CLASS OF 1981 APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER 2011 Class of the Year, 2011 Newsletter Editors of the Year. ‘Nuff said.

Presidents’ Message: An ‘81 Mini-revival be reaching out to more of you as we Fellow ‘81s: move forward, and we’re excited to see Our thirtieth reunion occurred nearly a year ago—hard to believe the results! Now, it’s already been that long! We’re still feeling the glow, though, as promised, here is of the truly remarkable gathering of classmates that happened, Julie’s report on the including the attendance of some individuals to their very first Boston-area event: reunion since graduation. We’ve spent a considerable amount of time as an Executive Committee discussing how to keep the glow In early March, Bill going across the country and the world, and Robert Goldbloom, and Barbara Burgess Rick and Ann Cavenaugh with Danny Evans our mini-reunion chairman extraordinaire, has developed a con- hosted 25 classmates cept of creating a group of mini-reunion “captains” in disparate and spouses at their lovely home in Weston for a “meet your ‘81 geographic locations. Some of you have no doubt already been trustees” event featuring Bill and fellow trustee Annette Gordon- contacted about your interest in working on a mini-reunion in Reed. We were treated to Barb’s delicious hors d’oeuvres, while your area, and others have stepped up to the plate voluntarily to Bill made sure everyone’s beverage glass stayed full. A great time plan events that serve to bring us was had by all! We caught up with classmates and had the chance together. Geoff Hatheway brought to speak one-on-one with Annette and Bill about what it’s like to us the idea for a “Green on serve on the Dartmouth Board of Trustees. Each later addressed White” Vermont ski reunion on St. the gathering, sharing details of the committees they serve on and Patrick’s Day. While the weather admitting to spending some long hours engaged in topics such that weekend brought more green as curriculum review and “branding” the College’s image. Both than white to the slopes, Dennis expressed enthusiasm for serving on the board with so many tal- Boyd and Ellen Brout Lindsey ented fellow alumni, and both said they felt privileged to give back joined Geoff for a gorgeous spring to their alma mater in this way. Thank you to Bill and Annette for weekend at Magic Mountain. Bill and Annette doing their best trustee smiles sharing your expe- riences and to Barb If you’ve joined our class Facebook or Linked In groups online, and Bill for hosting. you’ve also seen photos of a marvelous East Coast mini-reunion Maybe we should hosted by Bill Burgess at his home, which also include Bill’s col- make this an an- league on the Dartmouth Board of Trustees Annette Gordon Reed. nual event! (More on that in a minute). Here in Minnesota we are not sur- rounded by quite as much rarified air, so our small but strong One last news group of ‘81s is teaming up with the local ‘80’s and ‘79’s for a flash: Dave Edelson multi-class event, just has agreed to take like in the good old on the role of days. Alumni Councilor Sally Ankeny Reiley, Shelley Warren Wieler, Lon Povich, and Doug Bates representing our We hope to continue class. Dave will take over for Mark Davis whose term expires at the the momentum that’s end of June. Thanks to Mark for his efforts in this job, and thanks already begun in a to Dave for taking on this new role. You can contact Dave at number of locations [email protected]. and engage as many classmates as pos- Cheers! sible in the process. A fun gathering of ‘81s at the Burgess home Robert, Julie and I will Molly and Julie

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From the Red Carpet: The Lorax ‘81s Are Listening... by Lynne Gaudet by Abner Oakes Greg Hale helped me get over my Miles I was fortunate to be asked by the Alumni Davis myopia: Yes, there are great Miles Relations Office to help staff the 3-D recordings beyond the four 1956 recordings preview of our own Chris Meledandri’s that he did with his quintet, which included The Lorax, at the Dartmouth on Location John Coltrane. That was all I was listening event at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, to for the longest time, ‘til Greg broadened CA on February 28th. The event included my horizons. Now what was Greg listening a short address by Professor Don Pease, to this winter? Here goes: who wrote Dr. Seuss’ biography, Theodor Seuss Geisel, which he previewed at our My favorite new(er) releases: Class’ 50th Birthday Party in Hanover Chris Meledandri and Don Pease at the opening a few years ago. Chris participated in a fabulous discussion session with Don Here are some good links to Dartmouth Tom Waits, Bad As Me: Excellent from before the movie preview for the 350 Now articles about The Lorax, Chris, Don, start to finish. Also check out his last one: Dr. Seuss, etc… Glitter and Doom – bunch of live tracks from his last tour, which are all too infre- http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/03/a- quent if you ask me. I have yet to see him conversation-with-christopher-meledan- perform. dri-81-producer-of-dr-seuss-the-lorax/

