1976 newsletter fall 2013

From Hanover • September 2013New President and Arrival of the Class of 2017

President Philip Hanlon (D ‘77) took the office in June, but his inauguration is planned for Friday, September 20th, dur-ing the Convocation for College’s 244th year and the first year of the Class of 2017. DO YOU HAVE A CHILD on campus? Let me know!!

The summer of 2013 hung on in Hanover, with very warm temperatures last week, followed by torrential rains. A huge downpour soaked the ‘17’s as they were attending a variety of orientation activities. I was lucky to meet a bunch of them as a facilitator for a sexual assault prevention program. For the first time, the first-year students were required to attend a very entertaining show in Spaulding, called Sex Signals (http://www.catharsisproductions.com/). After the show, we met in groups of about 12 with two facilitators to talk

about their reactions of the show. About 50 faculty and staff served as facilitator lasting until about 11 pm. As always, I was very impressed with some the students who were very thoughtful and wise beyond their (very young) years.

In case you aren’t aware yet, HOMECOMING is around the corner, too. OCTOBER 11-13, 2013 • SO COME HOME!

Come see Dartmouth beat Yale, and learn something at the same time:

Executing Innovation: Beyond the Idea | October 12 | 10 amin Alumni Hall with Chris Trimble, Adjunct Professor of Busi-ness Administration, Tuck School of Business

Go here for more information: http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/events/homecoming

The hill-winds in their breath...

Class of 1976

(Photo by Eli Burak ‘00)

Class President: Andy GettingerVice President: Stephen MelikianSecretary: Jay JosselynTreasurer: Melanie Fisher MatteGift Planning: Stefanie ValarWebmaster: Kim WindrathNewsletter Editor: Martha HennesseyMini-Reunion: Judy Csatari

You could be here!!

http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/76/class76.html [email protected]

News from Craig Magginess He writes from Colorado,:“Having stepped down in September as president of the World Trade Center here in Denver, I’m em-barking on what I think is my fifth career. I’ve been teaching international business as an adjunct pro-fessor in the MBA program at Colorado State. Cur-rently I’m gearing up to lead 17 CSU MBA students on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya in June.

I just returned from Albuquerque where I received (a bit to my surprise) the Trade Educator of the Year award from the National Association of Small Busi-ness international Trade Educators (or NASBITE International) for my work teaching at CSU but also for the training I do at the WTC and various small business development centers and chambers of commerce around the Rocky Mountain region.

I have a few other miscellaneous business ventures going, as well as being active on the board of a couple of non-profits with which I’m involved -- but teaching has now become my main focus.

Beyond that, I do hot power yoga 6 days a week so I can stay in shape so my wife of 30 years and I can do more hiking and skiing here in Colorado -- impor-tant since that was a big reason for moving out here after graduate school 34 years ago.”

Many thanks for sending news, Craig!!

Craig [email protected]

Mike Chiarella was in Colorado in February:“Our fun trip recently was to Colorado this past Feb for a week at Devils Thumb Ranch to nordic ski.Then I attended the winter Dartmouth Lawyers As-sociation meeting in Steamboat Colorado in Feb-ruary. The meeting was fine but the powder every morning was bettah.”

“Our Dartmouth grad videographer caught us (Dick Monkman who came down from Juneau for the meeting is first, then me in the orange helmet so they would find me by springtime) skiing first tracks on Shadows (attached) , which video has been posted at the Dartmouth Lawyers Web site.” (And now you can see it here: http://youtu.be/f7qJPlXdJZk) Otherwise, the grass is greening up and we are “working on our spring project of installing new fencing in the lower pastures here at Snowbound Farm in Springfield, NH.” Michael ChiarellaChiarella Law Office, P.C.P.O. Box 310Springfield, New Hampshire [email protected]

Parker (“Speedy”) MacDonell was in the news, for being elected as a new director of The Angel Capital Association, or ACA, which is the North American trade association of angel groups and private inves-tors. Parker is representing the Ohio Techangels, from Columbus, Ohio.

Steve and I were lucky to spend the weekend with Parker at the 2013 Dartmouth Aires reunion, which was a wonderful time full of harmony and memo-ries. Here Parker is with Baxter Fullerton ‘73.

New from our Classmates


And more news...

From Bede Wellford:

“It has been a busy year in the Wellford/Breidenbach household. Most importantly, I am now Grandpa Bede times two. Jan (Dartmouth ‘03) and Meg had a boy, Finn Bernard Wellford, in Upstate NY at the end of June. Katie and Dan brought Jake Donald Seidman into this world on September 1st in Colorado. As you can see from the photos, all are happy and healthy.

“Leigh is retiring from the University of Maine Farmington, where she was the Director of the Ski Industries Program for 20 years, on June 1st. She will become the manager for a new Sport Thoma ski shop in Bethel this fall and is looking forward to working with old friends in the retail sector.

