President: Chuck Sherman, 129 Pennock Road, Strafford, VT 05072 Vice-President: Al Keiller, 85422 Dudley, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Secretary: Larry Geiger, 93 Greenridge Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605 Treasurer: Tim Urban, 214 Foster Drive, Des Moines, IA 50312 Head Agent: Bob Spence, 16 Surrey Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Gift Planning Chairman: Alan Rottenberg, 24 Gould Road, Waban, MA 02468 Mini-Reunion Chairman: Terry Lowd, PO Box 124, New Harbor, ME 04554 Webmaster: Ben Day, 1 Bingham Avenue, Rumson, NJ 07760 Newsletter Editor: Bob Serenbetz, PO Box 1127, Newtown, PA 18940 Phone: 215-598-0262 Fax: 215-598-0770 Email: BobSerenbetz @ prodigy.net Class Website: http://www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/66 (WHERE A FULL-COLOR VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO DOWN-LOAD!) December 2007 Large Turnout for Homecoming Mini-Reunion About 60 members and guests of the Class of 1966 journeyed to Hanover for the Homecoming Mini- Reunion, October 19-20. A heavy rainstorm greeted those marching in the Parade of the Classes down Main Street, which tended to shorten the ceremonies in front of Dartmouth Hall, but not the enthusiasm of the Class of 2011 as they lit the bonfire and chased each other across the Green. Hayward Lounge at the Inn was the site of the Saturday morning brunch and class meeting. Rich Kaiser, Al Keiller, Linda and Bob Spence, Melanie and Dave Barton, Ken Reiber, Sharon and Gary Broughton, and Paul Doscher were among those deliberating over Class business, including the decision to hold the 65th Birthday Party and add-on walking trip in Santa Fe during the Spring of 2009. In a poll conducted over the last four months, 49% of respondents chose Santa Fe as their first choice compared to 33% for second-place London. As important, 100% said they would attend a reunion in Santa Fe, regardless of their preferred site. Of those who chose Santa Fe, almost half said they would also attend an add-on walking trip.
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President: Chuck Sherman,129PennockRoad,Strafford,VT05072 Vice-President: Al Keiller,85422Dudley,ChapelHill,NC27514 Secretary: Larry Geiger,93GreenridgeAvenue,WhitePlains,NY10605 Treasurer: Tim Urban, 214FosterDrive,DesMoines,IA50312 HeadAgent: Bob Spence,16SurreyRoad,NewCanaan,CT06840 GiftPlanningChairman: Alan Rottenberg,24GouldRoad,Waban,MA02468 Mini-ReunionChairman: Terry Lowd,POBox124,NewHarbor,ME04554 Webmaster: Ben Day,1BinghamAvenue,Rumson,NJ07760 NewsletterEditor: Bob Serenbetz,POBox1127,Newtown,PA18940
About60membersandguestsoftheClassof1966journeyedtoHanoverfortheHomecomingMini-Reunion,October19-20.AheavyrainstormgreetedthosemarchingintheParadeoftheClassesdownMainStreet,whichtendedtoshortentheceremoniesinfrontofDartmouthHall,butnottheenthusiasmof the Class of 2011 as they lit the bonfire and chased each other across the Green.
HaywardLoungeattheInnwasthesiteoftheSaturdaymorningbrunchandclassmeeting.Rich Kaiser, Al Keiller,LindaandBob Spence,MelanieandDave Barton,Ken Reiber,SharonandGary Broughton,andPaul DoscherwereamongthosedeliberatingoverClassbusiness,includingthedecisiontoholdthe65thBirthdayPartyandadd-onwalkingtripinSantaFeduringtheSpringof2009.In a poll conducted over the last four months, 49% of respondents chose Santa Fe as their first choice comparedto33%forsecond-placeLondon.Asimportant,100%saidtheywouldattendareunioninSantaFe,regardlessoftheirpreferredsite.OfthosewhochoseSantaFe,almosthalfsaidtheywouldalsoattendanadd-onwalkingtrip.
