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Links to previous class notes can be found below... Class Notes, May/June 09Dave Salter has felt distant from the College and wished to have more interaction academically with it. Fred Chase has been interested in sustainability issues, and Blair Law, Paul Emory,Honus Wagner, Tom Bloomer , and Tom Wilson have wished to address various other collateral issues. David Halloran spoke of this in our newsletter and web page. Harlan Fair, our point man in Hanover responded , and after consulting with Roberta Moore of the Alumni Office has provided a set of links to an entire array of lectures and other opportunities which take advantage of Dartmouth’s continuing education programs..The links which will be published on our web page as well as our class newsletter are for now, Alumni Education, Alumni Travel, Official Dartmouth Utube co-branded website,Tuck on line lectures,Thayer Lecture series, digital library for alumni, and general Dartmouth interest video/audio. Harlan tells me that more and more lectures are being taped, and will be available for alumni. From Donald Carpenter Goss comes this news note. President James Wright, Susan Wright, Vice President Carrie Pelzel , Margaret and Andy Sigler, and Lillian and Donald Goss gathered for a luncheon in the Margaret and Andy Sigler Conference Room in Kemeny Hall. The purpose of this auspicious luncheon was to celebrate and dedicate the placement of a portrait of Andy Sigler. President Wright made a few personal remarks about his respect for Andy thanking him for his continuing contributions to Dartmouth. Donald concluded his note by writing,” We parted at 2:30 PM basking in the glow of comradeship and fellowship of Dartmouth and even more respect for the professionalism and caring of this great College.” Michael Zarin, has offered a solution to our financial problems which many in our group say is excellent, but perhaps too simple for many politicians to absorb. It relates to the use of the existing section 102 of the TARP legislation to end the credit crunch and keep homeowners in their homes. You can learn more at www.endfinancialcrisis.com. Sadly, I must report the death of Harvey Medlinsky. I offer, for our Class, our most sincere condolences to his wife Jill and son Jared.
Class Notes, March/April 2009‘53’s have been major contributors to every sector of our society. Many continue to practice their professions and other business ventures. Many have retired but are involved in all sorts of altruistic activities , and many are active in both areas. I thought it might be interesting to explore what some of our classmates are contributing on the voluntary front. Harlan Fair, a civil engineer has been the chairman of the Crane Safety Committee on Construction Sites of the American Society of Civil Engineers for many years,. With the recent spate of crane mishaps, his committee, recently tripled in size and has completed a study of the new OSHA Care Standard and has finished writing a manual on crane safety. With a grant of $250,000 from OSHA, Harlan and his committee are developing a curriculum to train engineers and crane operators. Another very busy person is Phil Beekman He was a founder and director of the Women’s Sports Foundation and Emeritus trustee of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. In addition he is a director of the National Organization on Disability, Brave Kids ,and Vermont Exchange. Joan and Bernie Sudikoff are heading back to Israel for the fourth time as part of a Hadassah group. They will spend eight weeks there this winter during which Joan will teach English and computer science to Ethiopian immigrants while Bernie acts as a big brother, and counselor in the hospitals and schools, working with 30 to 40 Ethiopian boys. Closer to home, Barbara and John Kennedy have been members of the Mystic River Chorale for the past 25 years. John is also an active member of the Mystic Flag committee which maintains the highest flagpole, 117 feet high, in New England . As part of his responsibility as President of this organization, John organized a reunion of the Doolittle Raiders, eleven of whom attended and were hosted by John for four days. I would love to hear all about your avocations; so please drop me a note. Unfortunately, I must end this column with a sad news of the deaths of Dr. Malcolm Moss and Kisuk Cheung. Our sincere condolences go out to their families.
Class Notes, January/February 2009Honors continue for our classmates. The Class Officer Newsletter Association has awarded Donald Carpenter Goss a lifetime achievement award ( the first of its sort.) . They cited his many records. He has produced 284 newsletters over a period of 30 years which included 3124 total pages ranging from 8 to 24 pages per issue. He has averaged 9,549 words per issue totaling 2,711,916 words in all. They are records which will never be broken. In addition the Class has given Donald a portrait which is to be hung in the Paganucci Conference Room of the 1953 Commons. Present from our class at the newsletter ceremony were: John Springer, Tom Bloomer, Bill French, Bill Chamberlain, Nancy and Allen Collins, Donna and Chuck Reilly, Bonnie and David Siegal, Phil Beekman, Lillian Goss, Nancy Elliott and Mark Smoller.
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