on September 22,, 2017. He was honored for all his professional work with Scott Paper Co. and, of course, for his continuous participation with wife Kat in Florida, Chicago, Washington, Morocco, the Dalmation Coast, France, Norway and Switzerland. He never missed a major reunion or most of the minis, co-organized the Florida golf minis, served on the class executive committee and as class agent and contributed to the Alumni Fund every year since graduation.

Riley Riccardi ’18 of Ridgewood, New Jersey, our latest sponsored athlete, was part of the women’s lacrosse “Team of the Year.”

Dick and Linda Dalton took a short trip to Patagonia, limited in time due to her upcoming second knee operation. Dalton is amazing. He hikes as if he were in his 50s. He walks every day, even in snowstorms. From Dick Page: “The Dartmouth rowing club has just published a book covering the first 100 years of Dartmouth rowing, Ready All, Row. It features a number of ’54s: Jerry Evans, Jonathan Moore, Dick Page, Duncan Roberts, Bob Sleigh, Gerry Zwart and Dan Weidenthal. Complete with illustrations, it faithfully captures all the hard work and dedication that has brought Dartmouth rowing to where it is today.”

From our summer intern Charlotte Kamin ’18: “To the class of ’54, I want to extend my sincerest gratitude for helping me participate in the Rockefeller internship program in the Rockefeller international program and work for the Institute for the Study of War last summer in Washington, D.C. I learned an invaluable amount of regional dynamics, political complexities and general profound skills in analyses and critical thinking. I cannot thank you enough for helping me mature my academic and professional goals.” If you have not already given to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, it is not too late. Remember that 25 percent is credited to the internship endowment—a most worthy cause.

We are sad to announce the passing of George Graboys, Robert Martin, John Pope, Roland “Bud” Addis, Sinclair Hitchings, David Blacksher Jr., Yngvar Hvistebdahl, George Kingsley Jr. and Robert Levy.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

The College announced that the class of 1954 ranked No. 5 in the “class gift” category. Our $3,000 tied us with 1952 and both of us were edged out for No. 4 by 1950 with a $3,065 gift. Our 2017 sponsored athlete, Riley Ricciardi ’21, was one of the senior leaders on arguably the best lacrosse defense in New Jersey. The Maroons allowed 10 or more goals just twice all year, while keeping teams to four goals or less 11 times. Ricciardi was also a big part of the transition game, using her blazing speed to form a one-player fastbreak. The trial of Sen. Bob Menendez will be heard before District Judge William H. Walls. Last month I short-changed Steve Mullins. Besides the gold medal world champion in the 800-meter freestyle, 85-to-89 age group, he also took two silvers in the open water 400-meter freestyle and 3,000-meter freestyle. Our mini-reunion team, led by Herb Hillman with Sarah Gilson and Betty Heston, pulled off another outstanding Hanover mini-reunion topped by an incredible Dartmouth football win over Holy Cross, 27 to 26 in overtime! In case you missed this event, here are a few highlights: 45 classmates, wives and friends made it back to Hanover. In addition to the executive committee meeting on Friday, they assembled for a dinner at Jesse’s Restaurant with a talk by professor Aine Donovan on medical ethics. Saturday they heard from professor Ross Virginia and the “last global frontier.” The weekend ended with a final reception before the wining game against Holy Cross. Shelly Woolf is recovering from knee surgery. A little short on information this issue. Please let me know what’s happening in your life. We are saddened by the passing of classmates Arnold Linsky, William McKee Jr.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

It’s that time of the year again, when you will be getting a call from one of your classmates regarding the Dartmouth College Fund. They put in a lot of time and effort to support the College and I urge you to do the same. Our class has for many years led the Dartmouth College Fund in participation. We need all classmates to help reach and exceed our participation goal of 80 percent. Transplanted New Englander Bill Pierce writes from Southern California (away from floods and earthquakes) that he gave up umpiring girls’ fast-pitch softball when his knees couldn’t take it anymore. His three daughters and son, whom he sees once a year, live in Maryland. He keeps in touch by phone with Bob Oxford, who has a pacemaker and lives in Florida, and stays active driving seniors to med appointments. He hopes to make it to the 65th reunion, if the body is willing and the creek don’t dry up. From Highland Beach, Florida, where Arlene and Dan Neiditz are spending the winter, Dan writes that they enjoy course offerings in international relations and national security at Florida Atlantic University. He adds that Jimmy Davidson lectures for seniors sponsored by Florida Society for Middle East Studies. He had a phone call from Bob Woodberry from California, where he and his wife enjoy retirement in a 55-plus community. Bob Rafelson said, “This may be my first ’54 alumni letter. You ask for an update. Perfect timing since my obituary was just published this week. I did not ask for a retraction. I’ll earn the words sooner or later. I stopped making movies, somewhat by choice in 2002. I still give film master classes around the globe: Russia, Serbia, Georgia, Turkey, France, North Africa, Finland, Japan—the more remote the better. These invitations extended for an accumulated 15 Academy Award nominations or wins. Most of the awards were for Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, The Last Picture Show and the academy best documentary, Hearts And Minds.” We regret to announce the passing of John Pratt, Walter Leffler, Glenn Wesselmann, Jonathan Moore, Ken Zweiner and Al Terrill.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