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TherewasconsiderablediscussionofClassprojects.PresidentChuckShermanannouncedthere-estab-lishmentofabookpurchaseprogramthroughBakerLibrarytomemorializealldeceasedclassmates.AcontinuationoftwoJohnSloanDickeyFellowshipsforworkabroad,anda$1,000peryearcontributiontotheAthleticSponsorsProgram,toprovidefund-ingfortripstothecampusbyprospectivestudent-athletes,wasapproved.TheClassalsoapprovedaplantoestablishanendowed($50,000)Classof1966Scholarshipbythetimeofour50thReunion,earmarking$4,000peryearfromduespayments.There was considerable discussion about finding a
Alan RottenbergwasunabletomakeittoHanoverthisfall,asheexplains:“AsmuchasDebbieandIwouldlovetojoineveryoneinHanover,ouryoungestdaughterwillbemarriedhereinBostononthe20thofOctober.Needlesstosay,ourhomerightnowcanbestbedescribedas(somewhat)controlledchaos.Pleasegivemyregardstoeveryone.“
Bill Duvalhasbeenheavilyinvolvedinthefund-raising(theCentennialFund)forthenewlyrestoredSphinx: “A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the first raising of a beer, or several, in the rennovatedSphinxtombatDartmouth.Therearestillpicturesofusandothersonthewall.Imetasoc-cerplayerfromtheKreweof1982whosaidthatwhenhewasanundergrad,hehadtomemorizemynameandnumber!IhadachancetotalkwithbothPeterFredrickandEddieKeibleoftheKreweof1965.AlthoughmostoftheotherfaceswereunrecognizableandwaytooyoungtobeSphinxes,whenthesongsstarted,wewerealltogether...andwayoffkey.Ihaveenjoyedhearingbackfromseveralofyou,includingDave “Panda Bear” Coughlin,Tony Yezer,Bob Serenbetz,Pete Barber,andothers.NowthatIamretired,IamhopingtoreconnectwithmanyofthegreatguysthatImetinthatwonderfulplace,somanyyearsago.”
AgroupofSphinxalumnirespondedtoBill’semail.Harry Santangelowrote,“Greattohearfromyou.I was back at Homecoming and got a chance to tour the tomb. Great job. Our fortieth was the first time my wife felt I had settled down enough to return. It has been terrific reconnecting with old classmates.
Tony Yezer responded,“Greattohearfromeveryone.IalsosupportSphinx,rugbyandcrewratherthantheCollegewhoseadministrationhasforgottenwhatisdistinctiveabouttheDartmouthexperienceandtriedtomaketheCollegelooklikeHarvardontheConnecticut.I’mhereinDC,ifanyonecomesthroughonavisitandwantstoseehowwewasteyourtaxdollars!Seriously,lotsoffreestuffandyouarepayingforitsoyoumightaswellexperienceit.”
Bob Pagesentalong“livingproofthatNathanielPage(ouryoungestClasschild)doesindeedexist.JimandPeggyBeardsleycantestifyaswetookagreatwalktogetherouttowardtheGoldenGateBridge,withwifeandmotherGracethephotographer.NathanielhasalsometBillandBarbDuval soheisbuildinghisDartmouthresume.”
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Don Graveswrites,“Fallhasbeenbeauti-fulhereinNortheastHarbor,andMt.DesertIsland is the perfect place for me to spend five of the first nine months of my retirement. I just finished hosting a reunion in Northeast Harbor foraSocietyofMutualFriendsfromDartmouthCollege.Apicturefromthateventisenclosed.Theobjectives,toenjoytheperfectvenue,theperfectcompanyandtheperfectmeal,wererealized.”DonattendedtheminiOctober19-20onhiswaybacktoCalifornia.
Thereportofanotherclassget-togethercomesfromTed Temple:“Thethirdannual‘SonsofSeptem-ber’ took on a dramatic international flavor this year reflecting its broad North American hemispheric participation:Bill Bryan(Providence,RI),Geoff Huck(Toronto,Canada),Mike Schaill (St.Peters-burg,FL),andTedTemple(Beaufort,SC).TheSOS’ersheldtheirSeptember,2007reunionatRousesPoint,NYonthenorthshoreofLakeChamplain,justafewmilesfromtheCanadianborder.ActivitiesincludedadaytriptoMontreal,canoeingonthelake,sunworshiping,moderateimbibingofbeverages,andgeneralinsulttrading.Thegeneralfeelingwasthatthereunionwasthebestever,resultinginaplantoaddanextraday/overnightin2008.”
The final reunion report comes fromGus SouthworthfromhisvacationhomeonCrystalLake,NH:“Smallgettogetheratourplace in Enfield in September...left toright,Jim Lustenader, Chuck Sherman,me,andPaul Semple.”ThankstoSusanS.forthephoto.
