President: Chuck Sherman Vice-President: Al Keiller Secretary: Larry Geiger Treasurer: Jim Weiskopf AlumniCouncil: John Rollins HeadAgent: Bob Spence Gifts&Bequests: Alan Rottenberg Mini-Reunions: Jim Lustenader NominatingComm:Jon Colby Webmaster: Ben Day NewsletterEd: Bob Serenbetz Email:BobSerenbetz @prodigy.net ClassWebsite: http://www. dartmouth66.org TheDartmouthCollegeClassof1966Newsletter Volume46,Number1AOn-LineEdition

Table of Contents

September 2011

News of Classmates....Pgs.4-6

Events....Pgs.2-4

Updates...Pgs.6-7

45th Reunion Sign-up Form....Pg.12

Memories...Pg.8

Dartmouth News...Pg.10

Along Route ‘66

In MemoriaM...Pg.8-10

Letter from Chuck Sherman

DCF Honor Roll....Pg.11

DearClassmatesof1966,

OurClasshasbeenactivebymanymeasures,buttocontinuewewillneedtoraisedues.TheClassof‘66ExecutiveCommitteevotedtoin-creaseourannualduesfrom$50to$66(inlinewithotherClasses),andvoluntaryClassProjectdonationswouldbringthatto$100,anamountmanyofyouhavealreadybeenpaying.

Thesmallduesincreaseisnecessitatedbyafewfactors:

*AlumniMagazinecostsrose15%*Ourphilanthropicclassprojects(DickeyIn-terns,MemorialBooks,etc.)havegrowingcoststhathavehadtobeincreasinglysupple-mentedbyourclasstreasury*WewanttoreachourgoalofendowingoneClassof1966Scholarshipbeforeour50-yearreunion*Aswehaveaged,thetotalnumberofavail-ableduespayershasdeclined,andwillcon-tinuetodoso

TheduesinvoiceyouhavereceivedfromClassTreasurerJimWeiskopfexplainsmore.

I’veenjoyedmyfiveyearsasyourclasspresi-dent.Thetimeisathandtochoosenewmemberstotheteamtohavethisfun.Ithasbeenreward-ingtohelpmakearrangementsforeventsthatbringoldfriendstogetherandtoseenewfriend-shipsformamongaspecialgroupofpeoplewith

‘66 Abroad...Pg.8

Events

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Summary of Activities for the Weekend

Thursday,October13:Optionalhike,dinnerandovernightatMoosilauke RavineLodge.Hikestartsat10:30anddinnerisat5:30.Note:BYOB!

Friday,October14:Officialstartofreunion.Registration:9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.atZimmermanLoungeinBluntAlumniCenter(theoldCrosbyHall).Docent-ledtouroftheHoodMuseum’sNa-tiveAmericanexhibitstartsat2:45.Fridaybeing“groupnight,”therearethree options for dinner:fraternity and affinity group gatherings (seebelowforstatus);Collis Hall (theoldCollegeHall)at6:30forpizza,salads,desertandcomple-mentarywine/beer;ordinner at the Lyme home of Bill Malcolm and his wife Peggy Plunkett.BillandPeggyhavegraciouslyextendedaninvi-tationtothefirst18peoplewhocontactthemand“reserve”aplaceattheirtable;onceregisteredforreunion,youcanreachBillatwfmalcolm@gmail.com.

Saturday,October15:Registrationcontinuesfrom9:00a.m.untilnoon.From9:30-11:30,classmateHowieWeinerpresentsandleadsdiscussiononhisfilm,“What Is Life About?”inFileneAuditorium,MooreHall.Lunchonyourown.From1:15-2:15,alsoinFilene,amemberofthecurrentOffice of the Dean and “our” Dean Thad Seymourjoinstudentsinadiscus-siononthechallengesofstudentlifethenandnow.From2:30-4:30,chooseamongacampusarchitecturaltour,acurator-ledtouroftheHoveyMurals(tentative),oratouroftheDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.At6:30,gatheratDowd’sCountryInninLymeforourofficialreuniondinner(jacket and tie requested)withDeanSeymourasspeakerandan auctiontobenefittheClassof1966ScholarshipFund(seebelow).

I’veworkedwithanattentiveandresponsibleEx-ecutiveCommittee.Weshouldallbegratefulfortop-notchcommunications,reunionsandfinancialtracking.

JonColby’sNominatingCommitteeispreparingaslatefortheelectionthatwillconcludeattheClassMeetingduringourReunioninOctober.ItwillbepostedontheClassWebsiteonSeptember16.Ihopeyouwillbetheretovoteorwilluseouron-lineelectronicballot,e-mail,orsnail-mailtodosoifyoucannotattendinperson,toelectaPresi-dent,VicePresident,TreasurerandSecretary.Otherofficersandexecutivecommitteemembers(e.g.,Webmaster,NewsletterEditor)willbeap-pointedbythenewPresident.

IhopeyoushareprideinyourClass--OURClass.WeareknowntogratefulstudentsandotherswhoseeourClassof1966ScoreboardandusetheClassof‘66LodgeandtheClassWebcamontheHanoverInn.Wehavebeenthankedby29(sofar)JohnSloanDickeyInternationalInternsforenablingsomelife-changingexperiences.WeareknowntoAlumniRelationsOfficeasaClasswhodoesthingsOURway.Ithinkwearesuccessful.

