Class Note 1938

As I write this in April, I can remember the hectic days at Dartmouth getting things ready for Commencement, reunions, and all the effort—started months ago—that goes into making all events successful, enjoyable, and, of course, the best ever! So, thank you for your efforts. To the class of 2019 from the class of 1938, Wah-hoo-wah! Good going!

“I wish I could personally thank each and every one of you for the incredible gift from the ’38 Scholarship Fund,” writes Kamila Zakowicz ’22. “I have been amazed by the support I have encountered and the families I have found and been made a part of much too easily. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, because I know, from that same place, how much Dartmouth was the right choice for me.” Among her many involvements, Kamila continues, are “the Women in Science Program, which has already been a big part of my Dartmouth career. I am participating in bioengineering research on cellulosic biofuels as a freshman. Paid research for freshmen is unheard of at other schools, but Dartmouth is not like any other school. I recently had the honor of receiving the Claire Luce Booth Research Fellowship, which includes the distinction of the fellowship as well as research stipends for the next two years as a fellow. It is an adventure I never expected to partake in, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me. None of these and other experiences would have been possible without you, the class of 1938. Many years may separate our Dartmouth careers, but the possibility of achievements and friendships made within this special place transcend the bonds of time—thank you, members of the class of 1938.”

After reading Kamila’s letter, I came away with such grand emotions of peace knowing that our future, the future of America, and the future of the Dartmouth experience is alive and well in the hands of Kamila and others like her.

—Jean M. Francis, 2205 Boston Road, O-139, Wilbraham, MA 01095