“Justpassedmyoralsandwrittensinchemicaldependencycounselling,”writesPeter Dorsen.“ThismeansIwillapplyforastatelicense.Myhopeistogainprivilegestoworkpart-timeasacounsellor.Ihave recovered fully from two stents placed five months ago.” Peter notes he married Jeptum Muttai of KenyainSeptember.“‘Dinah’hasaMastersinTheology.Iinheritedtwoboys,Jodson(17)andJaphet(19).Herothertwo,JeanandJoy,liveandgotoschoolinDallas.”
Morethan200Dartmouthalumniclassvolunteers—presidents,vicepresidents,secretaries,treasurers,Webmasters,newslettereditors,reunionandmini-reunionchairs,giftplanners,andheadagents—metin Hanover on Oct. 12 and 13 for Class Officers Weekend 2007, to discuss reunion logistics, class dues processing,volunteerrecruitment,andmore.Theweekendalsobroughtinformalmeetingswithstu-dents;talksbyProfessorChristianJernstedt,PresidentJamesWright‘64a,andtrusteeAlMulleyJr.,MD,‘70;andannouncementofthe2007ClassoftheYearAwardrecipients.TheClassof1966hadoneofthelargestcontingents,includingChuck Sherman, Al Keiller, Larry Geiger, Tim Urban, Bob Spence, Ben Day, andme. ClassExecutivemember Roger Brett,whowastouringNewEnglandwithKorki,joinedusforanumberoftheactivities
Agoodpartofthescheduleisdesignedtoallowdialogueamong peer-officer groups. In addition, combined sessions are held among officers with similar responsibilities. The sessionofthe“communicators”,secretaries,webmasters,andnewslettereditors,wasrunbythe“grayhairs”attheright, currently all presidents of their respective officer orga-nizations.
Theboard’srestructuringwasaddressedbytrusteeAlMul-ley. This isn’t the easiest time to be a class officer,” Mulley said,“butit’soneofthemostconsequentialtimesinthehistoryoftheCollege,andoneofthemostimportanttimestobeinclassleadership.”
(LtoR)LarryGeiger,ChuckSherman,BobSerenbetz
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TheClassof1966wasamongsevenclassesthatwererecognizedforout-standing performance during the 2006-2007 fiscal year. Our citation follows:
DCF’s Purpose: provide the unrestricted operational financial means enabling Dartmouth to ac-complishitsmission.
Class of 1966 Mission Statement:tocommittoongoingfellowshipamongclassmates,ensuringastrongbondwiththeCollege.Coremissionsincludecommunication,annualreunions,fundraisingfortheCollege,andspecialprojectspromotingstudentneedsandCollegewelfare.
32% of student financial aid comes from DCF contributions. Given that Dartmouth ’s students, whencomparedtotheotherIvies,ranklowestinsocio/economicbackground(15%ofundergradu-ates are first generation college students), the DCF financial aid is elemental to the college’s need blindadmissionspolicy.
Dartmouth ’s endowment stands at $3.76 billion. 38% of financial aid is derived from the endow-ment.Whiletheendowmentnumberappearslarge,incomparisonwiththecollegesanduniversi
Inadditiontogifts,webadlyneedagentsforclasscontacts.Ifyouwouldbewillingtocallfourorfive classmates for the DCF and class, please contact me at [email protected]. Your efforts and contributionshaveresultedinrecognitionfortheclassinavarietyofways.Onewaywewouldliketoberecognizedisas“ClassoftheYear”.Toachievethat,weneedyoursupport.Pleasehelp.
Alumni Council Representative
Asyoumayknow,eachclassiscurrentlypairedwithanadjacentclass,andtherepresentativeforathree-yeartermisresponsibleforbothclasses.OurclassiscurrentlypairedwiththeClassof1965andisrepresentedbyHankAmon‘65.HewillcompletehistermontheAlumniCouncilonJune30,2008.Perournewclassconstitution,theClassof1966willelectarepresentativetotheDartmouthAlumniCouncilforthe2008-2011term.Eachrepresentativeattendstwomeetings(Thursday-Saturday)eachyearinHanover(earlyDecemberandmid-May).CouncilorsareresponsiblefortheirtraveltoandfromHanover. The Alumni Relations office provides them with overnight accomodations for Thursday and Fridaynights,aswellasmostmealswhiletheyareinHanoverforthemeeting.