The New York holiday luncheon was attended by Bob Adnopoz, Howie Aronson, Jerry Barton, Sue Bastian, Don Berlin and Barbara, Don Brief and Dottie, Ron Chaiken, Lo-Yin Chan, Bruce Classon, John Cunningham, Dick Davidoff, John Fenn, Jerry Goldstein, Lyon Greenberg and Marcia, Rick Hartman, John Heyn and Sally, Tony Kane and Rose, David Levine, Mimi Mahler, David Mandelbaum, Steve Mullins and Carol, Dan Neiditz and Arlene, Dick Pearl, Art Rauch, Norman Veasey and Suzy, Wayne Weil and Shelia. Special attention was given to Mimi Mahler and Sue Bastian, who represented ’54 widows and were guests of the class at the luncheon. Sue spoke of her efforts in contacting all class of ’54 widows to make sure they are informed of all our class activities. The luncheon was highlighted by the introduction of Steve Mullins, chair of the class of ’54 awards committee, who called Wayne Weil to the rostrum for the Class of 1954 Award for 2016 in recognition of his years of service and myriad contributions to the class. The award consisted of a citation and a “stunning” engraved Simon Pearce glass pitcher. Steve Mullins has also donated a copy of his 286-page, full-color A World of Majolica Character Pitchers to the DAM. The Boston holiday luncheon opened with greetings and well wishes read from Bob Mower. Attending were Dave Thielscher and Mary, Dick Gorsey and Ellen, Dick Barker and Barbara, Dick Lewis and Audrey, Tom Kelsey and Liz, Dick Page and Jane, Mort Haefitz and Roz, Gary Zwart, Lyon Greenberg, Dan Neiditz and Arlene. Attendance awards were shared by Gary Zwart and Dick Page. Dan McCarthy relates that Cam Strong ’20, our class of ’54 student-athlete selection for this year, is off to a great start as a freshman with a team-leading seven goals as of the end of February, after a weekend seeing him score a goal in the hockey team’s 5-0 win over Princeton on Friday and another against a very strong Quinnipiac team in a 4-2 loss. We are sorry to report the recent deaths of classmates John Schurman, Theodore Short, William Garland, Richard Franklin and Jerry Smith and Tom Corcoran’s wife, Daphne.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

From intern Sydney Latimore ’18: “Dear class of 1954, I would like to thank you all for helping fund my internship in the District of Columbia this summer with the Washington Lawyers committee for civil rights and urban affairs on their fair housing project. I enjoyed learning about the law and litigation, but I also got to make a difference in a heavily under-serviced black community. In addition to my work with the tenants at Brookland Manor Apartments, I am conducting research to help the academic world realize that gentrification is not positive and diversifying in nature; rather, it displaces low-income, often black and Latino communities and forces them into areas of highly concentrated poverty. My research and my work with the residents of D.C. are making a real difference. I’m glad to have the opportunity to serve at the intersection of race, class and gender. Thank you again for making it possible for me to do the work I am doing.”

Jacob Casale ’17 writes: “I’m really thankful for the class of 1954’s generous support of my work in Uganda this summer. I believe you will soon be receiving a note from me through the Center for Service that details what I have been up to during my internship thus far. After the summer I will be entering my senior year and completing a major in psychology, as well as (I hope) a second major in economics modified with geography. During the year I will be serving as co-president of Christian Union at Dartmouth, continue my work with various initiatives on campus focused on the intersection of faith, reason and vocation, and stay engaged with global health and international development. I will be looking for jobs in the nonprofit sector after graduation, possibly internationally. I’m looking forward to staying in contact with you and the class throughout the year—and thank you again for your support! It really means the world to me.”

Recent classmate deaths include Peter Roos on July 17, 2016; Ronald Dunton on July 19, 2016; Bruce Patee on August 18, 2016; and Edwin Quinn on October 7, 2016.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Appointment as a university distinguished professor is the highest honor Northeastern can bestow upon a faculty member. Daniel McCarthy is an eminent scholar in international business and management, a discipline that’s central to the D’Amore-McKim School’s strategic plan. He has made lasting contributions to all aspects of the mission for more than 40 years. With an international reputation for seminal contributions to the strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership disciplines within international business, he has been consistently ranked among the most productive and influential scholars in his field. Professor McCarthy is an innovative academic program creator and leader, serving for many years as the codirector of the high-tech M.B.A. program. His work has helped attract scores of faculty members. Director of Athletics and Recreation Harry Sheehy announced James Holder to be the new head coach of the Dartmouth men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. A 2000 graduate of Princeton, Holder just completed his sixth season at the helm of the Georgetown men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. Blaire Bachman was hired as an assistant swim coach in June 2015. Bachman comes to Hanover from Gainesville, Georgia, where she was at the helm of the Brenau University women’s swimming team for five years. Sheehy also announced that David McLaughlin has been hired as the 28th head coach of the Big Green men’s basketball program. McLaughlin comes to Dartmouth after serving three years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeastern University, during which time the Huskies posted a combined record of 52-48.

Bob Dean received a gift of appreciation of Red Hill wine for 25 years service as trustee at Red Hill. If you don’t get Dick Barker’s fabulous ’54 newsletter, either digitally or in print, you can contact him at rdbarker54@aol.com or P.O. Box 531, West Dennis, MA 02670. If you have any news for him, or me, please attach or enclose a current photo. Recent deaths to report include those of Donald Thomas Bartnicki, January 21, 2015; Albert Grinton III, April 17; Charles “Chuck” W. Martin Jr., May 4; Robert Wellman, May 8; and Sabin Abell Jr., June 2.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.
com