Ihopetoseeyouatourreunionthisyear,ata70thBirthdaycelebration(yes,70!),andatour50-YearreunionwhenwemarchintheCommence-mentprocessionwiththegraduatingseniorsof2016.Asmoreofyouretireandreflect,Iexpectmoreofyouwillreturn. --Chuck

Last Call for Our 45th Reunion: Registration Closes Sept. 23!

Weareextendingthesign-updeadlineforour45thre-uniontoFriday,September 23, soifyouhavenotyetdonesopleasegetyourregistrationmaterialinthemailbythatdate--theregistrationformisonpage12ofthisnewsletter.Andalsotakealookatthelistofregisteredattendeesonpage4:ninety-fiveofyourclassmateswillbecomingbacktoHanovertovisitwithspecialguestDeanThadSeymour,takepartininterestingtoursanddiscussiongroups,enjoybrilliantfoliage,andcatchupwithwhatothershavebeendoingsinceweparadeddownBaker’slawnandintotherealworld.

Coming Events 45thReunion Hanover,NH October13-17,2011 HomecomingParade&Dinner Hanover&Norwich October21-22,2011 FourthAnnual66thNight Various March6,2012

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Sunday,October16:Memorial servicefrom9:30-10:30inRollinsChapel(Revs.BradLaycockandBudgeGerepresiding),followedbyagroup picture and class meeting(105Dartmouth).Atnoon,driveandwalktotheClass of 1966 LodgeforaboxlunchandtalkbyDanNelsonoftheOutdoorProgramsOf-fice.Cocktail party and dinnerat6:30attheSkiwayinLyme,withmusicbythe‘AiresandtheStraffordBluesBand.Special guest: Martha Beattie, the new VP of Alumni Relations.

Monday,October17:Brunchfrom9:30-11:30atDowd’sInninLyme.

Asyoucansee,thereisarealotofgreatactivitiesplannedplusmanyopportunitiestospendtimewithclassmateswhomyoumaynothaveseenfordecades.SocountyourselfamongthosewhowillbepresentandcometoHanoverforwhatpromisestobeamemorable45th!

Update: Fraternity and Affinity Group Gatherings for Friday, 10/14

AnumberofclassmateshavesteppedforwardtoorganizegettogethersforFridaynight.Ifyouseeyourhouseorgrouplistedbelowandhavenotbeencon-tactedbyyourorganizer,pleasegetintouchwithhimtoseewhat’sgoingon.Andifyourhouseorgroupismissingfromthelistandyouwanttoarrangeadinner,letJimLustenader(jimlustenader@aol.com)orRogerBrett(roger@casabrett.com)knowandtheywillhelpyouout.

Alpha Theta:RobinCarpenter(analytix@valley.net)Bones Gate:JohnRollins(jrollins2@aol.com)and BobSerenbetz(bobserenbetz@prodigy.net)Crew:DonRies(linda_ries@yahoo.com)Gamma Delt-JeffGilbert(jeffartwork@yahoo.com)Kappa Kappa Kappa-PaulDoscher (pdoscher@aol.com)Kappa Sigma-AlKeiller(sienawine@aol.com)Phi Delt-AlbieMacdonald (amacdonald@maroundtable.com)Phi Psi: Mike McConnell (mjmpers@aol.com)Phi Tau:PeterOrbanowski(k.peter.orbanowski.66@ alum.dartmouth.org)Pi Lambda Phi-AlanRottenberg(adrot@aol.com)Psi Upsilon-DickBirnie(r.birnie@dartmouth.edu)SAE:BruceMcKissock(jbmckissock@mdwcg.com)Tabard:WayneLoCurto(wlocurto@gmail.com)Tau Epsilon -RichardBlacklow(rblacklow1@comcast.net)Theta Delta Chi-RogerBrett (roger@casabrett.com)

Upgraded Reunion Gift

Aftermuchsearchingandpricenegotiating,theGiftSub-Committeesettledonagiftthatisavastimprove-mentovertheoriginallyplannednylonjacket.Wenowhaveahigh-quality,greenfleecejacketwithaweatherresistantlinerandourclasslogofromLands’End.Besuretoindicateyoursize(s)onthesign-upform.

Auction

Weareplanningtohaveanauc-tiononSaturdaynighttobenefittheClassof1966ScholarshipFundandwearelookingforitemstooffer.IfyouhaveanyDartmouth--orjust1960’s--memorabiliathatyouwouldliketodonatetothisworthycause,pleaseletJimLustenaderknow--youhavetheoptionofsendingittoChuckSherman(129PennockRoad,Strafford,VT05072)orbringingitwithyou.Andifyouhaveavacationhomethatyourentoutandwouldliketodonateaweek’sstaytotheauction,thatwouldbegreat,too.Allproceedswillgotothefundandyourdo-nationswillbetaxdeductible.Again,ifyoucanhelpoutwithadonation,pleasegetbacktoJimLustenader@aol.com.

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RichAbrahamBillBaileyPeteBarberJohnBarbieriJimBeardsleyJackBennettFrankBlodTomBradyRogerBrettGaryBroughtonHalseyBullenErvBurkholderRobinCarpenterJenniferCaseyScottCheyneBobCohnJonColbyBobCowdenRichDalyBenDayBillDuvalBillGeorgeBudgeGereJeffGilbertDonGlazerLewisGreensteinJoeHafnerJohnHargravesSteveHayesJimHazardFrederickHeerde

GerryPaulJohnPearsonMikeRansmeierKenReiberJeremyReitmanDonRiesJohnRollinsAlanRottenbergArneRovickPaulSempleBobSerenbetzDickSheaffChuckShermanSteveSlocaGusSouthworthDeanSpatzBobSpenceDaveSpringBradSteinJimSutherlandBillToddGeorgeTrumbullPeteTuxenTimUrbanJayVincentSteveWarhoverHowieWeinerJimWeiskopfJimYarmonJackYoungSteveZegelKenZuhr

DougHillBillHobsonTomHooberJohnHughesKenIrelandGaryJeffersonEdJerebJoffKeaneAlKeillerPaulKleeRickKornblumEdLarnerBradLaycockRockLeyWayneLoCurtoEdLongCalebLoringTerryLowdJimLustenaderBillMalcolmDeanMathewsMikeMcConnellJamieMcGregorBruceMcKissockChrisMeyerKenMeyercordHectorMotroniJackNevisonJimNuttTimO’KeeffePeterOrbanowskiBobPage

Attendees:

Ninety-fiveclassmateswhohaveindicatedthattheyarecomingtoour45thReunionasofSept.9include:

News of Classmates

Thelistofattendeeswilbecontinuouslyupdatedontheweb-siteatwww.dartmouth66.org.

Homecoming Parade and Dinner

TheClasswillholditsannualHomecomingDinnerattheNorwichInnonOctober22,oneweekafterthe45thReunion.Whiletheturnoutwillbelimitedbytheprevi-ousweek’sactivities,forthoseofyouwhowouldliketoparticipateintheParadeoftheClasses,attendthefootballgameagainstColumbia,andjoinotherclass-matesattheNorwichInn,pleasecontactAlKeilleratsienawine@aol.com.

Anumberofourclassmateshavebeenpublishedinthelastfewmonths.AsnotedintheDartmouth Alumni Magazine(July/August),“Lance Dodes,apsychiatristatHarvardMedicalSchool,andatrainingandsuper-visinganalystattheBostonPsychoanalyticSocietyandInstitute,sharesanewtheoryaboutthenatureandtreatmentofaddictionin“Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction”

TheSeptember/OctoberDAM highlightedtwomore‘66authors:“Richard Dellamora,avisitingprofessoratUCLA’sdepartmentofEnglish,offersthefirstfulllookattheentirerangeofpublishedandunpublishedworksoffiction,poetry,andautobiographybyacontrover-sialauthorinRadcliffe Hall: A Life in the Writing.AndJonathan Lawrence,aretiredUniversityofofCalifor-nia,Irvinephysicsprofessor,uncoversthegrimrealitiesofthe19thcenturyAmericanWestandoffersarangeofperspectivesthroughinterviewswithnineprominentscholarsascoauthorofViolent Encounters: Interviews on Western Massacres.”

Finally,keepingthewholeprocessinthe1966Family,David GodineispublishingWill Morgan’sMonadnock Summer, anarchitecturalhistoryofDublin,NH.

AfewyearsagoChuck Benson,havingjustcom-pletedaspringtimelug-Alpine-skis-upandskidownofMountMoosilauke,askedclassmembersifanyonewantedtojoinhiminsuchadventures.Lance Tapleytookhimuponit.Theyhavetogethercross-countryskiedintotheSecondCollegeGrantcabins,hikedtheAppalachianTrailacrosstheBigelowRangeinMaine,andclimbedMaine’sMountKatahdin.Andlastspringthey,alongwithLance’sfriendColinCassie,repeatedChuck’sMoosilaukeexperience,thoughwithmoreappropriategear.ChuckandColinusedTelemarkskisandLanceusedAlpinetouringskis,andeachusedskinsfortheascent.AlthoughitwastheendofMarch,snowwasabundant,andtheweatherincludedbothsunandasummitwhiteout.Thepictureabove,takenbyColin,showsChucksittinginthesnowandLancestanding;they’rehavinglunchonthetrail.ThedescentwasontheCarriageRoad,sitein1927ofthefirstmod-ern-typedownhillskiraceinAmerica,hostedbytheDartmouthOutingClubbeforeskiliftsexisted.

Lancecomments:“AsIextricatedmyselffromthetreesatacoupleofpoints,IlearnedwhyChuckwasateacherandIwasastudentinthephysedskiclassesonOakHillbackintheday.”

lance.tapley@gmail.com

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Mike McConnell justreturned“fromamarvelous2-weektriptoCambodiawherewecelebratedourson’smarriage(heteachesinPhnomPenh).”

mjmpers@aol.com--------------------------------------------------

Gerry LaMontagne,uponbeingaskedtosendalongabriefbio,wrote,“Neverwasaprolifictalker.StilllivinginCoopersburg,PA(since‘73).Ranmyownconstructioncompanyfor35years,buttherecessionendedthatandIjustpackeditinandretired.AsIsaid,Istilldohomeinspectionstomakealittlemoneyonthesideandkeepmyselfbusy.Ilikemakingfurniture.Ampresentlyfinishingupakitchenroundtable.HavemadealotofWindsorchairsandareplicaofaThomasJeffersonswivelchair.IraffledoneoffthatIdonatedtothefootballprogramlastyearatareunionforthe‘65team.StillmarriedtothesamewonderfulwomanIdatedthroughoutcollegeandhave3grownkidswithfourgrandkids.ThelastonegetsmarriednextyearinGreece,whichwillbeaninterestingtrip.”

