CLASS NOTESSeptember-October 2007

   This might be another Class of 1966 record. Eric Treisman has three sons. Not so special you say. Well, his oldest, 31 year old Zack is doing post-doctoral work at the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India, while his youngest, 2 year old Aaron is prepping for nursery school. Anyone else with a 29 kidspan?

Eric's third son, Alex, just finished kindergarten. Neither of the youngsters went on the two-week nature hike Zack arranged for his Dad in the Little Tibet region of the Indian Himalayas in July.

Professionally, Eric, a socially conscious Santa Fe, NM lawyer, has invested considerable time over the past nearly 40 years as associate class counsel on a series of legal actions on behalf of Navajos, and, eventually, all Indian tribes and organizations, resolving federal contract disputes.

It's official. About 45 years after he first arrived on campus Dick Birnie has retired after a distinguished career as a greatly respected Earth Science Professor. It's not your Dad's Rocks 1 anymore. Dick studied geochemistry and sedimentary petrology, using satellite remote sensing, global positioning systems and image processing to study geologic and environmental applications. Got it?

The Dartmouth hailed Dick as one of the few professors "who truly adheres to the idea that he is at Dartmouth to teach and help students." Dick shared the joy of his last graduation with his daughter Katherine who graduated from Amos Tuck School. Class President Chuck Sherman and dozens of other friends wished Dick well at a party in his honor in the Top of the Hop on June 21st. Congratulations Dick, and thanks for all you've done for thousands of Dartmouth students.

George Valley was at the Thayer School in April, invited from California to deliver the Jones Seminar. A frequent lecturer at Western Universities, the researcher The Aerospace Corporation was making his east coast debut. His talk, "Direct Digitization of Terahertz Signals" was well received by all, including three of George's former Thayer physics professors.

If you happened to be Wrigley Field in early April and heard hootin' and hollerin' from a private box, you undoubtedly spotted a good percentage of our class Tabard contingent at the "Tabard and Friends" min-reunion arranged by Bill Ferris. Among those catchin' up and rootin' for the Cubbies were Jack Bennett, Jon Colby, Rick Kornblum, Wayne LoCurto, Chris Meyer, Tom Noyes, Dave Pothoff, Harry Santangelo, Sean Spatz, Jay Vincent, Steve Warhover and Steve Zegel.

Bob Vogel, with Design Partnership, an architecture firm in Charlestown, MA, is spending the summer checking out colleges with his rising senior high school son Rob. Dartmouth is high on the list. Bob keeps in touch with Dick Duffee, developing real estate in south Boston, and Dick Robson, a Vermont based architect focusing on sustainable design.

Class Treasurer Tim Urban is looking ahead to his 40th wedding anniversary with Toni, urges all classmates to stay active, or get active in Dartmouth activities, whether a mini-reunion or alumni travel. "I hope," Tim writes, "that those who tended their intellectual garden at Dartmouth many years ago will find new seeds to plant over the few decades many of us have left."

Tim's sentiments are ever more poignant today with the recently received sad news of the passing of Dave Dubrow and David Dunlop. Our deepest sympathies to their many friends and their families. More details will appear in future issues.

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