JohnRollinsattendedtheDCpresentationandsubmittedthefollowing:“AfterEdHaldeman’sbriefopening remarks, he opened the floor to questions. There were about 100 present and the questions ranabout10to1againsthim.Iasked:‘Weunderstandthatpartofyourrationaleforexpandingtheboardby8chartertrustees,insteadofelectedtrustees,istoincreaseboarddiversity.Let’slookattherecord.6ofthe8currentchartertrustees,includingyour2007appointment,areintheinvestmentbusiness.Ontheotherhand,thedemocraticallyelectedtrusteessuchasT.J.RogersandSteveSmithhavemorediversebackgrounds.Theevidencewouldsuggestthatyoushouldexpandtheboardby8electedtrusteesinsteadof8chartertrustees.Right?’ThequestiongotsomeapplauseandwhileEdstumbledwithtryingtoanswer,therewasaudiblemurmuringintheaudience.Edtriedtoexplainthatthere were other kinds of diversity, but the audience was still clearly dissatisfied with his response. Fi-nally,hepledgedtochangethetypeoftrusteeshewouldappointinthefuturetothecharterpositions.”
Additionofthenewmissionstatementandcoreresponsibilitiestothecouncilconstitution;Removalofthestandinglistofcommitteesofthefromthecouncilconstitution;Use of email as well as regular mail for official council communications;Twocandidatesforpresident-electofthecouncil(ratherthanone);Oneclassrepresentativetocouncilforeachclassthrough55years;Threeclassrepresentativestocouncilforclasses55yearsandolder;Formationof10regions(groupsofalumniclubs)thatwouldelectonerepresentativeeach(ratherthanrandomlyselectionof10repsfromthesmalleralumniclubs;Two representatives from each recognized alumni affiliated group;Reductionofthenumberofat-largerepresentativestocouncilfrom21to6;ElectionofthepresidentoftheAlumniAssociationbyallalumnitoaone-yeartermaspresidentoftheAlumniAssociationandanautomaticthree-yeartermasafullAlumniCouncilmember(atanyonetime,twopastpresidentsoftheassociation,alongwiththecurrentassociationpresi-dent,wouldsitonthecouncil);
Action by Alumni Council
GiventheTrustees’mandateontheAlumniTrusteeselectionprocess,IwassurprisedthattheCouncil,atitsrecentlycompletedDecembermeeting,electedtotableanydiscussionandactiononthispartofits Constitution. Instead, the Council elected to try, for the third time in five years, to win alumni approv-alofaplantorestructureitsorganization,withthefollowingamendments:
Howdoesan11-member“executive”committeeoftheAssociationpresumetospeakforalmost69,000alumnionsuchachargedissueasalawsuitagainsttheCollege?Iftheexecutivecom-mitteeclaimstobeacting“inthebestinterestsofDartmouthCollegeanditsalumni,”whyhasn’tit seen fit to ask the alumni?
Beforedrivingoverthecliff,whynotconveneameetingoftheAssociationofAlumni(asex-presslypermittedintheAssociationconstitution)andaskforourviews?Andiftheexecutivecommittee claims to represent the alumni, how can it proceed with a secretly financed lawsuit?Regrettably,thislawsuitwillbemoreofthesamemean-spirited,politicalhyperbolewhichhasbeenrejectedbymostofus.Farfromservingtheinterestsofthealumni,theactionsoftheex-ecutivecommitteeanditssecretalliessimplyaddtothepartisandivide.
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Other Dartmouth News
Dartmouth is first among the Ivies in Study Abroad participation rates, according to a study by the Insti-tute of International Education, which tracks the figures in its annual “Open Doors” report. Dartmouth ranksthirdinthenationamongdoctoraldegreegrantinginstitutionsinundergraduatestudyabroadpar-ticipation,withaparticipationrateof60.9percent.Thatrankingisupsevenspotsfromthe2006report.OfotherIvyLeagueschools,onlyPrincetonandHarvardmadethelist,withparticipationratesof30.8percentand28.7percentandranking34thand40th,respectively.
Inspiteoftheabove,themostrecentUSNewsandWorldReportsurveyoftheleadingAmericancol-leges and universities placed Dartmouth in eleventh place, the first time the College has fallen out of theTopTensincethesurveystarted.AmongtheIvies,onlyCornellandBrowntrailedDartmouth.
