Class of '64 (November-December 2007 Issue)
Roger Hull has exciting news on a new venture. Roger has had a terrific career as an educator having been President of Beloit College from 1981 - 1990, and Chancellor of Union University from 1990 - 2005. "I went off in 2005 on a new venture - setting up after school academies on college campuses for at-risk, grade-school children. I have five colleges on board- and 3598 to go ( including Dartmouth) which should keep me occupied for a while." His program was developed at Beloit and it has changed "the lives of several hundred at-risk kids and, like Johnny Appleseed, we are sprinkling it across the country." Please take a look at www.helpyourselffoundation.org which is his non profit with a great purpose. Best continued success. Kudos to Dr. Barry Pressman who is the newly elected president of the American College of Radiology - a national nonprofit association serving more than 32,000 members. Barry lives in the Los Angeles area, has two daughters, and recently celebrated his first grandchild. In his spare time he loves to play golf with his wife, Sandy ("perfect name"). "I am in contact with Larry Muroff who is also a radiologist living in Tampa. But he apparently did it better since he has retired." Scott Skinner is still climbing mountains, literally. He is well on his way to climbing the 40 peaks of 4000 feet or more in the White Mountains in his 65th year. At latest count - he has climbed 16. In 2006 Scott and his wife Mary climbed Kilimanjaro and in April of 2007 he was part of a group that trekked up the Rongbuk Glacier to Everest Advanced Base camp at 21, 500 feet. After Dartmouth, "I was a Peace Corps teacher in Nepal where I have returned on many occasions, most recently to inaugurate a primary school that I and my law partner raised the funds to build." Google Phulmaya Foundation for more information about Scott's non profit that helps Nepalese children. Great work. Ron Schram is about to publish his book entitled "Sports: A Generation's Common Bond - Personal Stories: How Sports Influenced the Lives of Dartmouth 64's." Ron collected the stories of some 66 classmates, put them into 353 pages, priced it at $19.95 with discounts for classmates. The publisher is Author House. Any profits will benefit the class Rockefeller Intern project. What a gift from Ron! Thanks. I mention with sadness the death of our classmate Bill Ringham. Don Kubit, his college roommate, has written the obituary which appears in this edition. We as a class extend our deepest condolences to Bill's wife, Anne, and his two children. Homecoming is October 19/20 and I hope you have a chance to come back and enjoy one of the best weekends of the College year. A highlight is the dinner that Bill Lewis and Mary Ann are hosting for the class on October 20 at their Connecticut River place. Thanks Bill and Mary Ann! Details of Homecoming class activities are in the Ron's Class Newsletter. Please email me your news/stories/interests at hrwhit@aol.com Hunt Whitacre.
OBITUARY
William O. Ringham
Bill died on July 29, 2007, at the age of 65 from injuries he sustained as a result of a tragic accidental fall at his home in the Fox Chapel section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is survived by Anne, his lovely wife of 40 years, his son, Jonathan, his daughter, Rebecca and her husband, Michael, and his grandchildren, Maddie and Benjamin.
A native of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Bill majored in history at Dartmouth and went on to pursue a career in business. He was a serious student and an affable, and well-liked member of Sigma Nu Delta fraternity.
Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Bill enlisted and served a term of duty as an officer in the U.S. Navy. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, he earned an M.B.A. degree at Columbia University and began his career as a Wall Street investment banker.
In time, Bill's interests and experience led him to pursue his own real estate development ventures, and he enjoyed a very successful career in Pittsburgh as a developer, entrepreneur, and investor.
Bill was a wonderful friend and will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by his Dartmouth fraternity brothers, classmates and friends.