And if you’re in the mood for some raw, http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/02/ hard driving rock and roll, then put on professor-donald-pease-shares-the-story- Lulu, the new collaboration between Lou behind-the-story-of-the-lorax/ Reed and Metallica. But don’t play in front of any tender ears. http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/03/dr- A billboard for “The Lorax” in Hollywood seuss-the-lorax-is-a-dartmouth-tale/ I have also been enjoying the Black Keys, although not so new – but now that all Dartmouth alumni and families in the of the CD stores are gone, I don’t check audience. There were many members out recent releases as much as I used to. from the class of 1981 in attendance Tuning into iTunes lacks some of the vital- including Tucker Gilman, Chris Halloran, ity of popping into Tower Records or the Gary Nolin, Nancy (Green) Oey, and Steve Virgin Megastore. Godchaux. Lorax billboards, like the one pictured, were located throughout LA ad- I also keep finding myself returning to the vertising the film. I also got a couple of other photos, including one of Chris and Stones’ re-mastered Exile on Main Street, probably because I didn’t listen to it enough Professor Pease, as well as a shot of Chris back in the day. and Jennifer Halloran. Chris and Jennifer Halloran at the opening of “The Lorax.” Check out the orange scarf! And just for kicks, have recently recon- more lest I lose your musical respect. nected my turntable, so I’m revisiting a lot from my cartons of vinyl. Lots of clas- Saw a couple good live shows this year: sics like Hendrix, Clapton, Airplane, Dead, Bill Frisell’s Disfarmer Project (music plus Talking Heads, Dark Side of the Moon - un- photography – worked pretty well together, fortunately, no black light posters remain but then I’m a Bill Frisell junky). And Mark in my collection. And then of course those Ribot and Ceramic Dog - hard driving “what was I thinking?” albums: Kansas, for guitar. His Prosthetic Cubans album is also example.musicline10.gif I’m not 466 going×38 pixels to admit to many prettymusicline10.gif cool, with 466× 38a pixelsLatin flair. 8/29/11 3:38 PM 8/29/11 3:38 PM http://www.musicgraphicsgalore.net/graphics/musicline10.gif Page 1 of 1

For a good read: Don Pease on Dr. Seuss.

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http://www.musicgraphicsgalore.net/graphics/musicline10.gif http://www.musicgraphicsgalore.net/graphics/musicline10.gif Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 1 1981 Class Officers A Knight in Budapest: might call cultural elite in an old apartment Steve Oakes overlooking the Danube. by Abner Oakes Co-President “I could say that the party hasn’t stopped Julie Koeninger since, but that’s just the sort of thing one [email protected] Our classmate and my long lost brother Steve Oakes got knighted recently – well, he writes to make a particular impression. Still, Co-President really won an award, but since the award is that first night set the tone in a way, and Molly Sundberg Van Metre called the Duke of Edinburgh prize and since had all those things I still like about living [email protected] Steve traveled to Buckingham Palace to get here: a dark, reckless extravagance dressed Vice President it from Prince Philip, we’re gonna say he got up in Old World ritual. Proud self-depreca- Andrew Lewin knighted. He and three co-authors wrote tion, bitter humour, and the sort of embrace [email protected] Speakout, a six-level adult you’d get from a fellow passenger on a sinking ship. And I should Secretary course for learning English mention the enchanting women, Robert Goldbloom as a foreign language, pub- [email protected] lished by Pearson-Longman, the steak tartar, and brandy that and it was recipient of the turns the contents of your si- Secretary English Speaking Union’s Duke nuses to dust. Brian Cusack