Head agents Shelly Woolf and Dick Page stated that the 2016 Dartmouth College Fund campaign started the New Year with 91 participants and more than $100,000 early bird gifts. The goal is $275,000 and a minimum of 80-percent participation. Everyone has to pitch in to make it all happen. Their message is, “Don’t wait, give today!” Tony Kane wrote to intern Pooja Singhi ’18: “On behalf of Dartmouth College class of 1954, I want to congratulate you on your successful internship at the U.S. Agency for International Development.” Ms. Singhi replied: “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work as an intern at the U.S. Agency for International Development this past summer. Without the class of 1954’s support, I would not have learned about government and international development firsthand or worked with inspiring people who had traveled all around the world, as I did. I sincerely appreciate this honor.” Frank Weiser and his wife made a generous gift to the College to establish a neuroscience research faculty fellowship. Tom Kelsey writes that while we’re busily achieving another great year for the Dartmouth College Fund, we can also do some thinking about the future when we’re no longer here to contribute. A bequest or a charitable gift annuity are two great choices and will bring long-term benefits: a bequest to the College to help support the class of 1954 internship endowment. This class legacy gift to the College will ensure that 1954 internships will continue into the future as part of a Dartmouth liberal arts education. Steve Mullins writes: “Save the dates June 1–7 for the mini-reunion in Chicago, plus an extension to southwest Michigan. It will be 13 years since we gathered in Chicago and Michigan. A lot has happened in Chicago during those years.” For information, contact Steve. The class executive committee voted to reinstate the ’54 Class Award, as there are still a number of classmates deserving of the award. We note the passing of Donald Thomas Harrington on January 27, 2015, and Raymond E. Rowland on December 7, 2015, and the Rev. William J. Mayberry December 27, 2015.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Eighty-two-year-old Jackson Smith of Colorado Springs, Colorado, did in fact run and complete a 10K in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on an extremely hot July 4th morning. He was beginning to fade about a mile from the finish line when a cute young lady passed him and said, “You are an inspiration to all of us.” Wow! Did that give him a renewed burst of speed? Smith was recently named the eighth wonder of the modern world as designated by the International Wonderment Organization. The only downer was he announced a definite retirement from running—July 4, 2033, on his 100th birthday. He wanted to give everyone plenty of warning so you can be present on that occasion. The ’54 fly-fishing team, consisting of Pete Ankeny, Jim Adams, Dave Dame, Tom Kelsey, Dick Lewis and Bill Murane, traveled to Rainy Lake, Minnesota, to catch some smallmouth bass on fly-fishing rods. All agreed that the fishing conditions weren’t conducive to catching the “big” one, but the group did manage to bring in some acceptable fish. Ankeny and Dame got the award for “best in class,” while the rest of the team was satisfied with a “satisfactory” rating. Pete Kenyon reported the current state of our internship program. Classmate designation for the four internships and one athletic sponsorship is 50 percent of the $15,000 cost. We have been trying to close this gap, mainly through class newsletters, alumni newsletter notes and emails. If we can achieve a break-even level we will look to increasing the number of internships from four to five, by alternating the groups. We hope to convince enough classmates to begin or increase their annual dues specification to cover the $15,000. College Sports Madness named 16 Big Green football players to the All-Ivy League preseason teams. From Forbes: “Which colleges provide the best return on investment? Once again this year two of the smaller Ivy League institutions, Princeton University and Dartmouth College, top our list.” A few 60th reunion class directories remain. If you did not get one, contact me. We note the passing of Kent Klineman August 14, 2015.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com

Sorry that there was no column in the May-June issue of DAM. Jerry Goldstein says he “attended the N.Y. Hilton Dartmouth gathering for the reception and dialogue with President Hanlon (February 24). Afterward the ’54s went out to dinner. Included were the Dr. David Levines, the David Mandelbaums, the Goldsteins, Frank Weiser and Lo Yi Chan.” Steve Mullins related, “While in Florida I stopped into have dinner with Andy and Nina Guilliano in Vero Beach. Andy seems good, his old jovial self. They’re not interested in traveling much beyond Vero, but always anxious to have fellow ’54s visit them.” Jay Davis, Tom Tyler, Steve Mullins, Dana and Anne Low composed the three-day ’54 ski week in Norwich and Hanover, February 8-12. Here’s what you missed with the May-June alumni notes. Ed Winnick and Mary Lou hosted a dinner partly for Dartmouth ’54 residents and guests of Sarasota and Longboat Key, Florida. Included were Dick Rubin and Gail, George Graboys and Lois, Arthur Geller and Toby, Ronnie Gold and Eileen, and ’55s Bob and Iris Fanger, Dick Debuff and Barbara Rose, and Jean Brief, wife of the late Dick Brief. From Dalton DuLac and Linda in Winthrop, Washington: “Our skiing has been good; the valley is a bit of a refrigerator so will get snow when mountain snow level is 4,000 feet or below.” Good news: Tony Kane married Rose Tripp Heim January 2. They are spending the winter in Florida. Wayne Weil is preparing a class directory for his 65th June reunion at Hopkins Grammar School (founded in 1660).December 2014 was a tough month on our class. We are sad to announce the passing of Michael Kent Caverly, December 16; William B. “Brooks” Rogers, December 21; Bill Downs, December 25; Neil King, December 12. We have also lost Thomas E. Booth, November 20, 2014; J. William Buckley, March 16; James Osmyn Berry, March 20; Howland Shaw Russell, February 23; Charles M. Reed Jr., April 19; Harold C. “Hap” Harris, April 29; Charles G. “Pete” Davis Jr., May 1.

—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com

Class meeting was held October 17 chaired by our new president Rick Hartman. There were more than 21 classmates and four guests in attendance. Kudos to those who work so hard for the College. The outstanding events were hearing from three of our 1954 interns. You would be amazed and proud of these Dartmouth students and the internship projects they related. Additional information on the weekend can be found in the class newsletter.


On the literary side, Bill Gould announced the publication of his third novel, The Note Played Next (available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble). “Two boys; two stories. A shared childhood, divergent lives. A broken family, a fateful college mistake. Passion for art, passion for music. An investment scheme, the satisfactions of teaching. Striving, acceptance. Life as a contest; life as an improvisation.”


The Boston holiday luncheon was held on December 9. Despite a Nor’easter 15 stalwart weathered the storm: Mary and Dave Thielscher, Ellen and Dick Gorsey, Jane and Dick Page, Liz and Tom Kelsey, Lyon Greenberg, Ed Quinn, Mort Heafitz, Phil Cooke, Pete Bullis, Dick Barker and Bob Fanger ’55. The ’54 holiday luncheon was held in N.Y.C. December 11 and a great time was had by all, thanks to John Fenn. In attendance were Bob Adnopoz, Howard Aronson, Jerry Barton, Sue Bastian (widow of Bryce), Don Berlin, Lon Chaikin, Lo-Yi Chan, Jay Chandler, John Cunningham, Dick Davidoff, John Fenn, Jerry Goldstein, Rick Hartman, Judy and Mitchell Kramer, Lois Krassner (guest of Dick Davidoff), Dave Levine, Dave Mandelbaum, Steve Mullins, Dick Pearl, Art Rauch, Wayne Weil.


And finally, we report the passing of Robert Jeffrey at home in St. Petersburg, Florida, October 16 and Stanley Clark Jr. in Auburn, Maine, September 23.


—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com


Now that things have settled down from our 60th reunion, a special thanks to those who worked so tirelessly to make it a fantastic affair: Rick Hartman, program and logistics; John Fenn, dining; Dick Barker, communications; Jim Tofias, finances; Herb Hillman, housing; Tom Kelsey, memorial service; Dan McCarthy, panel discussion (aided by Jon Moore and Bill Mansfield); Dick Page, nominating committee; Shelly Woolf and Dick Page, class gift; Steve Mullins, libations; and Don Berlin, chairman. 


