The January 2015 Class Newsletter
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Dartmouth Class of 1954www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/54/ January 2015 Holiday Luncheons Fifteen regulars made their way through a drenching nor’easter for the annual Boston luncheon at the Weston Country Club: Mary and Dave Thielscher, Ellen and Dick Gorsey, Jane and Dick Page, Liz and Tom Kelsey, Lyon Greenberg, Ed Quinn, Mort Heafitz, Phil Cooke, Peter Bullis, Dick Barker, and Bob Fanger ‘55. Ed Quinn, after surviving some serious health issues, is feeling good and is working part-time for the Community Preservation Committee in Easthampton, MA. Dick Page spoke briefly on behalf of his co-Head Agent Shelly to remind those assembled that early DCF contributions are needed to reach the Class goals. Dick Barker asked for pertinent news items for the Newsletter. Ellen Gorsey responded that their identical twin granddaughters are each expecting their second child in June. Who can top that? Door prizes were awarded to Phil Cooke for being the first to send a check for the luncheon and to Lyon Greenberg for having travelled the greatest distance to attend. The Yale-Dartmouth Club was the location where nineteen ‘54s and three guests gathered for the New York luncheon: Bob Adnopoz, Howie Aronson, Jerry Barton, Sue Bastian, Don Berlin, Lon Chaikin, Lo-Yi Chan, Jay Chandler, John Cunningham, Lois Krassner and Dick Davidoff, John Fenn, Jerry Goldstein, Rick Hartman, Judy and Mitchell Kramer, David Levine, Dave Mandelbaum, Steve Mullins, Dick Pearl, Art Rauch, and Wayne Weil. Sue Bastian expressed her appreciation, on behalf of Class of ’54 widows, for being invited to events such as this Holiday Luncheon. John Cunningham provided entertainment as only he can, with a story of his experience in Moscow as part of a travel company. Dick Pearl suggested that classmates and wives/widows look into a challenging educational activity at DartmouthX. See Dick’s suggestion in From ‘round the girdled earth. Page 1 Homecoming Recap… Promptly at 4:00 p.m., Dan Neiditz introduced Ling Jing The birch and maple trees in and around ’15, the 2014 Kenneth M. Hanover had turned their red and yellow Pulley ’54 Dickey Center fall colors by the time we arrived for Intern and Logan Brog ’15, Homecoming. The College grounds crews the 2014 Robert Clements were fighting a losing battle in trying to round ’54 Dickey Center Intern. up the fallen Each spoke of their leaves on the experiences and expressed Green. But the their gratitude for the Class of ’18, financial assistance from the equipped with Class of ’54 that subsidized helmets and their internship participation. climbing gear, kept busy, assisted by a forklift, building The Class Officers’ reports their pyre of logs for the Friday night bonfire. were accepted as presented and the meeting continued The Executive Committee of the Class of ’54 with the Head Agents’ report convened in Room 001 of Rockefeller Center and approval of the 2015 DCF goal of at 3:00 o’clock to hear class officers’ reports. $325,000. Members present were President Tom Kelsey spoke of the Bartlett Tower Rick Hartman, Society and reiterated his appeal for more Vice President Dan class members to remember the BTS when Neiditz, Secretary updating their estate plans. Wayne Weil, Treasurer Jim Rick Hartman proposed five-year goals for Tofias, Newsletter the Class that were unanimously adopted: Editor Dick Barker, • Stay connected with our classmates. Mini-Reunion Chair Herb Hillman, Head Agents Shelly Woolf and Dick Page, • Reach out to our widows for inclusion Gift Planning Chair Tom Kelsey, Class in class activities. Projects Coordinator Peter Kenyon, Dana • Support student activities Low, Walter Anderson, Don Berlin, Harry Robinson, Bob Adnopoz, Dave • Support the College financially Mandelbaum, Jerry Barton, Jim Doig, through annual giving and estate Steve Mullins, Mike Finigan, and Dick planning Lewis. Other interested attendees included Arlene Neiditz, Elisabeth Woolf, Joan A discussion of a fitting Class of 1954 Legacy Tofias, Ellie Anderson, Jill Kenyon, “Zoomie” resulted in the appointment of a committee Gardner (DCF Class Manager for ’54). (Page, Berlin, Kelsey, Adnopoz) to consider and return with a recommendation. D54 Newsletter January 2015 Page 2 The pre-parade reception in Blunt Alumni This early showing is significant because Center was well-attended with the wives it demonstrates our collective belief that and friends of the classmates named there are exciting days ahead in Hanover. above. Also, Gary Zwart, Fay and Pat With President Phil Hanlon’s dynamic Berry, and others joined in the festivities. and determined leadership, there are The parade and bonfire was as thrilling as new initiatives in every phase of campus any we have witnessed with clear skies life: teaching, curriculum, housing, social, and balmy temperatures. athletics and more. All this is happening while still maintaining the character and After the Holy Cross game, 42 classmates, values of the place. wives and friends, assembled in the 1930 Room of Rockefeller Center for a reception But it cannot be done without alumni help. If and dinner. Sam Williamson, who heads the you haven’t already made your commitment, Rockefeller Internship Program, introduced why not do it now? There are several ways. Amanda You can send a check to the Dartmouth LaMothe ’15, College Fund, 6066 Development Office, the Dwight H. Hanover, NH 03755-4400. Ketelhut ’54 student intern. To make a credit card payment or a pledge, She spoke call Zhuoman Gardner at 603 646-9998. very well of her Or, as always, you can contact either one internship with of us by telephone or email. We are proud the Department to be your Head Agents and look forward to of Defense hearing from you. and her concentration on terrorism in the Shelly Woolf Asia-Pacific region; she answered several Head Agent questions following her talk. 508 727-5757 [email protected] IT’S TRUE. WONDERS NEVER Dick Page CEASE! Head Agent 857-284-7046 What a wonderful Class we have! After a [email protected] record setting 60th Reunion performance for the Dartmouth College Fund, our strong support for the College continues. To date, 128 classmates have already committed to the 2015 DCF for a total of just over $165,000. That’s 51% of our goal of $325,000 and 30% of our participation goal of 80%. Page 3 Dartmouth Medicine Highlights From ‘round the girdled The Fall 2014 issue of Dartmouth Medicine earth… contains several items of interest to D’54s. The article The Next Frontier cited the Tom Kelsey emails from Exeter, NH… $500,000 donation by Frank Weiser and Early in September Liz and I visited Patty his wife, Myra, to establish an endowment and Bob Osmond; we had a terrific at the Geisel School of Medicine supporting visit. Bob was full of conversation about basic science and translational research concerning neurological diseases. The D’54 and what is going on. He had many endowment will support the Frank and questions about Reunion and we tried to fill Myra Weiser Scholar in the Neurosciences. in both Bob and Patty with many details. http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/news/2014/ alumnus Frank has informed the College that he and Myra will make an additional gift of $500,000 by the end of 2014 to the Chemistry Department for the renovation of important laboratory space at the College. Don Brief was the subject under Donor Profile: A Lifetime of Caring. Don’s faithful giving to the Medical School’s annual fund Note that I am wearing my “Reunion vest” has clearly exemplified his loyalty. He did in honor of both the 60th Reunion and our recall legendary Dean Rolf C. Syvertsen in getting together -- a sort of local Reunion. a vignette about the day Ed Horton wasn’t in class. http://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/fall14/ html/giving_profile/ Fred Page reports from West Caldwell, The same issue highlighted other D’54s in NJ… the 1955 Class Notes column that featured Mimi and I attended Ken Meyer’s memorial a photo of ten members of the Dartmouth th Medical School 1955 class who were in service at Sunapee on September 20 . Rick Hanover for the Class of ’54’s 60th Reunion: Hartman and Des Tiihonen also attended. Bob Oneal, Jay Chandler, Don Brief, There were many family members at the Lloyd Tepper, Ed Horton, John Crowe, service, including Ken’s three sons, his Chuck Tannenbaum, John Moran, Ross daughter, and four grandchildren. His McIntyre, and Ben Gilson. brother and a grandson delivered eulogies. The Geisel School of Medicine Alumni It was a share-your-memories service Recognition Celebration in October (which Des and I did), with prayers, hymns, recognized Outstanding Service Awardees and an attempt from the pulpit to have including John Moran for his generous, us think of this as a “celebration.” Most enthusiastic, and persistent loyalty and appropriate for Ken’s memory was the service to the medical school. D54 Newsletter January 2015 Page 4 singing of America the Beautiful at the From Dallas, TX Joel Lasky writes… close of the service. His daughter told me that on his deathbed he kept pestering her Pete Barker and I became frequent for an absentee ballot. That’s our boy! correspondent friends when we discovered that we both had a mechanical mitral valve A reception was held at his house on the placed in our hearts. Pete’s drew my wife lake (his “fifth child”), which he designed into the correspondence with my blessing. and retired to. He had plans to put it up for Neither he nor I let the bionic addition slow sale and move to an assisted-living place in us down, let alone inhibit our activity. Pete Lebanon, but it never happened.