gjlama@gmail.com----------------------------------------

David Gordon,whohaswrittenaheart-warmingobitu-aryofhisfriendHank Streitfeld(seepage9),sentalongthefollowingabouthisownexperiences:“Imme-diatelyaftergraduationfromDartmouth,IheadedwesttoenrollintheMBAprogramattheStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinessinthefall.IhavelivedinNorthernCaliforniaeversince.In1970ImarriedEdieGoldkopf,withwhomIwashappilymarriedforover19yearsuntilherdeathfrombreastcancerattheageof41.Iregretthatshewasneverabletoseeourchildren,JulieandDan,asadults,butIknowshewouldbeproudofthem.”

“In1990ImarriedLuciaHeldt,whosesonNickjoinedusinfacingthechallengesofblendingfamilies.Wesuccessfullyblended,andLuciaandIwillcelebrateour21stweddinganniversarythisyear.Iamfortunateto

havemetandmarriedtwointelligent,strong,andwon-derfulwomen.LuciaandIarenowthoroughlyenjoyingourtwoyounggranddaughters.”

“Exceptforathree-yearperiodinthemid-1980swhenIwasaconsultant,IworkedatStanfordUniversityfrom1971untilmyretirementinJune2009.Iheldseveraldifferentadministrativepositions,bothcentrallyandwithinindividualschools,andretiredasanAssociateDeanintheSchoolofEarthSciences.Imaintainsomebasicstructureinmylifebycontinuingtoworkabout25percentofthetimeforStanfordandtakingseveralexerciseclasses,butIreallyenjoytheflexibilityaf-fordedbyretirement.IfrequentlyseeclassmatesHarry Greenberg andJim Makol,whoalsoliveinNorthernCalifornia,andalsokeptinregulartouchwithHankStreitfelduntilhisuntimelydeathinApril.”

dsgordon@stanford.edu--------------------------------------------------

AccordingtoanarticleintheValley News,“TwoDart-mouthMedicalSchoolresearchersarepartofateamthathasdevelopedanewtooltobetterstudythecausesofsuddeninfantdeathsyndrome.There-searchershavefoundawaytoselectivelyshutdownserotonin-producingcells-whichareinvolvedincontrollingbreathing,bodytemperatureandmood-byinjectingachemicalintolabmiceratherthansubjectingtheanimaltosurgeryoranesthesia.TheresearchersbelieveserotoninlevelislinkedtoSIDS,alittle-un-derstoodconditioninwhichababydieswithoutanywarningsign.Beingabletostudyserotoninwithouttheneedforanesthesiaorinvasivesurgeryisimportantbecauseitwillleadtobetterinformation,saidEugene Nattie,aphysiologistatDartmouthMedicalSchool,amemberoftheresearchteam.‘We’reavoidingthenegativeeffectsofanesthesiaandinvasivesurgery,’hesaid.‘It’sabeautifultechnique.Thetechniquemaybeusedtostudyotherconditions,too,suchassometypesofepilepsy.’Thestudy’sfindingsarepublishedintheJuly29issueofthejournalScience.”----------------------------------------

Twoadditionstotheever-growinglistofretirees:“I’veretiredfromtheMassachusettsBusinessRoundtableasofJuly1,”writesAlbie Macdonald,“butI’mstillreachableatmyoldemail.Sofar,myworkschedulehasn’tchangedmuch,duetoafewRoundtable‘emeri-tus’duties;butIexpecttobeinanewphaseofactivitybythefall,whichIhopewillincludeHanoverforthatOctoberweekend.”

amacdonald@maroundtable.com--------------------------------------------------

ThesecondretirementnoticecomesfromDavid John-ston:“After10yearswiththeCaseyFoundation,I’vetakenamodestretirementpackage,butIamcontinu-ingtoworkonhelpingchallengedyouthgetintocollege

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andsurvive---startinganewlittlenon-profittopursuethisandsomeinter-generationalcommunitywork.So,Ican’treallyaffordtoretireandcan’timaginewhatI’lldoanyway.‘Shrink’wifeHerastillworking,butonlypart-time.Socialsecuritycomingin,butit’spayingoffmyson’sPLUSloans---what’swrongwiththatpicture?Peaceandlove---thatstillworks.

David.johnston1@comcast.net--------------------------------------------------

Acoupleoftripsthissummerledtomini-reunions(ofasort).PennyandJeff Gilbertreciprocatedour“south-ern”hospitalityinCharleston,SC,byhostingusattheirhomeinWilson,WY,justoutsideofJackson,forsomegolfandhikingintheTetons.Wecelebratedthe4thofJulyholidaywithadinnerthatincludedCarolynandKen TaylorandLesliePetersonandHank Phibbs. KensoldhisPennsylvaniameat-packingbusinesstoCargillandisenjoyinggolfandbikinginbeautifulJack-sonHole.CarolynhadbeenactiveuntilrecentlyintheJacksonHoleSummerSymphony.Leslieranunsuc-cessfullyforgovernorofWyomingin2010,whileHankstaysbusyasaCountyCommissioner,involvedwhilewe were there with managing the flooding caused by themeltingofthehugesnowpack.

WerecentlyreturnedfromarivercruisedownthewaterwayswhichconnectSt.PetersburgtoMoscow.JanewasabletogetBill Higginsawayfromthebridgetablesfortwoweekstoenjoythescenery,themassiverenovationsbeingundertakeninRussia,theincredibleartcollectionattheHermitage,andlotsmore.

TheClassfinisheditsDCFdriveinwinningfashion,ledbyourHeadAgentBob Spenceandhisteamofassis-tantclassagents.53.6%ofusgavetotheFund(seethehonorrolllistofcontributorsonpage11),exceedingthegoalof50%andthehighestpercentageinatleasttenyears.Atotalof$535,487wasraised,blowingawayourgoalof$366K.

Alumni Council Report

Wayne LoCurtoconcludeshisthreeyeartermasourAlumniCouncilRepwiththefollowingreport.OurthankstoWayneforhisservicetotheClassandtotheCollege!

(LtoR)CarolynTaylor,HankPhibbs,PennyGilbert,BobSerenbetz,KarenSerenbetz,KenTaylor,JeffGilbert.PhotobyLesliePeterson

Updates

DearClassmates:

ThankyouforlettingmerepresenttheGreatClassof1966forthelastthreeyears.Itwasanhonorandaprivilegeforme.IhavespokenwithJohnRollinswhosetermbeginsinJuly.IfeelconfidentthathewillrepresentourinterestsinHanover.Ilookforwardtoseeingmanyofyouatour45threunioninOctober.

Followingareasummaryandfullreportofthe202ndmeetingoftheDartmouthAlumniCouncilwhichwasheldinHanoverfromMay19-21,2011:

Summary:• PresidentJimYongKim’82aaddressedthecouncilorsonFridayfocusingonthreetopics:innovationattheCollege,studenthealth,andstudentlife.• MarthaBeattie’76attendedthesessioninhernewroleasvicepresidentforAlumniRelations.• Campustoursprovidedalumniwiththeoppor-tunitytovisitnewathleticfacilities,thetransformationofThayerDiningHallintothenewClassof1953Com-mons,aswellastheRaunerLibrarySpecialCollections,theHoodMuseum,andthefabledundergroundsteamtunnels.

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Wally Elton’s newemailandaddressarerespectivelywally.elton@earthlink.netand36CurtBlvd,SaratogaSprings,NY12866.

• Alumniwereinvitedtoformallyvisitwithstudentstodiscussatopicoftheirinterest.Topicsin-cludedtheDartmouthEntrepreneurialNetwork(DEN),off-campusprograms,high-riskdrinking,diversity,andtheDartmouthOutingClub(DOC).• DartmouthCollegeTrusteesPeggyTanner’79andBillHelman’80madeapresentationfromtheBoardofTrusteesthatfocusedonCollegefinancesandstudentlife.• We“met”theClassof2015whenMariaLaskaris’84,deanofadmissionsandfinancialaid,gaveusanupdateonadmissions,notinga19-percentincreaseinapplicationsfromthepreviousyear.• CouncilorshadanopportunitytoreturntotheclassroomonFridaymorningtoattendanundergrad-uateclass.• Adelightfulpanelofstudentsinvolvedwithcommunityservicesharedwhattheirexperienceshavebeen,howtheygotinvolved,andwhatithasmeanttothem.

Sincerely,

Wayne

Treasurer’s Report

Forclassaccounting,thefiscalyearmatchestheacademicyear,soweclosedthebookson2010-11onJune30th,andbegananewyearonJuly1st.Wehadasmalldeficitfor2010-11,dueprimarilytoincreasesintwocategories:first,asaclass,wepayforsubscrip-tionstotheDartmouth Alumni Magazinefor595class-matesandwidows(regardlessofwhetherornottheyhavepaidclassdues).Second,wepublishedoneextranewsletterthisyearinfullcolor,sothatcategorywasalsoabitoverbudget.Youseehowimportantyourduesaretotheclass.Withoutsupportfromclass-mates,wecannotcontinuetokeepthecommunica-tionslinksopen.Itisexpensive!

WhenwemeetinHanoverforour45threunion,Iwillpresentthe2011-12proposedbudgetatourclassmeeting.Withsomeprudentmanagement,weareconfidentwecancontinuetopublishmeaningfulcom-municationsthroughbothprintandelectronicmeans

andtocontinuetosponsortwoDickeyFellowsandaddtoourscholarshipfundaswell.

DuesnoticesweremailedoutattheendofAugust.Youmayalsopaywiththeremittanceformbeloworon-lineusingacreditcardorPayPal.Alistofcurentdues-payersisincludedontheClassof1966web-site.

Thankyouforyoursupport.

JimWeiskopf

Class of 1966 Dues RemittanceI,_________________________________,wouldliketopay()$66basicdues

or()$100duesandprojects

EnclosedisacheckpayabletoDartmouthCollegeClassof1966.Pleasemailto:JimWeiskopf,Treasurer,13125WillowEdgeCourt,Clifton,VA20124-1080

Bob BoomshasmovedtoPOBox178,Corrales,NM87048.

Ted Amaral’se-mailaddressisicbrdmn@comcast.net.