Dalt Dulac from Winthrop, Washington, the scene of terrible fires started by lightning strikes, says more than 150 homes have been destroyed. His home is okay, although they have no power. A standby generator supplies necessary power for refrigeration and freezer, but they haul water for daily needs.


Shelly Woolf had knee surgery at the end of June. He’s home, but is finding the recovery uncomfortable and painful.


Go to www.flickr.com/photos/dartmouth_alumni_events/sets/72157644714535680 to view an assortment of reunion photos.


On Sunday, June 8, well more than 150 MIT rowing alums, spouses, representatives from the MIT crew coaching staff and other friends of MIT crew gathered at the boathouse for the annual reunion row. What distinguished this reunion row is that the 2014 rendition was specially named the Gerrit Zwart Reunion Row in honor of MIT’s legendary lightweight crew coach. An interesting article can be found at: http://1963.alumclass.mit.edu/s/1314/clubs-classes-interior.aspx?sid=131....


Remember the upcoming dates for our mini-reunion events schedule: Homecoming, Friday, October 17; N.Y.C. luncheon, Thursday, December 11, at the Yale-Dartmouth Club; Boston luncheon, Tuesday, December 9, at the Weston (Massachusetts) Golf Club.


Rick and Anne Hartman and Don and Barbara Berlin flew to Paris after reunion. After four days in Paris they joined a Dartmouth trip on board the Avalon sailing down the Seine to Normandy (visiting the landing site). On June 30 Don presented the class gavel to Rick as the new class president.


On the athletic side, the ever-young swimmer Steve Mullins competed in the World Master Championships in Montreal, which ran from July 27 through August 10, and came away with a fourth and seventh in the 80-85 group.


—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouthgraphics.com


The ’54 New York City area luncheon, organized by Tony Kane, resumed on April 3. In attendance were Don Berlin, Bob Dean, Dick Danforth, John Fenn, Lyon Greenberg, Dave Levine, Steve Mullins and Tony Kane. Later that evening Shelly Woolf received the Stephen F. Mandel ’52 Society Award at a dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. This award recognizes “volunteers who provide visionary leadership in raising gifts for Dartmouth through the Dartmouth College Fund.” Shelly is the second ’54 to receive this award: Dick Page was so honored last year. Classmates in attendance to honor Shelly were Tony Kane, Art Rauch, Don Brief, Dick Page, Don Berlin, Lyon Greenberg, Steve Mullins, Dick Barker, Jerry Goldstein, Mort Galper and Bob Dean.


Peter Kenyon and his committee (Bob Levine, Dan McCarthy, Jon Moore and Tony Kane) have continued their excellent work on the ’54 internship program. The class sponsors five internships and an athletic sponsorship. Each year recipients are named in memory of deceased classmates. The 2014 internships are named in memory of the following: Kenneth M. Pulley and Robert Clements, Dickey Center internships; Dwight H. Ketelhut, Nelson Rockefeller Center internship; Everett T. Rattray, Tucker Foundation internship; Perry J. Davis, Dartmouth Partners in Community Service internship; and Chester H. Edlund, the ’54 athletic sponsorship. The recipients will be announced formally this spring.


We sadly report the passing of Richard Steinberg, John Gillespie, Peter Johnson and Donald Keller.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


And what a 55th reunion that was! Starting with a Sunday evening pre-reunion cocktail party at the lovely Norwich, Vermont, home of Carol and Steve Mullins and ending with a Wednesday evening reception and banquet at the Top of the Hop, close to 160 classmates, wives and guests were treated to a truly memorable experience. The something-for-everyone, three-day event, superbly planned and executed by reunion chair John Fenn and his committee, included golf, tennis, alumni college lectures, Hood Museum of Art and Dartmouth architectural tours and, most importantly, a wonderful opportunity to renew acquaintances with old friends. Of great significance was the traditional memorial service, this year ably led by Tom Kelsey, in Rollins Chapel. Hearing the names read of deceased classmates provided a reflective experience for those in attendance. The Tuesday morning class meeting was held in legendary 105 Dartmouth Hall, and outgoing class president Jay Davis thanked class officers and members of the executive committee, including the two not present, Pete Barker and Perry Davis, for their great contribution during the previous five years. Dave Mandelbaum, nominating committee chair, announced the slate of officers for the next five years, including Don Berlin, president; Rick Hartman, vice president; Jim Tofias, treasurer; and Tony Kane, secretary (I’ve had the honor of serving the class in that capacity since being appointed after the death of my good friend Bryce Bastian in June 2006). Nominated for the executive committee were Bob Adnopoz (class awards), Walt Anderson, Pete Barker (newsletter), Bob Clements, Perry Davis (Webmaster), Bob Dean, Ron Dougherty, Jim Doig, John Fenn, Mort Galper, John Gillespie, Bill Grover, Peter Kenyon (class projects), Dave Martin, John Moran, Bill Murane, Bob Osmond, Harry Robinson, Dick Steinberg, Tom Tyler, Dick Trowbridge (class projects), Norm Veasey, Wayne Weil and Shelly Woolf (head agent). The proposed slate was unanimously elected.


As previously reported, this issue begins our reduced word limit (350), and it becomes increasingly important for classmates wanting to stay up-to-date on class news to check the ’54 Web site on a weekly basis and follow links to current Class Notes column and addenda.


Remember: Homecoming, October 23-25!


—Anthony Kane, 650 Park Ave., 18A, New York, NY 10065; (212) 628-2147; akane32@nyc.rr.com


“Though ’round the girdled earth they roam…” has been spinning ’round in my head for the past three days. To explain: I had to make a quick trip into N.Y.C. from our summer rental in Sag Harbor, New York, the charming old whaling village located on the East End of Long Island (for the benefit of those not in the know), to receive yet another shot of cortisone into my aching, arthritic left knee. Standing in an elevator in a small medical building on East 34th Street a young woman spots my ’54 50th reunion coffee mug and, smiling broadly, says, “My sister went to Dartmouth, class of 1980.” Returning her broad smile, I told her how I had recently attended my 55th reunion and asked how her sister had liked attending the College. No sooner had she said “my sister loved Dartmouth” than the man standing next to her, and the only other passenger in this small elevator, extended his hand to me and said, “I’m Harry (?), class of 1952.” Now, the chances of three Dartmouth-connected people taking the same small elevator at the same time are not very great—but are definitely guaranteed to produce three very broad smiles.


