Spring!
Short note from Dick Rosston: “All is well in Anchorage, Alaska, where I have lived since 1977. I am a mostly retired business lawyer and keep busy with skiing, hiking, travel, theater, wine, and cooking.”
In June 2019 Tom Shiland retired from 35 years of teaching chemistry at Saratoga Springs (New York) High School. The following year he became the clinical supervisor of student teaching at SUNY Albany, where he also has been a part-time adjunct instructor since September 2016. You may recall Tom was a runner in college.
At the end of December Rick Routhier retired from Spencer Stuart, where he led the Stamford, Connecticut, office and was a member of the firm’s consumer and hospitality and leisure practices. He conducted senior-level assignments spanning boards, CEOs, and chief marketing officers for a wide range of clients. Now Rick will continue to be the fearless leader of the class of 1973.
Michael DeVries came out of retirement after his 10-year run in Wicked to reprise his role as Daddy Warbucks in Annie at the beautifully renovated historic Ellen Theatre in Bozeman, Montana. Top billing on the marquee, he was a crowd favorite during the two-week run. Otherwise, Mike notes he and Christine have been “enjoying the perks of having a place in N.Y.C. to take advantage of Broadway shows and the restaurants that the city has to offer.”
Progress has been made on Lee Harris’s commission of a new dance piece for Pilobolus. Lee spent a week with the company in November working with the directors and dancers, another week was planned before Christmas. The premier was scheduled for the end of January in Lake Worth, Florida. “Amusing aside: My daughter, Ashleigh, attended a Pilobolus performance in Berkeley, California. She mentioned to another person waiting in line to pick up tickets her personal connection to the company. They asked if Lee was still alive!”
Anyone involved in the Dartmouth Outing Club as a student engaged at some point with Earl Jette, who became the assistant to the executive director of the DOC in 1970 and later director of outdoor programs and executive director. Earl died on December 17. When he retired in 2000, this magazine profiled him in its September/October issue.
Graduation requirement update: Beginning with those who matriculated with the class of 2026, students must complete three wellness education credits. Credit is awarded dependent on participation and skill development and may be earned through a full-term course; participation in a full season of intercollegiate varsity or approved club sports, mini-courses, and workshops; or 12 single-session, drop-in experiences.
We belatedly received news of the passing of Richard Wilson in 2019 from colon cancer. Richard was raised in West Virginia as one of seven sons and became a genealogist. Due to the late receipt of notice of his death, per magazine policy, no obituary will be published in DAM, but editor Bob Conway will provide one in an upcoming newsletter. Please remind your heirs to promptly notify the College of your demise.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu