APRIL 2011 newsLetteR DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 Newsletter Editors: Peter Oudheusden • [email protected] • Robert Goldbloom • [email protected] Bill Burgess Elected Trustee Voting for this year’s Alumni Trustee position took place from March 9th through April 6th. REVEL•REFLECT•RECONNECT As Bill was running unopposed - it came as no surprise that he won in a landslide. He will join our other trustee-classmate, Annette Gordon-Reed, who took her seat in February. DARTMOUTH CLASS OF 1981 If you haven’t met Bill, here is a nice write-up the College supplied for interested J u n e 1 6 - 1 9, 2 0 1 1 • Hanover, New Hampshir e alums: “At Dartmouth, Bill was respected Our 30th Reunion is just two months away. It’s time to make sure you are registered, your for leading with inclusivity, enthusiasm reunion housing is booked, your travel plans have been made, and you’ve contacted all of and dedication. He was president of Alpha your friends - this is a great long weekend filled with events, food and catching Delta fraternity, served as president of the up. You don’t want to miss it! Check out our free reunion dedicated smart Interfraternity Council was a member of phone app (found on the class website - www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81). Sphinx senior society, Green Key and of It gives you instant access to: registration, housing, weekend schedule, who’s the rugby, football and lacrosse teams. Bill attending (updated daily), a countdown till important weekend events, hotel earned his MBA degree at Harvard and links, local up-to-the-minute weather, a reunion map with the key locations for has nearly three decades of experience in our events, webcams to see the College and the area, and a Dartmouth College corporate finance and venture capital. As Fund link so you can help us reach our goal of 60%! Check it out! managing general partner at ABS Ventures, he works closely with emerging growth, technology-based companies bringing photo: NBAE/Getty Images a strong knowledge of technology and Laurel Richie Named entrepreneurialism to the board. Bill also has extensive experience on boards of WNBA President mission-based, non-profit organizations. As It is always important to have something to talk about Chair of the Board of the New England under the tent at our 30th Reunion this June. Laurel Aquarium, Bill has guided the institution took this rule of thumb to the next level by being named through a period of unprecedented President of the Women’s National Basketball Association. challenges and restored its fiscal soundness Laurel “will be responsible for the day-to-day while keeping it focused on its strategic operations of the world’s premier women’s sports league, priorities. Bill is also the Treasurer on which tips off its historic 15th season this summer. She will assume her new role on May the board of St Mark’s School where his 16, 2011. With a long track record of developing award-winning campaigns that transform intellect and business acumen have led brands and drive business results, Richie served most recently as Senior Vice President and to the development of a forward-looking Chief Marketing Officer for Girl Scouts of the USA. She was responsible for the organization’s financial plan and process for goal setting brand, communications, publishing, marketing and web-based initiatives, and was the and measurement. Bill and his wife have driving force behind the recent brand revitalization of this well-loved American icon. five children and reside near Boston.” “Laurel combines extraordinary marketing and brand management skills, with a tremendous Continued on page 2 www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 Continued from page 1 enthusiasm to help evolve young women into Alex Doty reports from Rio and Carnaval leaders,” said Stern. “She joins the WNBA at such Our own intrepid mini-reunion chair decided that ‘81 events just didn’t have enough an exciting time in its history and we know her music and samba, so he trekked down to Rio to give us this report: “I stayed in an expertise will be key to continuing the growth and apartment in the Arpoador section of Rio which is where Copacabana meets Ipanema. success of the league.” This is not far from where I stayed as a student in 1985. I arrived on Saturday the “The WNBA is comprised of the best female 5th of March, the samba King Momo having been crowned the night before to basketball players in the world and I’m looking inaugurate Carnaval, just in time for the first of several daily street parades which forward to working with these talented women as take place during the five-day festival along Ipanema beach as well as in dozens of they strive to achieve their professional goals both other neighborhoods throughout the city. The samba school competition began on on and off the court,” Laurel said. “I am fortunate to Sunday