Hank Phibbs’emailaddressisplawoffice@cs.com.

Class License Plates

Threeclassmateshaveoptedfor“vanity”licenseplatestoexpresstheirdevotiontotheclassand/ortheCol-lege.Anyotherswehavemissed?Pleasesubmittomeatbobserenbetz@prodigy.net.

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--$3360hadbeenbidonsilentauctionitemstohelppayfortheClassof1966ScoreboardonMemorialField,includingcontributionsfromJeff SteinfromtheproceedsofthesaleofhisbookGentlemen of Decision

--AttheReunionClassMeeting,itwasvotedtostartaprogramoffundingtwoJohnSloanDickeyFellows,ratherthanfundingathleticequipmentfortheCollege’strainingfacilities

--Chuck Shermanwasaskedtobuilda“worldwidewebhomepage”thatwouldincludearosterofclass-mates’emailaddresses.Hehadcollectedfifty-fiveemailsbySeptember1996.

--101childrenofclassmateshadattendedDartmouthbySeptember1996,startingwithBill Hayden’ssonBillin1988.

ThefollowingclassmatesaresignedupforAlumniTravel:

LifeinGreece&Turkey,Sept.2011,Gary Broughton

TreasuresofSouthAfrica,October2011,Brad Stein

HawaiibySmallShip,February2012,David Patrick

Memories...Excerpts from past newsletters, all available on the Class Website:

40 Years Ago

FromDavid Dubrow’sOctober1971Along Route ‘66:

--Dennis Kaufman andwifeSusanhavetakenupresidenceinahousetheybuiltthemselvesinNorwich,VT

--Bill Duvalwasteachingsocialstudiesandcoach-ingsoccerandwrotethathefoundit“challengingandgratifying”andthathehadbeen“extremelyproudofDartmouthundergraduatesasawholeandofPresidentKemeny.”

--Jon ColbyhadgraduatedfromTuckandstartedworkingatMasoniteCorpintheirBuildingProductsDivision

--Bob SpencehadjustbeenreleasedfromactivedutyintheMarineCorps

--John ArnoldandDick BrigdenwerebankersatrespectivelyHarrisTrustandPittsburghNationalBank

--Rick MacmillanhadjoinedErnst&Ernst.Hisboss?Bruce Thorsen!

--John Hargraveshadbeenworkingforalargeinsur-ancecompanyandthat“music,drinking,andopeningdunninglettersfromDartmoutharemybiggestinter-ests.”

--Howie Weinerwasembarkingonathree-yearresi-dencyinneurologyatBethIsraelinBoston

--Lance TapleywaseditoroftheSan Francisco Chronicle’s“SundayPunch”.HehadjoinedtheDartmouthOutingClubofNorthernCaliforniaatthesuggestionofNelson Lichtenstein“whooccasionallyemergesfromthemazeofBerkeleyradicalism”.

--Jeff Markshadstartedworkingatthecampusminis-tryattheUniversityofVirginia

15 Years Ago

FromJim Lustenader’sSeptember1996Along Route ‘66:

--Atotalof239classmates,children,wives,andsig-nificantothershadattendedthe30thReunioninJune.GovernorofMaineGus Kinghadbeenafeaturedspeaker

In MemoriaM

Derek Armitage LeeofMan‘OWarCay,Abaco,Baha-mas,passedawayonAugust10,2009.Heissurvivedbytwosons,W.DavisandTimothy.HewasamemberofZetaPsi.

‘66 Abroad

Dr.Henry Ellis “Hank” StreitfeldofBerkeley,CApassedawayonApril26fromarelapseofmetastaticmelanoma.AgraduateofCornellMedicalSchoolin1970,HankdidhisresidencyattheUniversityofCali-fornia–SanFrancisco.Hisspecialtywasobstetrics/gynecology.DavidGordoncontributedthefollowingobituary:

“AfterDartmouthheattendedCornellMedicalSchoolandearnedmoneytosupporthismedicaleducationasaNewYorkcabbie,ajobheactuallyfoundliberat-ingasacounterpointtotherigorsofmedicalschool.FollowingCornell,HankmovedtoLosAngelestodohisinternshipatUSC.WhileinLA,hemetandmarriedPamPort,aBrynMawrgraduate.AfterHank’stwo-yearstintasanAirForcesurgeonatVandenbergAirForceBaseinSantaBarbaraCounty,HankandPammovedtoNorthernCaliforniaforhisresidencyatUCSF.In1977,followinghisresidency,theymovedtoBerkeley,whereHankjoinedapartnerinprivatepracticeasanobstetri-cianandgynecologist.Despitethenightandweekendcalldemandsforanobstetricianandthechangingeco-nomicsofmedicine,Hankremainedinprivatepracticeoverthenext34yearsbecausehewantedtopracticemedicinehisway,takingthetimetotalktoandtogettoknowhispatients.Hislicenseplate,“BGentle”,spoketohisphilosophyandapproach.Heloveddeliveringbabiesanddoingsurgery,usingthenimblehandsthatgavehimafeatheryoutsideshotinbasketball.Inadditiontohispractice,overtheyearsHanktrainedmanyresi-dentsinsurgeryatAltoBatesSummitMedicalCenteranddevelopedawidespreadreputationasawonderfulteacherofsurgicaltechniques.Healsolikedusinghisskilledhandstoworkinhisgardenandtodeftlysliceandchopfruitsandvegetablesforelaboratesalads.HankandPamlivedinthesamehouseinBerkeleyforalltheyearshewasinpractice.TheyalsoacquiredasecondhomeinStinsonBeachalongtheMarinCountycoast,whereHankwenteveryweekendtowalkhisdogs,read,workinthegarden,andbenearthewaterhelovedsomuch.HisasheswerescatteredintheoceansurfnearhisStinsonhome.”

