Richard W. Swenson ’55

Richard W. Swenson ’55 passed away in his home of Chatham, New Jersey on November 14, 2020. He is survived by his sister, Barbara. A native of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Richard came to Dartmouth from Blumfield (New Jersey) High School. He majored in mathematics and was a member of the Dartmouth Air Society. After graduation Richard earned an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He had a successful career with Bell Laboratories and was a supervisor for AT&T.


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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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