[email protected] of Edinburgh prize for best new book in English language “These days when I read articles Treasurer teaching in 2011. on local ex-pat websites about George Alexakos what people do, what they like [email protected] about Budapest and Hungary, it’s Steve’s been based in Sir Steve Oakes Newsletter Editor Budapest since 1991, and your a bit alien to me. I do like the baths and Pat Berry friendly newsletter editors asked him about the cultural opportunities, and I can appre- [email protected] that city and living in Europe and just what ciate a gourmet meal and whatever wine it is that has everyone raving. But for me it’s Newsletter Editor the heck has happened to Mike Doyle. Here Lynne Gaudet is Steve’s great story: the connections with the people that mean [email protected] the most to me, and that’s been true wher- “I live on the Buda side of Budapest with ever I’ve travelled or lived. That’s why learn- Newsletter Editor ing the language is so important to me, and Abner Oakes my wife Ildikó and my 2-year old daughter [email protected] Emily in an apartment just a short stroll up hard as Hungarian is, I also assumed that I’d from the Danube and a ten-minute drive ‘get it’ sooner or later, and I did. Newsletter Editor from the forest. I’ve been here over 20 Rick Silverman “Hungarians have the reputation of being [email protected] years, speak the language and live what people would call a completely Hungarian depressive, pessimistic, spiteful, and envi- Webmaster life. That has a light side and a dark side, ous towards each other, and inclined to play Will Blanchard the latter blameable on a complicated social loose with the truth when it’s advantageous [email protected] and political environment, a twisted history, to do so. That’s pretty much how they de- scribe themselves. So they’re shocked to Webmaster and an economy that seems to get blacker Jim Jankowski by the day. hear that I find them warm, generous, hon- [email protected] est, and caring. Shocked, and flattered in an “Sometime in 1991 I was looking to move ‘Oh, you noticed’ sort of way. Relationships Alumni Council Rep here are very complicated, just as the lan- Mark Davis to Europe from Japan, where I’d been for a [email protected] few years, and had job offers in Krakow and guage is. If there’s one grand discovery here in Budapest. I think I would have been I’ve made about myself here, it’s that I like Co-Head Agent happy either way, but I knew Budapest a bit, things complicated and a bit difficult. Martin Weinstein [email protected] plus my old roommate Mike Doyle ’81 was living just up the road in Vienna (still is). I “My working life is connected to the teach- Co-Head Agent came here overland from Japan and arrived ing of English to foreigners. That’s what I Lon Povich on New Year’s Eve 1991, and spent the first started doing first as a volunteer in New [email protected] evening at a party populated with what you Oakes continued on Page 4

Page 3 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 ‘Round The Girdled Earth... We would love to continue hearing from classmates who are overseas. Some of you may not make it back for reunions, so this is a great way to let other ‘81s know where you are and what you’re up to, and maybe tempt a visitor or two...

Coming to America: of all ages, shapes, and sizes!” wonderful cafés and restaurants. Tales of Linda Gundal’s Next Steps Renaissance fairs, of Fasching, the German by Abner Oakes “I have quite a few (often conflicting) equivalent of Mardi Gras, and other festive ideas of what I’ll do next,” Linda said, holidays. And, as she finished telling me, We were looking to hear from classmates “but before I take off in a new direction, tales of singing at the wreath-laying who live overseas, and classmate Linda I plan to do some mega-hiking this year ceremony every November 9th at the former Gundal connected with me on LinkedIn and on the Appalachian Trail, so I’ll be in the site of the Jewish synagogue in Braunfels, then wrote about her 24-year-long German US for much of 2012, a big change for me. a ceremony repeated all over Germany on adventure. Afterwards, all avenues are open.” this day.

“I moved here in 1988,” Linda wrote, “and When people ask Linda about why she’s worked for over 23 years at a German lived in Germany for so long, she jokes company that wrote software for a mask and says, “I’m too lazy to move.” But she metrology machine called the LMS IPRO. continued: “I love living in a small town The company, originally named Ernst Leitz with green fields and woods all around Wetzlar GmbH, went through numerous it and everything I need within walking mergers, financial investors, and buyouts distance, but still have a satisfying menu until my division was spun off and merged of cultural offerings either right here or with KLA-Tencor (Miipitas, CA) a couple of a short drive away - just as it was at years ago. Suddenly I was working for a US Dartmouth! Add to this the ubiquitous company again!” Linda Gundal auf deutsch public transportation and the ability to visit Linda has wonderful tales of life in the so many foreign countries, and Europe’s Linda continued: “Last year the company small, old-world town of Braunfels, with its hard to beat. I do miss friends and family was looking for volunteers to leave, and Tudor-style buildings, castle, and Christmas back in the US. I also miss the dry, ironic reduce the number of forced layoffs, and market. In fact Linda lives inside the castle English wit. Germans don’t do irony.” for someone with my seniority, the deal was walls in a building that was built in 1672. sweet. I took the bait, wanting to get away “My landlord,” she wrote, “is the count who As she said, look for our classmate on from software engineering. I’m now taking owns the castle.” the Appalachian Trail in 2012. “I’m trying time off to re-orient myself towards music. to keep my expectations low,” she wrote. I have always had a second job as a church She has tales of great public transportation “I’ll be thrilled if I make it to Harper’s choir director and a third job as a singer with superfast trains, of operas and Ferry. Otherwise I will leapfrog to get to (mezzo-soprano). I also started taking organ concerts that ranged from Steve Reich and Katahdin in time and do the middle section lessons, which is amazing here in Germany, Robert Wilson to Billy Joel. Great wines afterwards. Right now I’m keeping all since most of the churches have pipe organs and local beers, delicious chocolate, and options open.”

