Nick Rowe thinks he was wearing a 'Class of 1964' shirt at age two. Both his father Harry '32 and uncle went to Dartmouth and his brother Garrett is a '68. His father introduced Nick to the Injunaires during his freshman year in high school, thus setting Nick's goal. He remembers performing with the Injunaires at the Waldorf Astoria as a surprise to Nelson Rockefeller, who was speaking at the 40th anniversary of Time magazine. Nick majored in English and taught high school English, except for a period when he sold real estate. Nick and Allison have six children between them, including a Dartmouth grad, and a grandson member of the class of 2012.
Fred Gray, having just been cut from the freshman hockey team, heard tryouts for the Injunaires while walking back to his dorm. He tried out and was accepted. Fred credits his mother, a musical genius, with his appreciation of music. He also wrote for and played trombone with Barbary Coast. His Russian Civilization major paved the way for a group to tour the Soviet Union. On the way back he worked for Radio Liberty in Munich, where he became interested in writing. He worked for AP and Reuters for 35 years in New York City. Fred has a daughter Natalie '91 and a son Ryan. Fred recently published, "That's Outrageous," a collection of his newspaper columns.
Steve Ward continues a long-time family affiliation with Dartmouth, including his grandfather Roy Ward 1900, uncle Carlton Ward '32, father Arthur '34 and brother Al '61. He had visited his cousins in Hanover, who owned Ward's Department Store. Steve met his wife Victoria at a multi-college singing competition during sophomore year. Two weeks after graduating with an English major, they were married and many Injunaires sang at the reception. Steve earned an MBA from Columbia, then worked in corporate finance for several companies, including Philip Morris. He and Victoria have a son, a daughter and four grandchildren, who visit them at their lake house near Dartmouth. He serves on the town Planning Board.
Art Simington applied to Dartmouth with strong encouragement from a family friend. Visiting the campus closed the deal. He was a pre-med and a biology major. Art competed in many sports in high school and had time for music, too. He joined the Dartmouth Glee Club, which was then a necessity for membership in the Injunaires. After medical school and two years in the Navy, Art and Lynn looked for an attractive New England setting and found Keene, where he joined a pediatrics group. They have a son Benjamin and a daughter Jennifer and two grandchildren. Lynn has been on the Library Board for 25 years and Art is president of the County Historical Society.