“HankandPamweremarriedfor40yearsandhavetwobeautifuldaughters,AnikaandJayme,threegrandchildren,andafourthontheway.Hundredsoffamily,friends,colleagues,andpatientsgatheredintheEmeryvilleMarinaonMay15tocelebratehislifeandcontributions.ThosegatheredincludedDartmouthclassmatesHarryGreenberg,JimMakol,andDavidGordon.InanapttributetoHank’spersonalityandsartorialstyle,thegatheringwasinformal,withmostofthoseinattendancewearingHawaiianshirtsandbright,casualclothes.Thespeakersattheceremonycon-veyedwithhumorandsadnesshowmuchHankwaslovedandhowmuchhewillbemissed.”

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Youcanmemorializeaclassmate,andhelpDartmouthandtheClassatthesametime,bygivingtothe“DartmouthClassof1966ScholarshipFund”.SendyourchecktoTreasurerJimWeiskopfat13125WillowEdgeCt,Clifton,VA20124-1080,notingwhoyouarememorializing,andyouwillreceiveadonationslipandacopyoftheletterfromJimLustenader,tobesenttothedeceased’swidoworotherdesignatedfamilymember.

Michael J. UrbanicpassedawayonAugust20,2011,inSt.Anne’sHospitalinFallRiver,MA,surroundedbyhisfamily.Mikehadbeensufferingfromautoim-muneandbonemarrowdiseasesforanumberofyearsandhadbegunachemotherapytreatmentprogramtocombattheseconditions.Shortlyafterstartingthetreatment,hedevelopedanintestinalinfectionwhichspreadveryquicklyandoverranhissystem.Theinfec-tion’scauseandrapidprogressionwaslikelyrelatedtohisoverallhealthscenario,butisstillunknownforsure.MikewasaresidentofNaples,FLandBristol,RI,afterlivingformanyyearsinWayzata,MN.

MikeUrbanicin1966(photocourtesyofRogerBrett)

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MikegrewupinLorain,Ohio.WhileatDartmouth,hewasabrotherofThetaDeltaChiandplayedvar-sityfootballonboththechampionship1963and1965teams.HeearnedanMBAfromCornellin1968andwasstationedinNewport,RIwhileintheUSNavy.Hespent30yearsworkingforCargill,endinghiscareerasaCorporateVicePresident.Mikelovedtravelingtheworldwithhiswifeofforty-oneyearsJoyce,fish-ing,watchinghisdaughterKatieplaysoccer,solvingcrosswordpuzzles,braggingabouthisson-in-lawDom’shockeygames,playinggolf,andmakingnewfriends.Hissenseofhumor,positiveattitude,breadthofknowledge,selflessness,laughter,loveandomeletswillbemissedbyall.

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Memorial Field now has lights!ItwasannouncedthattheDartmouthversusPenngameonSaturday,October1willhavea6PMkick-offtime.

Thisyear’s2011 Faculty Chalk Talklectureserieswillfocusonhottopicsinnationalpolitics.Allofthelectureswillbeheldfrom10to11aminRoom105,DartmouthHall,ontheSaturdaysofBigGreenhomefootballgames.Thefallscheduleincludes:

September 17 (vs. Colgate)IntheWakeoftheFinancialCrisis,WhatNext?MatthewJ.Slaughter,TuckSchoolofBusiness

October 1 (vs. Penn)MoralAuthority:WhatShouldAmerica’sPoliticalLead-ersBeWillingtoDo?LucasSwaine,AssociateProfessorofGovernment

October 22 (vs. Columbia - Homecoming)ForeignPolicyTradeoffsinanAgeofAusterityDarylPress,AssociateProfessorofGovernment

November 5 (vs. Cornell)WhoCanFixHealthCare?AlbertG.Mulley,Jr.,Dartmouth-Hitchcock

November 19 (vs. Princeton)WhyWorryaboutCarbonEmissions?AndrewJ.Friedland,Prof.ofEnvironmentalStudies

From Your Editor

Thisissuemarksthefifty-third,andfinal,editionofAlong Route ‘66 thatIhaveeditedoverthelasttenyears.It’stimeforsomeoneelse,withadifferentsetofDartmouth‘66friendsandadifferentcreativebent,tokeepournewsletterfreshandinteresting.Ilookforwardtohelpingwiththetransitiontonewofficersin-cludinganeweditorafterour45thReunioninOctober.

Iwanttothankpastco-Presidents,BillHigginsandSteveWarhover,andcurrentPresidentChuckSher-man,fortheirencouragementandfinancialsupport.Ournewsletterhasevolvedintoonethatcontainsmorepages,usesmorecolorandimages,allofwhichcostsmoretoproduceanddistribute.Eachissueisreviewedbytheentiregroupofclassofficers,andIthankthemfortheirspelling,grammatical,andpuctuationassis-tance...nottomentiontheircontributionstocontent.I’dparticularlyliketothankmycompanerosinthebusi-nessofclasscommunication,LarryGeigerandBenDay,forsharingnewsandpromotingAR ‘66.