Oakes continued from Page 3 ago found myself writing a six- Hungarian style. Oh, and go up and see level course for people learning Mike in Vienna for our own Dartmouth York City in 1988 when I was English. That’s meant being able micro-mini reunion. looking for a way out of the to work at home (or wherever film business into something I am), which has given me the “What being an expat has meant to me is that I felt passionate about. flexibility to do things like go being able to completely let go of the sort I came here as a teacher and cross-country skiing in the Alps of expectations that weighed me down eventually became a teacher when the conditions are good, for those years I lived in the States. Until trainer, then head of a train- and spend the warmer months I left, I couldn’t recognise a lifestyle that ing program at a language down at Lake Balaton, cycling seemed to fit me, and since I left it’s ex- school, and finally a few years Steve and Emily, 2 and swimming and cooking out actly what I’ve got.”

APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER Page 4 Robert V. Berry ‘54: Loyal one or another of you, simply because you Dartmouth son, supportive were on his mind and you hadn’t connected Dartmouth dad and granddad in a while.

It’s a perquisite of being a newsletter edi- I thank you for embracing him as fully as tor that from time to time I get to wear you did. Dad would love knowing that—as my heart on my sleeve to a wide reader- many of you have been kind enough to tell ship. My father, Bob Berry ’54, a loyal son me—he left an indelible mark and you will of Dartmouth and a tireless, cheerleading remember him fondly. Dartmouth dad and granddad, passed away on February 8 after a short battle with lung The Berrys at Homecoming in 1994: Pat ’81 Dad was a successful businessman who (holding Alex Heisler, Colby ’16), Fay, Meg traveled the world for work and golfed cancer. Heisler ’14, Mitch Heisler and Bob ‘54 the world’s greatest courses for play. But was my guest at our last two reunions, Like many of our parents, Dad had a num- Dartmouth remained a large part of who he including our 30th just last summer. And ber of friends in the Class of ‘81. When, was, where he focused much of his energy he didn’t just show up: he made his own years ago, he expressed chagrin at my not and philanthropy, and where he felt most way and forged his own friendships, sepa- including him in some of our class celebra- at home. rate from my own. And between reunions, tions (I believe it was on the occasion of it was not unusual for Dad to pick up the our 20th reunion), I put things right. Dad I just thought I’d let you know. phone or put pen to paper to check in with — Pat Berry Pam Hedstrom, Cairo Bound to take a magic carpet ride to Cairo, in the region, with much interesting work by Abner Oakes Egypt. I have accepted a position with the to be done. International Finance Corporation (IFC), We continue to hear from classmates who a private sector arm of the World Bank, I will live in Zamalek, an island in the are working abroad, this time from Pam and will be responsible for housing finance middle of the Nile in Cairo and a short taxi Hedstrom...in her own words: and insurance advisory services in the ride from the IFC office, which is in the MENA region (Middle East North Africa). Nile City Towers, several kilometers north I am sitting in the Bucharest airport about My territory consists of 21 countries from of the famous Tahrir Square. I have a great Morocco across North Africa, the Gulf apartment with an American kitchen – very States, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and funny as I don’t cook - but it is spacious Pakistan. Currently there are two small with a great view of the fish aquarium projects in Palestine and Egypt that I will park. Lots of room for visitors, for those of assist while building a pipeline of other you who want to come see the pyramids! projects throughout the region. I’m part I’m also a five minute walk from the Gezira of a group known as Access to Finance Sporting Club, with its tennis courts, pool, (A2F), which works to increase the avail- track, fitness center, equestrian center, ability and affordability of financial ser- and croquet field. Zamalek is also home vices for individuals and micro, small, and to many museums, embassies, restaurants, medium enterprises. In the aftermath of and shops. Please give a call when you are Pam hard at work in international finance. the Arab Spring, it’s an exciting time to be in Cairo!