at the Sambadromo around 9 have worked with an organization as inspiring as Girl p.m. and continued until about 4 a.m., Scouts, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to continuing and finishing on Monday build upon the successes of the WNBA and help grow night / Tuesday morning. Twelve samba this league into a world-class business.” schools competed, six parading each (reprinted from Dartmouth News Service) night, each deafeningly broadcasting their trademark samba songs which are Kirk Arnold - Woman to Watch! well known to the cariocas (residents of Rio) and enthusiastically chanted while Avid has announced that Chief Operating Officer dancing the distinctive samba footwork Kirk (Eveleth) Arnold has been named one of 22 Women Alex is the guy with the beer - naturally... throughout the stadium. Outlandish and To Watch by Mass High Tech, the Voice of New England provocative costumes, masks, body paint, and head-dresses for all, including spectators, Innovation. Kirk will be among the honorees whose are de rigeur. It is an exhausting experience but the weather was perfect for it - not too contributions will be celebrated at a breakfast event hot and no rain. The winner, Beija Flor (meaning kisses flower or hummingbird), was March 23 at the Seaport Hotel. “While all of us at Avid announced on Tuesday.” Sounds a little like Frat Row on a warm spring evening... have known for some time that Kirk is a highly talented executive, it is gratifying that our opinion is shared by Continued from page 7 leaders in the local scientific and technical communities,” said Gary Greenfield, CEO of Avid. “We are very proud of medicine, international studies and anthropology. Anticipating a career as a Kirk and extend our congratulations to her and the other doctor in global health, she was interested in exploring the intersection of traditional beliefs and health care, and the ways in which “under resourced 21 business leaders who are being honored by Mass High communities can combat money challenges to provide treatment for community Tech Women to Watch.” members.” Most importantly, by improving the children’s education and As Chief Operating Officer, Kirk leads Avid’s product implementing preventive medicine, Manisha contributed to her personal hope of development and management, sales, marketing, support and improving global living standards. services functions. Prior to joining Avid in February 2008, Kirk To read the final paper submitted by Manisha Apte ‘12, click on the following link to was CEO of Keane, Inc., a global consulting and outsourcing download the PDF: http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/81/Manisha-Apte.pdf firm. Her extensive background in technology management includes leadership positions at Fidelity Investments, where she led product development as well as strategic marketing and consulting for Fidelity’s business services group; venture- “To the Class of 1981, I am truly honored to be the recipient of backed start-up NerveWire, Inc., where she served as the Class of ‘81 Undergraduate Research Grant...” CEO; and Computer Sciences Corporation, where she was President of CSC’s Consulting Group. Kirk started her career at IBM where she served Please remember to contribute to class projects when you pay your class dues. in a variety of sales and sales management positions. Class project donations are separate from class dues and go entirely to supporting She currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Cramer class of 1981 initiatives. They are tax deductible, and can be directed to the Marketing Services and is a member of the Board of project of your choice. In addition to our three interns, our project donations fund Trustees for the Mass Technology Leadership Council. a Class of 1981 Scholarship and a Memorial Book project honoring deceased This year’s winners were selected from more than 100 classmates. Without your continued support, we may not be able to maintain the nominations and are being recognized for their work in internship program beyond next year. The annual cost for all three is $10,000 so helping to build new companies and drive established any size individual donation is meaningful if we all participate. Please join your classmates in supporting our undergraduates. companies in new directions. APRIL 2011 newsLetter Page 2 1981 Class Officers Top 10 Reasons to Come to Our 30th Reunion - continued REASON #2: Friends President Greg Clow Q: In the survey for the 25th Reunion Book, what was it that [email protected] classmates said they missed most about Dartmouth? A: Friends. Vice President Q: And was the #1 regret that classmates expressed? Pam Gehret A: That they didn’t get to know more classmates. June 16-19, 2011 [email protected] Well guess what folks…with Reunion coming, you no longer have to miss your old friends, Treasurer and it isn’t too late to make new friends.