A relatively new feature of our bimonthly Class Notes column is the addition of frequent addenda to the online edition. We’ve mentioned before that our word limit in this print edition is now set at 350. This fact, coupled with the six-week lead time from submission to printing, has prompted the editorial decision to add frequent items to this column’s online version. With our quarterly newsletter and bimonthly DAM column representing the chief means of communicating class-related news, the online addenda provide a means to rapidly report newsworthy events to all classmates. Simply by going to the ’54 Web site and then clicking on the recent Class Notes link you’ll be able to stay up-to-date on what’s going on with class activities and your classmates. Please let me hear from you via e-mail, phone or snail mail and see your newsworthy item communicated instantly to all classmates—at least all those who check the ’54 Web site on a regular basis.


—Anthony Kane, 650 Park Ave., 18A, New York, NY 10065; (212) 628-2147; akane32@nyc.rr.com


As many of us have during the last two weeks of February, to date the time of this writing, I’ve spent countless hours glued to our HDTV screen watching the 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver, British Columbia. Having the opportunity to cheer on the U.S. hockey team in its first victory over Canada since 1960 or watch the tremendously exciting, first-time Olympic event of ski cross, I keep reflecting on the importance of sports—and at this moment winter sports—in the history of Dartmouth. It was great to see Andrew Weibrecht ’09 win a bronze in the super-G race. Noteworthy is the fact that Andrew joins the elite group of eight other Dartmouth-affiliated Olympians participating in the 2010 Games and the other 109 Olympic alumni who have competed in the Winter Olympics since 1924, the most of any of the Ivies. When asked to comment on his impression of the current games compared to the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics in which he participated as a member of the U.S. alpine ski team, Olympian Tom Corcoran said: “In 1956 half the men’s alpine team (four of us) were Dartmouth guys; in 1960 I was the sole Dartmouth guy.” (Secretary’s Note: See Tom’s complete, highly interesting and informative comments as the first addendum to this issue’s online column.)


Hockey stars Seaver Peters, Dan McCarthy, Irv Sherwood and John Titus still keep in touch and maintain an e-mail circle to share thoughts on Big Green hockey. 


Former ’54 class president and varsity lacrosse player Bill White, who is to this day an incredible Dartmouth sports aficionado, devotes Sunday evenings to writing a timely and highly readable summary of Dartmouth sporting events concluded over each weekend. Bill has graciously agreed to expand his rather limited list of column readers to any classmate interested in being kept up-to-date on Big Green athletics. To join Bill’s privileged list, simply e-mail him at njwhitehouse@verizon.net and say: “Bill, please put me on your list.”


With our shortened in-print column, the online addenda represent the fastest and most efficient way of promulgating timely news of classmates. Your contribution via e-mail can be shared with classmates within 24-48 hours of your message to me at akane32@nyc.rr.com.


—Anthony Kane, 650 Park Ave., 18A, New York, NY 10065; (212) 628-2147; akane32@nyc.rr.com


The class of ’54 welcomes Harris Connect, the 21st-century communications tool that is now facilitating instantaneous contact with classmates and bringing new meaning to our “staying connected” motto. With the help of connectmaster Dick Barker, classmates with valid e-mail addresses will receive bimonthly Class Notes, quarterly ’54 newsletters and other timely and relevant information within minutes after dispatch. If you’re not among the 354 classmates who have provided current e-mail addresses to Dartmouth alumni records, you are urged to do so by sending an e-mail to aro@dartmouth.edu.


In the last column tribute was paid to Pete Barker upon his retirement as ’54 newsletter editor. Not known at the time, at least not by me, was that I will be succeeding Pete and adding that responsibility to my duties as class secretary. Don Berlin and Rick Hartman, our class president and vice president, respectively, have graciously agreed to assist with the least appealing aspect of the secretary’s job: researching and writing obituaries. As previously reported, obituaries no longer appear in the print edition of DAM, but are to be found in the online edition and also on the class website in the in memoriam section. Rounding out our team of primary class communicators is webmaster Perry Davis, keeper par excellence of the ’54 website. Following in Pete’s tradition, as well as that of the many newsletter editors who preceded him, our newsletter will continue to report on classmates, their activities, families—and on all the many mini-reunions and gatherings that have been such an important and enriching component of ’54s existence during the past 56 years. New feature columns will be introduced, and many classmates and spouses will be contacted directly and asked to contribute to the success of future newsletters.


This year’s annual class and executive committee meeting is being held earlier than usual this fall, and the expanded program includes an extra day and the opportunity to enjoy Hanover and the surrounding area at peak foliage time. Mini-reunion chairs Jay Davis and Steve Mullins have put together a fun-filled, three-day program that includes a reception Thursday evening, October 7, a lobster or steak feast Friday night at the Dartmouth Outing Club, after the 3 p.m. meeting. Following Saturday’s Yale game, classmates and spouses will enjoy cocktails and dinner at Carol and Steve’s lovely house and barn in Norwich, Vermont. Sunday morning, October 10, it is hoped that President Kim will be visiting with alumni classes meeting that weekend. Hope to see you in Hanover.


—Anthony Kane, 650 Park Ave., 18A, New York, NY 10065; (212) 628-2147; akane32@nyc.rr.com


Shelly Woolf, ’54 head agent, has been selected for induction into the Stephan F. Mandel ’52 Society in recognition of his extraordinary leadership as an alumni volunteer for the Dartmouth College Fund. He was inducted in April in an induction ceremony in New York City.


The Victor C. Mahler 1954 Visiting Architect Lecture was presented on March 4 at Dartmouth by professor Arthur Kudless. He is an associate professor at the California College of Arts. In 2004 he founded Matsys, a design studio, exploring the emergent relationship between architecture, engineering, biology and computation. The Victor C. Mahler 1954 Visiting Architecture Fund was created by Victor’s friends, associates and ’54 classmates.


Norman Veasey has retired from the Weil, Gotshal and Manges law firm after 10 years as a senior partner and has become special counsel to the Wilmington, Delaware, law firm of Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella. He will be concentrating on arbitration, mediations, special master assignments, corporate law consultations, moot court assignments and mock trials. Norm served as chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1992 to 2004.