I was with Northline Energy from July to March of 2013, primarily managing a number of commercial and institutional bio-mass boiler projects in Maine. I recently accepted a new position as Renewables Sales Manager for Viessmann Manufactur-ing Company (U.S.), Inc. I am responsible for biomass (wood pellets and chips) boiler and solar thermal sales in the U.S. Call me if you need help with a renewable energy project.

Finally, the attached photos illustrate that we still have our priorities straight. Leigh on the last day at Sunday River for our annual picnic at the top of Barker Mountain; and our home away from home at Sugarloaf this past weekend, getting ready for day 2 of spring corn snow.

Greetings to all those ‘76ers out there,Bede”

Bede W. [email protected]

Hot off the presses!! Professor Karen Turner is featured in a video about the Temple University School of Media and Commu-nication - Journalism Department. Take a look:http://t.co/54KWYAPVY4

Here is Karen with Motema Letlatsa ‘12, who is making a difference at Kliptown Youth Program of Soweto.

[email protected]

And such joyous, jubilant news! Guess who were the grand marshals of the 2013 Gay Pride March in San Francisco this year (June 30, 2013)!!

Our very own Ken Monteiro and his partner Perry Lang.

Ken is the Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, and he wrote on Facebook: “Dartmouth College: The CEO of San Francisco Pride, Earl Plante is a Dartmouth grad and he is lead-ing the most successful Pride celebration in recent years. My partner Perry and I are proud to join him as Grand Marshals in this year’s parade. Dartmouth will be in the house.”

LOOK: They were even featured on the backs of buses!! (That’s when you know you’re a big deal!!)



THIRSTY???

Pete Dakin sent this picture to the College with the note: “I thought you might find this interesting. Paso Robles CA. one of the leading Wine Regions in the world. Four Dartmouth Grads knee deep in the business. Left to right. John Gleason ‘76 has the Angst label in production. Jordan Fiorentini ‘99 star Winemaker for Epoch, Steve Gleason ‘82 just acquired Sycamore Farms Winery and Vineyard and Pete Dakin ‘76 Real Estate Broker of Wineries and Vineyards. Email if you want more info. Regards, Pete”

Pete Dakin [email protected]

And more great news from Reggie Williams, who says:“I guess you could say I’m head over heels with great official news from my alma mater starting now until forever. The Reggie Williams Award: Presented to the member of the Dartmouth Football program who, through leadership in action and word, has made Dartmouth a better place.” I just got a Thank You video from the team courtesy of Head Coach Buddy Teevens ‘79. Go Big Green!” Well-deserved, Reggie! Con-gratulations.


And David Spalding is now in IOWA! He is now the Dean of the College of Business at Iowa State University. And here he is with one of his first assignments (rolling posters):

And here is the official picture from Iowa State:

David [email protected]

This JUST in (moment ago) from Lois Gadway Tow:“NEWS FLASH: Bruce and I are selling our house in San Francisco and moving to Massachusetts - where I grew up, some of my family still live, and Emily Tow is in grad school. We have lived in San Francisco for over 30 years. We will miss the Bay Area and our West Coast family and friends; and we are looking forward to being nearer to our East Coast family and friends. Know anybody who wants a nice house in San Francisco?” Interested? Go to Lois’ Facebook Page for a link to pictures. It’s beautiful!

Lois Gadway [email protected]

Condolences...

I am truly sorry to have to report that we lost three class-mates recently.

From the Daily Herald, in Chicago:Jonathan Macrae Deevy of Chicago was born on February 26, 1954 in Rockville Centre, NY. Son of William Joseph III and Jeanne Macrae Deevy Larmee, Jon passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 in Chi-

cago. Cherished uncle to his nieces Bella Deevy, Megan Deevy, Samantha Deevy, and Alexandra Deevy, and his nephews Patrick Deevy, Maxwell Deevy, Andrew Deevy, and William Deevy II, Jon is survived by his sister, Martha Deevy, and his brothers William Joseph Deevy IV, Brian (Caryn) Deevy, Christopher Deevy, and Robert (Kristen) Deevy, multiple cousins and countless friends. Born on Long Island in Rockville Centre, New York, Jon was raised in Arlington Heights, Illinois where he graduated from Arling-ton High School in 1972. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1976, and subsequently earned a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve School of Law. Jon practiced law in Cleveland before returning to Chicago to trade options at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Having excelled in the past in tennis and rugby, Jon was an avid Chicago sports fan who enjoyed reading, following the financial markets, outings to Arlington Park, and spending time with his family and friends. Jon was preceded in death by his parents, William Joseph Deevy III and Jeanne Macrae Deevy Larmee.

