Class of '64 (March-April 2005
issue)
The most exciting recent project of the Class of 1964 is the Intern program we fund for Dartmouth students in Washington, DC. This initiative was begun by Steve Blecher, past president and will be continued if not expanded under the guidance of Ed Williams, our current class president. Begun in late 2002, the class provides $2500/$3500 per student to help defray the costs of living for a term in DC. The students find their own internships and have worked for Congressmen, Senators, and public policy organizations. Our first intern was Jason Ballet '04 who in the '03 winter term worked at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. We have had Jason Edgar '04 with Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn (R), Tiffany Davis '05 with the Public Forum Institute, Kate Schoener '05 at John Topping's Climate Institute, and Zachariah Lakel '06 with the US Attorney's office. Will Stork '07 is our intern for the current winter term and will work with Senator Charles Grassley (R). Beyond the class funding, there are many classmates supporting this program. John Topping is the go-to person in DC and has personally put together (and helped finance) 20 dinners ( since June of '02) to which he invites Dartmouth interns and recent grads. Some thirty speakers have done these events and our own Lou Goodman, Dean of American University's School of International Service - now the largest international relations school in the U.S., Mike McMurray - the top civilian working on Latin American affairs at the Pentagon, and Dave Shipler, noted author, have been speakers. John mentions that Hal Rabner has been a very generous contributor to these events. Professor Dale Eickelman has been instrumental in finding the interns. Karen Liot Hill at the Rockefeller Center indicates there are more qualified students than there is funding. The program has had a big impact on the interns, not only from the work experience but also the networking/exposure provided by John's dinners. Many thanks to John and all the others involved in the program. Please see the Class website for more information on the program.
Recognition is due Fritz Corrigan who after 38 years with Cargill has become the CEO of the Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) - a new company which combines the business and assets of the Cargill Crop Nutrition business with IMC Global Inc. The result is a $4.5 billion company with more than 8,000 employees in 15 countries. Fritz is very excited about the prospects for the new enterprise. He and his wife Glenda have three children, two of which are Dartmouth grads, and two grandchildren. Fritz keeps a balance in his life, saying that he shot a 78 in the only round of golf he played since forming Mosaic, and skied 4 days over Thanksgiving. Best of luck with the new enterprise, Fritz. Please send me information you feel would be of interest to the class to include in this column. Thanks.
Hunt Whitacre, 115 E. Wheelock St., Hanover NH 03755. HRWhit@aol.com