The newspapers here in New Jersey report almost daily on the problems involving the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. They frequently quote Jameson W. Doig, who is the author of Empire of the Hudson, a history of the port authority that traces the evolution from its creation in 1921 to today. Jim is professor of politics and public affairs emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton.


Classmates attending the holiday lunch in New York were Bob Adnopoz, Howie Aronson, Don Berlin, Brad Bordon, Lon Chaikin, Bruce Classon, Dick Davidoff, John Fenn, Jerry Goldstein, Rick Hartman, Tony Kane, Mitch Kramer, Dave Levine, Dave Mandelbaum, Steve Mullins, Dick Pearl, Art Rauch, Dick Steinberg and Norm Veasey. Classmates attending the Boston holiday lunch were Pete Bullis, Dick Barker, Dick Brace, Phil Cooke, Dick Gorsey, Lyon Greenberg, Bill Grover, Rick Hartman, Tom Kelsey, Dick Lewis, Dick Page, Dave Thielscher (who received the Class of 1954 Award) and Shelly Woolf.


We sadly report the passing of Clifford E. Hayes, Charles S. Dickerson, Edmund L. Kidd, Charles W. Koivun and Walter M. Dingwall.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


Mark your calendars. Class of ’54’s 60th reunion will be held on June 9-12, 2014. The reunion committee—which consists of Don Berlin, Rick Hartman, Dana Low, John Fenn, Dick Page, Shelly Woolf, Jim Tofias, Dick Barker, Tom Kelsey, Dan McCarthy, Lo-Yi Chan and Herb Hillman—has started planning. Stay connected and join us at reunion.


Congratulations to Shelly Woolf and his team for their great work on the’54 donation to the College Fund. They raised $313,663 (125 percent of the class goal) and led all non-reunion classes with 78.6-percent participation (41 new donors). Well done!


In 2002, thanks to the efforts of Jay Davis, the Sanborn House Class of ’54 Fund was established in the English department. Jay approached the 51 ’54s who had been English majors for help in establishing this fund. Many came forward. In 2012 two students were granted funds to support their work at the Provincetown (Massachusetts) Fine Arts Work Center during the summer of 2012. The students participated in a poetry workshop there. In addition another student was awarded funds to attend a festival workshop at the Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire, during the summer of 2012. During this year the fund enabled the English department to fund a new student online publication. The publication, 40 Towns, now has more than 13,000 readers. The site and individual stories have received favorable comments from editors, writers and producers from The New Yorker, Harpers, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications. You can read 40 Towns at www.40towns.com. It’s a great project made possible by Jay Davis and the English majors. 


We sadly report the passing of Hugh Connelly Jr., George Robinson Jr. and Arthur Keleher.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


The third ’54 80th birthday party was held in May at the Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York. In attendance were Carol and Steve Mullins, Dick Davidoff and Rene Snyder, Janet and Dave Levine, Dorothy and Jerry Goldstein, Judith and Dick Steinberg, Peggy and Jerry Barton, Wilma and Bruce Classon, Susan and Barry Nova, Elie and Joel Poorman, Natalie and John Fenn, Jean and Bob Adnopoz, Anne and Rick Hartman, Anne and Dana Low, Barbara and Don Berlin, Shelia and Wayne Weil, Susie and John Freund, Debra and Ned Freedman,Lynn and Art Rauch, Marge and Howie Aronson Carol and Harry Robinson, Bob Vorsanger,Martha and Jay Davis, Rosemary and Dave Mandelbaum, Rosemarie and Bill Murane, Phillis Roberts, Pete Barker,Millie and Lo-yi Chan,Carolyn and John Cunningham, Bill White and Dick Pearl.Thanks to Steve Mullins, the special guest speaker was director of athletics, Harry Sheehy, who brought us up to date on the state of Dartmouth athletics. A special thank you to Dave Mandelbaum, who chaired this event.


We received a note from Jack Feldman informing us that he will retire from the banking business at the end of 2012 and that he will be ready for the 81st celebration. In order to make traveling easier for Jack, Jay Davis and Steve Mullins have planned a mini-reunion in Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, from May 14 to May 19, 2013. Notify Jay Davis (jdmd@valley.net) of your interest.


Peter Kenyon and his committee announced our 2012 interns. Marissa Lynn ’13 will be the Daniel Clark Murphy ’54 Dickey Center intern, Abderahmane Sow ’15 will be the Robert V. Berry ’54 Tucker Foundation intern, Alexis Zauras ’13 will be the John G. Christy ’54 Rockefeller intern and Joanna Schneider ’13 will be the Walter Clarkson Jr. ’54 Dartmouth Partners in Community Service intern.


Those of you who watched Law & Order on TV on May 23 may have thought that the governor looked familiar. That is because he was W. Griffith Barker (the stage name of Pete Barker).


We sadly report the passing of Bob Berry, Hap Winslow, Ed Scott and John Shenefield.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


Attending a Dartmouth gathering honoring Eddie Jeremiah’s hockey era were Seaver Peters, Dave Thielscher, Bob Price, Dan McCarthy, John Titus, Jack Donahue and Dick Leary.


Kudos to Shel Woolf for a most successful College Fund year. The class exceeded its money goal by 16.2 percent; 74 percent of all classmates participated. (Our level of participation exceeded every Dartmouth class including reunion classes.)


Our adopted classmate Carrie Pelzel retired and was honored at a dinner. Dick Page reports: On June 14 more than 100 friends and colleagues gathered in Hanover to honor Senior Vice President Carrie Pelzel as she retired after 15 years of outstanding service. The program featured presentations by President Jim Kim and the board of trustees chair, Steve Mandel ’78. The class was represented by Dick Page and Bob Adnopoz, who presented Carrie with a 1954 Class Award. The citation, which is printed in full in the summer newsletter, recited her many achievements at Dartmouth, professional accomplishments and involvement with the class, most notably procuring the College’s permission to install the Dave McLaughlin bust in Goldstein Hall.


Steve Mullins keeps swimming. In June he competed at the World Swimming Championships in Riccione, Italy. He took a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley (IM) and a bronze in the 3,000-meter open swim in the 80-plus age group. Then during the July National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska, in the same pool as the Olympic trials, he took two golds (400-meter IM and 800-meter freestyle) and two silvers (200-meter backstroke and 400-meter freestyle).


