William B. Rollins ’55

William B. Rollins ’55 passed away in Manhattan Beach, California, on February 7. Born in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Bill came to Dartmouth from Foxboro High School. He majored in English and was involved with the Dartmouth Players, Jack-o-Lantern, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Bill had a 50-year career as a journalist that concluded with 20 years as a writer-editor at the Los Angeles Times. He also wrote a play produced by the American Theater Institute. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lynn, and children Will ’07, Megan, Lynn-Eve, and Krister.


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Alumni Books
New titles from Dartmouth writers (March/April 2025)
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New Bishop
Diocese elevates its first female leader, Julia E. Whitworth ’93.
Reconstruction Radical

Amid the turmoil of Post-Civil War America, Amos Akerman, Class of 1842, went toe to toe with the Ku Klux Klan.

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Kirsten Gillibrand ’88
A U.S. senator on 18 years in Washington, D.C.

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