Class of

’86

November-December 2026

Class Note 1986. It’s a strange feeling to be writing this column in the middle of summer, knowing it won’t be read until the beginning of winter. If you’re surrounded by snow and bitter cold when you read this, take a moment to think back to the dog

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Class of

’85

November-December 2026

Class Note 1985. It is amazing that the class has three members currently on the Dartmouth board of trustees: Sue Finegan (a vice chair, no less), elected 2020; Joyce Sackey, elected 2021; and the newest trustee, Bill Tyree, elected 2026. Twenty-six

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Class of

’84

November-December 2026

Class Note 1984. If you’ve visited campus this fall, you’ve certainly crossed paths with a ’30, perhaps even Casper de Clercq’s son Lucas!Among those helping usher in this new era of freshmen was Julie Levenson’s daughter, Cate Pittman ’27, part of t

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Class of

’83

November-December 2026

Class Note 1983. Who remembers Ogden’s Cider Mill in nearby Hartland, Vermont? I do! Okay, it closed in 1980, but the 100-year-old throwback was a marvel of olde time engineering. I’m reliving my youth this fall with a new, hand-crank cider press. Wh

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Class of

’82

November-December 2026

Class Note 1982. Late fall greetings to all! Peter Cogan wrote from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he retired with his “rock star Ph.D. chemist wife” and 15-year-old son, after having “made [his] fortune teaching high school English.” Peter shared an

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Class of

’81

November-December 2026

Class Note 1981. A Dartmouth education is good preparation for many endeavors—including, it turns out, farming. Bish Mumford grew up on his family’s farm in southern Indiana and returned there after graduation “with no intention of staying, but a fam

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Class of

’80

November-December 2026

Class Note 1980. Continue the fun of the Islamorada, Florida, mini-reunion by joining your classmates at Winter Carnival West 2.0 in Park City, Utah.Find info at the class website, 1980.dartmouth.org.—Jennifer W. DesCombes, 256 W 7th St., Claremont,

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Class of

’79

November-December 2026

Class Note 1979. “Hello for the first time in this century,” writes Tom Smith. I knew Tom from the Choates, which I am no longer embarrassed to admit is where I lived (except for one summer when my always-roommate Nancy Lager and I had a room in Lord

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Class of

’78

November-December 2026

Class Note 1978. As our year of turning 70 draws to a close, I bring news of birthday celebrations, mini-reunions, and milestones. It was, as the song goes, a very good year.Sharon Lee Cowan earned an M.A. in art history from John Cabot University in

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Class of

’77

November-December 2026

Class Note 1977. Penning this piece a year post our Santa Fe, New Mexico, 70th birthday bash (75 classmates, 155 total attendees!), it’s time to get you fired up for our 50th in Hanover June 10-13.Our goal is 500 ’77s back on campus in June. Are you

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