St. Patrick’s Day Mini family was up with her for the weekend while Dennis was touring New England Ellen Lindsey Brout, Dennis Boyd and colleges with his son (yes, Dartmouth was Geoff Hatheway enjoyed the warm spring one of the stops). Geoff hosted the event skiing weather and a cold beer on the at Magic and is expecting a larger turn- deck of Magic Mountain’s ski lodge in out next year when the snow gods will be Londonderry, Vermont. There’s was lots smiling. of green on the slopes and in the lodge

for St Patrick’s Day to make our little Big Dennis, Ellen and Geoff relaxing between runs Green group feel right at home. Ellen’s

Page 5 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 The Woodswind Remember By Rick Silverman

In the last issue of the newsletter, we spent several pages celebrating the re- cent success of the Dartmouth Aires on The Sing-Off. In preparing that piece, we also contacted classmates who sang in the Woodswind, the Aires’ female coun- terparts, which included Suzy Hopkins Axelson, Becky Nyren Shepherdson, Marji Grant Ross, Shelley Warren Weiler, Laura Barbuto DeAngelo, and Pam Fiertz Myers. Several of them shared their thoughts about and memories of their Dartmouth a cappella experience.

Marji Grant Ross The photo from the “Notorious” album cover including ‘81 Woodswind members Shelley, Marji, Nancy, We have a running joke in our family that Laura, Suzy and Becky. whenever a song from the ‘70s comes on impression on me and I was determined to a cappella group, then known as the the radio, one of my three daughters will become involved if I got accepted. Fast- “Woodswind.” Of course, the Aires that say “No, wait mom, don’t tell us—you sang forward to freshman fall with the nerve- performed on The Sing-Off are SO much this in your singing group at Dartmouth.” wracking tryouts—getting invited to join more talented than we ever were (al- Sometimes I throw them a curve ball: “No, the group was a dream come true. though we weren’t bad!), with incredibly we didn’t sing that one… but the Aires sophisticated, difficult arrangements, cho- did.” My middle daughter, Trina, is now in Being a Woodswind defined my Dartmouth reography, and coordinated outfits—okay, an a cappella group in college herself. I experience, really. I loved both the girls there really is no comparison! haven’t convinced her to use any of our in my group and the guys in the Aires—the old arrangements (yet), but she does ap- groups often travelled and performed to- What their performance did bring back preciate now what I have always said— gether and we developed very close friend- was the incredible camaraderie that we that being in the Dartmouth Woodswind ships. The summer after freshman year, felt as a group. The Woodwind was our was one of the best experiences of my a bunch of us from the 2 groups—includ- sorority and our focus at Dartmouth. We life. I remember vividly the winter after- ing quite a few ‘81s—spent the summer traveled, performed, spent endless hours noon when the group came to sing outside working as singing waiters at the Peter arranging music and rehearsing—some of my dorm room door—that’s how a new Christian’s Café in northern NH, at the site us even spent an entire summer together member found out she’d made it into the of the White Mountain Music Festival. In in an old New England Inn as singing group. And I remember the rehearsals, the the cocktail lounge we staffed after the waitresses! We had some amazing adven- concerts, the performances at reunions, main concert was over, we performed a tures, and met wonderful alumni when we the tour we took down the East Coast, the variety act of mostly show tunes, alternat- sang on Tours and at Commencement and album we recorded, and most of all the ing soloing duties with waiting tables. My Reunions. My closest Dartmouth friends lifelong friends I made. favorite musical memory from that time: I were from that singing group, and from got to sing Godspell’s sultry “Turn back, O the Aires—although I am woefully out-of- Becky Nyren Shepherdson man” while reclining on a grand piano! touch right now. How lucky I was to have fallen into that incredible experience at I first learned of Dartmouth’s a cappella Suzy Hopkins Axelson Dartmouth. I feel forever grateful that groups when I was in high school. While the Woodswind and the Aires completely attending my dad’s reunion, I was treated Watching the Aires perform on the nation- enriched my four years at Dartmouth. to concerts in the tent by both the Aires ally televised competition, The Sing-Off, and the Woodswind’s predecessor group, brought back a flood of memories for Woodswind continued on Page 7 the Distractions. The groups made a huge me about our own Dartmouth women’s

APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER Page 6 Dirk Olin on Dirk Olin member of the Colorado Supreme Court of economic development versus environ- and, totally coincidentally, mother of ‘06 mental protection. I’ll be very interested I guess three big things are happening, Stacy. It got featured on the Jim Lehrer to watch it play out. besides hanging out with my wife and NewsHour, which was gratifying. daughters, which is my favorite pastime. 3. One of my side projects is as chair 1. As editor-in-chief of Corporate of the International Debate Education Responsibility Magazine, I’m deep into Association (I arrived in Hanover on a the compilation of our 13th annual “100 small debate scholarship…which I aban- Best Corporate Citizens List,” which we’ll doned when the Jack-o-Lantern found unveil at the New York Stock Exchange me!), and I’m heading overseas to help before ringing the closing bell (always coordinate a big debate we’re about to fun) on April 17. hold between students from China ver- sus American students. A delicate, but 2. My book is out (Rebuilding Justice) exciting initiative. Tough to pick a non- co-authored with Becky Kourlis, former incendiary topic. Went with the dilemma

Woodswind continued from Page 6 “Trickle Trickle.” My experience with the travel! The first day of school I had met Woodswind will always be remembered as Suzy Hopkins (and learned that our alumni Laura Barbuto DeAngelo one that helped me develop my talents, fathers knew each other), and through get to know and perform with a great and her I learned about the a cappella group Singing with the Dartmouth Woodswind talented group of women, and hopefully called Woodswind, which was a subgroup was one of the highlights of my Dartmouth provide a bit of enjoyment to others! It within the Glee Club that had a separate experience. One of my best memories is also was great fun! audition. That year the Woodswind and of the evening after my audition, when Aires separated from Glee Club and be- the group showed up singing at the door Pam Fiertz Myers came independent. Sophomore year I was of my dorm room in mid-Fayer, to let me brave enough to audition for Woodswind know I had been accepted to the group! Freshman year I tried out for Glee Club, and thrilled to be accepted. The Spring I remember being somewhat intimidated after having spent all of high school in the break trip to was fun, singing our at the first rehearsal. The girls were all marching band. Looking for something way southward, staying with alums in dif- so talented and confident. Would I fit in? new yet staying in the musical realm, I ferent places along the way. Suzy was Very soon I learned what a great group of found Glee Club was fun and a nice chance always working on new arrangements, and girls they were. Suzy Hopkins and Philippa to learn Dartmouth songs, and we got to the music was challenging, plus I really Guthrie were amazing leaders. enjoyed being part of the We had left a great legacy in group from a social perspec- the years I sang with the group: tive. To this day, some of my in addition to our many singing fondest Dartmouth memo- engagements both on campus ries are related to singing and on the road, we made an with the Woodswind. These album, which I had the privilege days my singing is mostly of producing, and we appeared done in the car alone with on “Good Morning America” with the radio turned up high, the Aires. One of my passions and in church (I love to sing was and is transcribing and ar- the harmony on the hymns, ranging vocal music. Membership although it drives my teen- in the Woodswind allowed me age daughter crazy). It was to realize this passion: I ar- awesome to watch the Aires ranged several of the songs we on The Sing-Off competition, sang, including “A Nightingale and it brought back some Sang in Berkeley Square” and wonderful memories! Suzy, Shelley, Marji and Becky reminiscing at our 25th reunion.

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER 2011 Class of the Year, 2011 Newsletter Editors of the Year. ‘Nuff said.

Mike Doyle Swimming, Skiing, Mike said that his bum left knee is telling him and Safeguarding! to pursue his other dream, an entire winter spent in Austria’s St. Anton am Arlberg, and he’s seriously considering early retirement to do More from our Europe-based classmates: In more skiing. “If it ever works out,” Mike writes, Vienna, Mike Doyle recently completed his 30th “I would love to ski with any classmates who year at the International Atomic Energy Agency, come over, especially fellow powder hounds.” his 25th as a Nuclear Safeguards Inspector. “My group covers Iran, but as an American, I am When Mike’s in Boston visiting his mother, he not allowed in,” he wrote to say. “Being part of always makes a trip to see Jeff Levine in New missions to Iraq and Libya was the highlight of York State, partaking of Jeff’s voluminous wine my career, so I wish I could go to Iran, but must Mike still swimming competitively cellar – “Even my cousin Steve Pignatiello would settle for headquarter support.” be impressed!” Jeff Zimmerman often drives up against those guys.” He will see them and other from the city to meet Mike and Jeff. “Of course, Mike is still a keen masters swimmer and hopes teammates at the 2014 world championships in I see Steve Oakes most often,” finished Mike, to have the same success as classmates Bill Montreal, when they all will compete in the 55+ “most recently for an epic Elvis Costello solo Sherman and Robert Goldbloom.. “Perhaps when age group. concert in Vienna.” we hit 80,” Mike said, “I will have a chance

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