Jon Moore reports on the awarding of the Milton Simms Kramer ’54 Prize: This year’s prize was awarded to the Dartmouth Food Connection, which “seeks to enable Dartmouth community members to interact meaningfully with food as a medium.” Food insecurity and hunger are major problems in the Upper Valley, and the Dartmouth Food Connection works with the administration, Dartmouth Dining Services and Tucker Foundation to address this need primarily through a series of food awareness and food-donation programs. More about the Kramer Prize in the next ’54 column. 


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


In November Ron Dougherty received the Ohio State Bar Association’s highest award, the Ritter Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of the honoree in attaining and promoting the highest level of professionalism, integrity and ethics in the practice of law. Ron, a partner in the Canton law firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths and Dougherty, is a distinguished life fellow and past president of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In 1961 Dougherty served on a committee that raised funds to construct Canton’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. He served as the hall of fame’s general counsel for nearly four decades and as chair of its board of directors from 2006 to 2008.


After retirement No. 1 (32 years at Cartier) and retirement No. 2 (three years as chairman of the Gemological Institute of America) and retirement No. 3 (an attempt at starting a fashion business with his son), Ralph Destino reports that he has “flunked” retirement for the third time. He has accepted the chairmanship of a new not-for-profit organization called Jewelers For Veterans Foundation. This organization was created to help veterans who return from tours abroad and cannot find jobs. The foundation’s mission is to provide training and find jobs for veterans in one of the many fields associated with the world of jewelry, watches, accessories and allied products. Visit the foundation’s web site at jewelersforveterans.org.


Old thespians still act up. Dick Page has joined the Somerset Club in Boston and got the part in the club’s annual show (Auntie Mame) of a specially created role of a narrator who introduces the acts as Mame’s now-aged nephew.


Jerry Evans continues to row. He is the lone member of the Lake Tahoe Rowing Club. He created the club in order to enter the U.S. Rowing Masters events, in which he still competes. He is competing in several meets on the West Coast.


Make a note on your calendars: Homecoming in Hanover, October 10-13, and a mini-reunion in Chicago and Indianapolis, Indiana (including the Dartmouth-Butler football game), September 17-22.


We sadly report the passing of Paul Gahm and Mike Corcoran.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


What is it about the enduring quality of the community of ’54 activists that continues to be enhanced as we age: a sense of belonging, shared experiences, the Dartmouth connection, lifelong friendships? Whatever! As a result of reunions every five years, mini-reunions several times a year, monthly N.Y.C. luncheons, personal get-togethers, etc., a growing number of classmates find ways to reconnect with one another. For instance, Sonja and I are just completing our first year as snowbirds, fleeing this year’s frigid New York winter for an all-too-short one month’s sojourn in Naples, Florida. Various events, including a sunset cruise, cocktail soirees, potluck dinners, luncheons, dinners and great pub entertainment, have enabled the following classmates and spouses/significant others to spend some recent, quality time together (not all at the same events) and to enjoy the company of one another on one or more occasions: Joan and Jim Adams, Sonja and Tony Kane, Margaret Haynes and Don Keller, Liz and Tom Kelsey, Jill and Peter Kenyon, Barbara and Bob Levine, Audrey and Dick Lewis, Rosemary and Dave Mandelbaum, Lee and Irv Sherwood and Krista Montague and Paul Wilson. Whatever it is, it works! And what’s especially good about it is that there’s still time for you to get involved. Class of 1954 80th birthday celebrations chair Dick Page has announced the scheduling of three regional 80th birthday bashes (see www.dartmouth.org/classes/54/Newsletter/2011/2011WinterNewsletter.pdf).


Well, I guess it’s time. After just shy of five years, and a total of 29 bimonthly Class Notes DAM columns and way too many obituary notices, this unexpectant class secretary, as previously announced, is writing his last Class Notes column. Upon the death of my good friend and predecessor as class secretary, Bryce Bastian, the then class president, Jay Davis, asked me to pick up the reins in mid-2006 for the remaining three years of Bryce’s term. Elected to the office in 2009 and then appointed newsletter editor a year ago, I must scale back somewhat due to the increased workload. It has been an honor for me to have served the class as secretary, and I’ll do my best to continue to write and edit periodic newsletters for your reading pleasure.


Condolences to Pete Barker and Seaver Peters upon the loss of their wives and to the families of recently departed classmates Cliff Feakes, Joe Mesics and “Skip” Gale, their obituaries to follow online in DAM and in the ’54 Spring/Summer 2011 newsletter.


—Anthony Kane, 650 Park Ave., #18A, New York, NY 10065; (212) 628-2147; akane32@nyc.rr.com


The first of our 80th celebrations was held during the last weekend in October in Boston. In attendance at various times during the weekend were: Dick and Ellen Gorsey, Shelly and Elizabeth Woolf, Peter and Jill Kenyon, Harry and Carol Robinson, Jay and Fleur Chandler, Dick and Judy Steinberg, Jim and Joan Tofias, Dick and Jane Page, Bill Grover, Luke and Ann Case, Don and Barbara Berlin, John Gillespie, Rick and Anne Hartman, Phi Cooke, Dick and Audrey Lewis, Brad and Mimi Bordon, Gary Zwart and Cynthia Sunderland, Bob and Jean Adnopoz, Bob Dean, Tom and Liz Kelsey, Art and Lynn Rauch, Pete and Deborah Geithner and Jon and Katie Moore. The highlight of the weekend was a tailgate party at the penthouse apartment of Dick and Jane Page at the Prudential Center, watching the Dartmouth-Harvard game on TV on a snowy night. Great views of Boston.


Steve and Carol Mullins hosted a gathering of ’54s at their home in Norwich, Vermont, the first weekend in October for a “pseudo tailgate” prior to the Penn football game. In attendance were Bob and Jean Adnopoz, Bob and Jenny Kirkpatrick, Walt and Ellie Anderson, Dana and Anne Low, Harry and Carol Robinson, Judy McLaughlin, Betty Heston and Debbie Nolin.


A post-victory-over-Columbia celebration was hosted by Jay and Martha Davis at Homecoming at their Wilder, Vermont, home. (This year’s executive committee meeting and class homecoming were held in Boston). In attendance were Bob and Jean Adnopoz, Pete and Margie Ankeny, Dick Davidoff, Dana and Anne Low, Dave and Rosemary Mandelbaum and Dave and Louise Ransom.