From the Barre/Montpelier Times Argus:Peter Harry Fischer, of Montpelier, Vt., left this world in the early hours of March 3, 2013. He was 58 years old.Peter was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on March 30, 1954. He attended Pine Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He

graduated in 1972 as a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club treasurer and an All-American swimmer. He continued on to receive a bachelor’s degree in biology from Dartmouth College in 1976.Always drawn to the simplicity and stillness of wilderness, Peter spent many summers working at Camp Highlander in Highlands, N.C., where he and his brother Paul founded the Hawk Program. Later, he spent several years working at Camp Farm and Wilderness in Plymouth.A woodworker by trade but also a skilled craftsman, Peter built a variety of unique and beautiful instruments throughout his life. Peter was a deep thinker, a writer, musi-cian, artist, swimmer, sailor, climber, paddler, counselor, teacher, dreamer and a friend to all. Above all, Peter will be remembered as a compassionate human being and a gentle, loving father. Survived by his daughter, Vanessa Wynkoop, son, Gavin Wynkoop-Fischer, and stepson, Alex-ander Chase, all children of former wife Karen Wynkoop; also by his brothers David Fischer, of Oakland, Calif., and Mark Fischer, of South Carolina.

From Lancaster, PA, our class Gift Planning Chair, Stefanie Valar, writes:

Including Dartmouth in your estate plan is tantamount to treating the College like family. Here are my three top reasons for having taken this step and feeling wonder-ful about it.

1. I can care for a sibling after my death and create a lasting legacy with the same pool of funds: One of my sisters is a wonderful human being with no pension or cash in the bank. She is also a spendthrift. After the second of my husband and I die, Dartmouth will receive a six-figure gift that will create a charitable trust and a charitable deduction for the estate. Dartmouth will invest the funds, pay my sister 5% of the value of the trust each year for as long as she lives, provide all requisite tax and other recordkeeping, and send my sister an annual K-1 showing her income from the trust so she can do her personal taxes. After she dies, the money remaining in this trust will create a scholarship endowment fund in my name to provide need-based financial aid to Dartmouth students in perpetuity. That’s a very long time…

2. Payback: Older alumni and their widows made gifts to the College that reduced the sticker price of my education by 25%. Repaying this kindness is a must.

3. Gratitude: The education I received is second to none. Having “Dartmouth College” on my re-sume has opened many doors for me. And most of my best friends are “Greenies”.

Finally, a few words to the wise:

1. Have an estate plan. If you don’t, your state of residency has one for you and you probably won’t like it.

2. Review your estate plan with an attorney who specializes in estate and trust work at least once a decade.

3. Assets pass by title, beneficiary designation as well as last will and testament so check to make sure that, for example, your deceased parents or an ex-spouse aren’t in line to receive your retire-ment plan or insurance policy proceeds.

For additional information, you can contact Laura Alexander, Associate Director, Gift Planning at Dartmouth: 603-646-3799 or [email protected]. I can be reached at 717-291-4272 or [email protected]. In either case, the conversation will be kept in strict confi-dence.


From Dover, Delaware:Diane Sarah Straus Ostroff, 58, passed away suddenly Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. She was employed as a social worker in foster care and adoption for many years, after moving to Dover in 1987. Diane was very artistic and talented in music, crafts, and costuming. Her most passionate interest, however, was reveling in the accom-plishments of her daughter Hannah. She was a devoted and loving mother and extended family member. Diane Ostroff is preceded in death by her parents Robert and Sylvia Straus of Verona, N.J.; as well as a brother, David Straus of Alexandria, Va. She is survived by her daughter, Hannah Ostroff, a student at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va; her sister, Ellen Straus of Natick, Mass.; brother, Mark and Cherri Straus of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; brother, Stephen and Roberta Straus of Easton, Mass.; sister-in-law, Iris Straus of Alexan-dria, Va.; and ex-husband, Marc Ostroff of Dover, along with several cousins; nieces; and nephews.

Note from the Editor: I admit that it is a little harder every year to let the summer go. But we continue to love our lives in Hanover and feel incredibly lucky to be in this extraordinary place. Our granddaugther is turning two years old in a week or so, and we already can’t remember a time when she wasn’t in our lives. She is always singing some sweet tune, which makes her grandfather and me very happy. The new students on campus look so young and eager...and a little like deer in headlights, and I remember so well what it was like to be in college for the first time. It’s a feel-ing that is hard to forget. What a magical, special time...so full of promise. How could it be that time moves so quickly, and it is 41 years ago that we were finding our ways around campus? This is the year that most of us will turn 60, too. At least we’ll be doing it together! Send news of your celebrations, your struggles, your loves, your transitions. Let’s keep in touch and honor our time together at the College on the Hill. I’d love to hear from you, post pictures of your quiet and exciting times and help people to be in touch with old friends. Some of you have never been in the newsletters or Alumni magazines...you are the ones I want to hear from the most. I want to hear from everyone, and I believe that your classmates do too. Take good care.

HAPPY TRAILS! Martha Hennessey4 Webster TerrHanover, NH 03755 [email protected]

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