Michelle Montgomery Ragsdale is married to a former Marine Corps
Captain/helicopter pilot, now a geophysicist. A midlife crisis brought her back
to undergrad for three years and then vet school at Texas A & M for four
years from which she graduated summa cum laude in May. Michelle is now a
practicing small animal and exotics veterinarian in Katy Texas (a western suburb
of Texas). Although no kids yet, her hobby is competitive dog obedience, and
they have two Labs ranked among the top in the country.Diana Goode
announced that Mallory Goode Fons was born on July 21. She joins her sisters,
Kelsey 6 and Hailey 3 who think that she is a wonderful addition to the family
and a great new toy. According to Kelsey and Hailey, Mallory's nickname is
"Mine." Diana is back to work at a non-profit called Operation Fuel,
which raises money for emergency energy assistance. John Taylor accepted
the position of headmaster at St. Andrew's School in Olizos, Argentina. In
September, Scott Sandell was promoted to general partner at New
Enterprise Associates in Menlo Park, CA. Give a rouse for the Class of '86! We
had a great 1999 fundraising year, as reported by our Co-agents Peter Gibson
and Sarah Page. We raised $112,106up $30,330 from last year. Forty-five
percent (or 456) of our classmates contributed, which was the second best
participation rate among all classes in the '80s. The 2000 Alumni Fund total
raised $23 million.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS WENT...15 YEARS LATER
Class of 1986 15th Reunion, June 15 1 7, 2001
Plans for reunion are underway and we'd like your participation and input!
As you may have heard, several of our able classmates have volunteered to
help put together our 15th reunion.
Co-Chairs Joy Turnheim, Liz McClintock
Treasurer Erik Colberg
Registration Andrea Lordan
Catering Dawn Carey, Laura Gillespie
Publicity John Marchiony
Bequests Sarah Page
We'd like to add your name to this list. All the sub-committees listed here
would be glad of some help, and we definitely need folks who would be interested
in organizing children's activities, evening entertainment, and other events. If
you are interested in planning an event (e.g. a party, an art show, a speakers'
forum, a club reunion) or simply helping out at reunion
(e.g. during registration) please let us know. In addition, if there are several
'86s in your area and you need an excuse to get together - just organize a
mini-reunion! The class will fund up to $250 in costs per event and it is a
great way to publicize our 15th.
The schedule for reunion currently includes a trip up Moosilauke (both an
overnight and a day hike), a Friday night bash with the '85s and '87s, open mike
at the Top of the Hop, a Saturday evening party, academic open houses, and a
reunion run on Sunday morning. We'd like to make this fun for adults and
children alike so please send us an email and share your ideas.
Finally, don't forget that we will elect a new set of class officers during the
reunion so if you or someone you know is interested in serving the class, let
our class executive committee know (send an email to Liz or Burgie Howard).
Let's set some new records in Hanover (our record for most alumni attending a 10
year reunion still stands)! See you at our 15th.
You can keep tabs on updates and news on our class Web site (http://www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/86/).