Class Note 1972
Ah, the sweet and long days of summer have arrived as I write this column. I must say, they are most welcome after the fearsome winter we endured in the Northeast this year.
Let’s start this time with hearty congratulations to David Kreps, who received a very prestigious award from the National Academy of Sciences. David is a renowned economist on the faculty of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He was awarded the John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science for his work in providing “a framework, known as sequential equilibrium, for modeling dynamic effects in economics.” I confess that I’m not sure exactly what that means, but apparently the National Academy of Sciences did! David also recently published The Motivational Toolkit, which lays out the fundamental principles of employee motivation. Now that is something we can all relate to. Well done, David!
Marc Josephson reports that our class has been asked to participate in the Class Connections program sponsored by the College. The idea is for our class to connect with this year’s incoming class of Dartmouth students, who will graduate when we have our 50th reunion in 2022. Marc tells us that the first part of the program will be to connect with the class of ’22 in late August and early September when they take their freshman trips. “One of the activities is to cook dinner for freshman trips to the College Grant. The College will provide cabins, food, beer, and wine, and our class will cook barbeque dinners each night.” Other classes that have done this before us had a wonderful and satisfying experience. And contact with the class of ’22 will continue during the four years running up to their graduation and our 50th reunion. A committee has been set up to lead our class effort on this, including Marc, Greg Yadley, John de Regt, Geoff Clear, Craig Bentley, and me. If you like the idea of being part of this effort, please drop me a line, and I’ll let Marc know that you should be included on the team!
Finally, our class executive committee recently made a decision to provide a donation to the College’s Student Experiential Learning Fund (SELF). SELF is a partnership between the center for professional development and the center for the advancement of learning and is intended to support students in pursuing unpaid or low-paying internships. Our donation will enable students who would like to participate in off-campus internships that align with their career goals but are unable to do so because of financial concerns. The SELF program is managed by a committee of faculty and professional development staff that reviews the student applications for funding and ensures that funds are properly and appropriately allocated. More important, our class officers will have direct interaction with the students funded by our donation to hear about their internship experiences. It’s truly a worthwhile cause for us to contribute to.
Until next time, stay well.
—David Hetzel, 5 Chestnut St., Windham, NH 03087; dghetzel@gmail.com