When this issue of the Alumni Magazine reaches you we will be about to gather in Sarasota, Florida, for the second 80th celebration (February 26-March 1). There will be a large turnout. (As I write this column, about 100.) Still time to join the group (contact Mort Galper at m.galper@att.net). Also note the third 80th celebration at the Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York, on May 23. More information to come. 


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


Sinclair Hitchings, who became keeper of the prints at the Boston Library, retired this past February. During his regime the department’s endowment grew from $30,000 to roughly $10 million, while its holdings grew to include more than 650,000 photos, 135,000 postcards and 100,000 prints, drawings and watercolors, including the single largest public collection of works by Boston artists. In 2006 he started Art In Boston. Its purpose is to study, exhibit, publish and promote the art currently being created in Boston with an emphasis on work by living artists who have ties to Boston. Art In Boston is part a collection of Boston art and part a research library.


The initial Victor C. Mahler 1954 Visiting Architects Lecture was given at Dartmouth in February. The inaugural speaker was J. Meejin Yoon, an award-winning architect and designer who is an associate professor at M.I.T., where she serves as the director of M.I.T’s undergraduate program in architecture. 


Dick Page was honored as an inductee of the Stephen F. Mandel ’52 Society at a reception and dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in April. The society recognizes Dartmouth alumni volunteers who provide visionary leadership in raising gifts to the College through the Dartmouth College Fund. Dick was the first ’54 to receive this award. Besides Jane and Dick Page, present were Barbara and Don Berlin, Jean and Bob Adnopoz,Elizabeth and Sheldon Woolf,Lynn and Art Rauch, Marcia and Lyon Greenberg, Norm Veasey, Dick Barker and Tony Kane.


During March Barbara and Don Berlin, Jane and Dick Page and Jane and Bob Buchanan traveled to Havana, Cuba, on a Dartmouth trip with professor Marysa Navarro.


Dick Trowbridge has been a key member of the class’ project committee for many years. This committee is in charge of internships and our athletic sponsorship programs. Dick was the committee’s primary contact at Dartmouth for these programs and a major contributor to their success. He has resigned for health reasons. We take this opportunity to thank him for his good work.


We sadly report the passing of Robert L. Spears, Edward F. Everett and Robert W. Locklin.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


The annual ’54 golf-tennis mini-reunion was held in Tampa, Florida, in early March, hosted by Bob and Kit Dean. Attending were: Don and Barbara Berlin, Bob and Fay Berry, Jay and Fluer Chandler, Dave and Marie Dame, Ron and Carole Dougherty, Mort and Judy Galper, Bill Grover, Phil and Elizabeth Kaiser, Tom and Liz Kelsey, Pete and Jill Kenyon, Dick and Audrey Lewis, Mike and Elin Papantones, Harry and Carol Robinson, Jim and Joan Tofias and Gary Zwart. Putting in one-day appearances were Jim and Joan Adams and Bob and Punky Jeffrey.


George E. Brooks’ book Western Africa and Cabo Verde 1790s-1830s: Symbiosis of Slave and Legitimate Trades has been recently published. George is emeritus professor of history at Indiana University. He has been researching western Africa since 1961 and has been a frequent visitor to Africa. He is a fellow of the African Studies Association and a member of the Mande Studies Association Liberian Studies Association and the World History Association.


Bill Grover has been interested in ballroom dancing for many years. He has traveled as a social host on many cruises. Thanks partially to his efforts Dartmouth, through the committee on social organizations, has established a ballroom dance club.


As we approach our 80th year (some classmates already have) ’54 is planning some proper celebrations. We will attempt to reach as many classmates as we can. The first celebration will be the weekend of October 28-30 in Boston. This is the weekend of the Dartmouth-Harvard football game. Our 2011 executive committee meeting will be held in Boston on October 28. This event is being chaired by Dick Page. Rooms have been reserved for out-of-towners at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston. More information will follow.


Celebrations will also be held in Sarasota, Florida, from February 26 to March 1, 2012 (chaired by Mort Galper and Jim Tofias), and a New York celebration in the spring of 2012 (chaired by Dave Mandelbaum).


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com


This past summer the College instituted a lecture series for the summer term: “Leading Voices in Politics and Policy.” This course drew inspiration from “Great Issues.” How many of you remember the speakers at our “Great Issues” course 1953-54: John Sloan Dickey, Saville R. Davis, Marquis Childs, Ivor A. Richards, Arthur P. Upgren, Charles A. Siepmann, David Lilienthal, T.V. Smith, Arthur Sutherland, Norman Thomas, Norris Cotton, Robert R. Carr, Lawrence Whittemore, Arthur M. Wilson, James Russell Wiggins, Robert Morris, Stephen K. Bailey, Emil Rieve, Thurgood Marshall, Walt Kelly, Roy Forster, John H. Wolfenden, Robert K. Merton, Harold C. Urey, Paul Nitze, Harry Schwartz, David J. Bradley, Paul Martin, Daniel Marx, Willard Thorp, Wing-Tsit Chan, V.K. Krishna Menon, Sidney Hook, Barbara Ward, George W. Schoenhut, Irwin Edman, Frederick Sternfeld, Bartlett Hayes Jr., Philip Johnson, Harry T. Levin, Maurice Mandelbaum, Raphael Demos, Rollo May and Paul Tillich. How many of you can remember the subjects they lectured on? The classmate who remembers the most gets class recognition.


The “fishing team” (Dick Lewis, Pete Ankeny, Dave Dame, Tom Kelsey and Dick Page) fished this summer above the Rangeley Lakes in northwestern Maine. Page reports that they beat the fish two days to one.


As this column is being written we are about to gather for the first 80th birthday celebration in Boston. The second celebration will be in Sarasota, Florida, on February 26 to March 1. So far more than 90 people have indicated that they will be there. Headquarters is at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. So far the plans include welcome cocktails and dinner, a birthday celebration and dinner, a harbor cruise luncheon, a performance and dinner at the Asolo Theater and for those so inclined, golf. If you have not already signed up, contact Mort Galper (m.galper@att.net). The third celebration will be held on May 23, 2012, in the New York area chaired by Dave Mandelbaum. More information in the next column.


The class sends its condolences to the families of Joel Wertheim and Victor Mahler upon their demise.


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com