Class Proclamation
Jay Emery

At the Saturday Oct 9 Class mini-reunion dinner all of the Class's Presidents past and present joined in recognizing Jay Emery with the following proclamation:

The Dartmouth College Class of 1960
Recognizes with Deep Appreciation
The Extraordinary Achievements of One of its Own
Jay O. Emery

Who, as Class Treasurer from 1984 to 2004, established a record as the longest serving Class Officer  in the history of the Great Class of 1960!

In an era when the Treasuries of Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco were denuded of dollars and the Federal Government ran up record deficits, Jay shepherded the funds of the Class with such skill that we avoided the rollercoaster financial ride other organizations suffered. Jay recently delivered into the hands of Bill Moorman, our new master of the countinghouse, a liquid and very solvent Treasury with resources of, appropriately, just over $60,000!

This was not an armchair accomplishment, for not only did Jay serve as Class Treasurer, but also as Reunion and Mini-reunion Treasurer over the two decades. These responsibilities involved tactfully riding herd on the Czars of these events, making sure that there was just enough lobster so no one went hungry, but not so much that the Hanover dogs got fat, and pleasantly reminding the walk-ons that there was no free lunch during his watch.

That was just for starters. Once Jay was established on the Hanover Plain, he became the anchor for all the ‘60s passing through. Over the years Jay has provided sound advice on the admission of legacies; good recommendations on places to stay - temporarily and permanently; honest ski reports; and always the latest news about the locals, the administration and the faculty in their trundle beds. It is no accident that there are more ‘60s in the Upper Valley than any other peer class!

Jay is an important part of the glue that has bonded the ‘60s together. But in many ways he is much more. Jay came up with the idea for the monthly Norwich Inn lunch, which has now spread to the left coast. He’s one of the strong magnets that have brought more and more of us back into the fold, into the sharing of old and new friendships, to the wonderful celebrations large and small that have become the hallmark of the Great Class of 1960!

Because of his incredible loyalty, generosity with his time and long service to his classmates, with deep appreciation the Class of 1960 recognizes Jay Emery for his Extraordinary Achievements!