Hello, '99s! The long, warm days of summer are fading fast and I hope you had a chance to make the most of them. It has been a quiet summer in terms of news, though I do have a few updates to share with you.
First, Meiling Chong writes that Stephanie Samuels graduated in May with a master's in nursing. As many of us can appreciate, Stephanie was happy to complete her studies and continue on in her career. Meiling adds that Stephanie "is living in New York with her husband and her three beautiful children," who she thinks are definitely Dartmouth-bound.
In other news Dave Altman writes that he is soon to be a dad! Dave writes: "My wife, Hailee, and I are expecting our first in November. Don't know the gender yet, but I hope soon." I have no doubt the little one will keep the Altman family very busy this holiday season. However, true to form, they're taking it all in stride at the moment. David is an investment manager at Sanford Bernstein in New York and Hailee owns and manages the Center Studio, a renowned Pilates studio in Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Finally, Alik Widge has put his medical career off to a promising start. Alik was the recipient of the Allegheny County Medical Society Student Award, which is given to fourth-year medical students on the basis of outstanding academic performance, interpersonal traits, extracurricular service and active involvement in organized medicine. Alik completed his studies at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in May. Congratulations, and well done!
That's all the news for now. I hope you make the most of the autumn weather and look forward to sharing more news with you soon!
Tony Perry
tony.perry.99@alum.dartmouth.org