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May-June 2022

Writing my first column as new co-secretary with John MacManus, I fully appreciate the magnitude of what John and Leslie Davis Dahl have accomplished for our classmates through so many years and columns.

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March-April 2022

Happy New Year, everyone! I suspect many share the feeling that 2021 couldn’t end soon enough. Let’s hope 2022 is full of more happiness, kindness, and connection. Let’s also hope 2022 is filled with more classmate news.

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January-February 2022

What an incredibly warm welcome home for those who were able to visit Hanover for Homecoming Weekend this past October.

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November-December 2021

Friends, while I missed the virtual reunion in June, we did have a wonderful mini-reunion in Deep Creek, Maryland, hosted by Pam and Barry Bass and featuring (“featuring” might be a bit strong here, as this wasn’t really a performanc

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September-October 2021

Give a rouse to our 35th reunion committee organizers who mastered the art of the pivot when hopes for an on-campus gathering went virtual.

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July-August 2021

Class of 1985 virtual reunion in June—had to lead off with that friendly reminder!

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May-June 2021

Join the “Class of ’85 in Overdrive”June 17-20 for our 35th virtual reunion. Admittedly it is less ideal than reuniting in person, in Hanover. But one silver lining is there is no reason for you to miss it. Make no (virtual) excuses!

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March-April 2021

As you read this, it’s 2021, presumably much to the relief of everyone. How do you effectively describe 2020—challenging, thought provoking, enlightening?

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January-February 2021

I can think of no better way to open our column in the new year than with a direct plug from reunion communications chair Jeff Weitzman: “It has been more than five long years since the start of 2020—or maybe it just seems that way.

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November-December 2020

Friends, certainly the world and our lives are different these days and we’re all talking about things we’ve likely never discussed or considered before—that is simultaneously both exciting and frightening.

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September-October 2020

Writing this column as our shut-in spring evolves into essentially a stay-in-place summer (and who knows what next?) is an attempt to provide some element of “normal” during these unprecedented times.

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July-August 2020

Friends, I’m not even sure what is appropriate to write this month. We all are in the midst of unique times and, while many of us are relatively fortunate, I’m sure others are less so.

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