ButmostofallIwanttothankallofyou,foryoursub-missionsofpersonalnews,updates,photos...andyourkindwordsofappreciation.Ithasmadethetenyearsflyby.

TheBig Green Bushasbeentouringthecountry…andKarenandIcameacrossitattheFarmer’sMarketheldweeklyonMarionSquareinCharleston,SConJuly16.AccordingtotheCharleston Post and Courier,“Thir-teenDartmouthCollegestudentsstarteda12,000miletripacrossthecountrylastmonthinwhattheycalltheBigGreenbustoteachpeopleabouttheimportanceofsustainability…Thebus,sponsoredbyWasteManage-ment,isa1998coachandtheinteriorwasremodeledtolooklikeasustainablehome…Thebusisequippedwithrooftopsolarpanels,deepcyclebatteriestostoretheelectricityfromthepanels,andgreasefilterstopuri-fythevegetableoiltheygetfromrestaurants.Thebusgets2,000milesoutof290gallonsofvegetableoil.”Thatworksouttojustunder7milespergallon.Thebuswasgettingitsused-oilsupplyfromtheCharlestonGrill,arguablythebestrestaurantintown!

AmemorialservicewasheldonAugust30thatSt.BartholomewChurchinWayzatafollowedbyareceptionattheWayzataCountryClub.

RichardI.AbrahamSamL.AbramStephenE.AbramMartinE.AdlerRichardB.AldermanF.AllanAndersonGundarsAperansJohnQ.ArnoldHenryW.ArtRobertM.BachWilliamH.BaileyRobertS.BairdRobertF.BaldwinPeterD.BarberJohnD.BarbieriJosephN.BarkerDanielF.Barnard,Jr.TimothyB.BarnardDavidP.BartonJulioC.BasualdoA.GeorgeBattleRichardL.BaylesJamesH.Beardsley,Jr.RichardN.BeldingL.GraemeBell,IIIJackM.BennettCharlesE.Benson,IIIBruceJ.BergerGeorgeW.BerryRobertF.BertocchiNixonL.BeyerRichardW.BirnieRichardH.BlacklowMarkW.BlanchardFrankE.Blod,Jr.JohnH.BoiesJamesF.Botelho,Jr.WilliamL.BowerDanielB.Boyer,IIIThomasE.Brady,Jr.,RogerD.BrettRichardT.BrigdenRobertA.BriggsMichaelR.BromleyT.GaryBroughtonEdwardF.BrownJeffreyE.BrownRichardT.BrownStephenR.BryanWilliamR.BryanRobertL.BryantMarkE.BudnitzPaulBuffumHalseyG.Bullen,Jr.ErvinT.BurkholderWaldemarG.BuschmannTimothyButterworthRocR.CaivanoRobinL.CarpenterRobertJ.CarterJamesC.CasonNeilF.CastaldoR.ScottCheyneYanekS.Y.ChiuJackM.ChristHenryS.ClapperRobertE.ClearyPeterS.CleavesR.BenjaminCohenRobertM.Cohn

JonathanC.ColbyStephenL.ColesStanleyA.Colla,Jr.ChristopherE.CoombsWilliamL.CooperRobertE.Cowden,IIIKippL.CrickardDavidL.CrossEdwardJ.DaileyRichardD.DalyNeilB.Danberg,Jr.BenjaminW.Day,Jr.RichardJ.DellamoraHowardS.DobbsLanceM.DodesJackDonovanJamesP.DorrRobertH.DowrieWilliamG.DuvalPeterSchuylerEddyCharlesGregoryH.EdenJamesS.EdsonWallaceM.EltonGeorgeW.Emlen,IVWilliamH.EpsteinJohnC.ErkkilaJamesR.Everett,IICharlesN.FaerberJosephE.Fellows,IIIWilliamP.FerrisNoelFidelLawrenceK.ForcierJohnR.FreemanRobertT.FritzJeffreyL.FutterJohnE.GaltJackD.GaramellaGlennE.Gavin,Jr.LawrenceJ.GeigerWilliamW.GeorgeBrewsterH.Gere,Jr.WilliamB.GibsonJeffreyD.GilbertRobertP.Gilbert,Jr.DonaldW.GlazerDavidR.GodineDavidS.GordonLaurenceE.Goss,Jr.DonaldP.GravesHarryB.GreenbergGeofreyJ.GreenleafLewisJ.GreensteinEdwardS.GrewPeterB.GriffinJonathanE.GrindlayFrederickGroteWilliamR.GruverDanielE.GuldenJosephA.Hafner,Jr.SimonA.Haines,Jr.MichaelB.HandelsmanJohnB.HarbaughJohnA.HargravesDavidF.HarrisRobertC.HawleyWilliamB.HaydenStephenD.HayesJamesL.HazardDaleA.HeckerlingFrederickH.HeerdeLawrenceA.Herbst

BarryMachadoMichaelB.MacQuarrieJamesR.MakolWilliamF.Malcolm,Jr.DeanC.Mathews,IIIRobertA.McAuleyJosephK.McCarthyMichaelJ.McConnellGregorI.McGregorJamesA.McGregorJ.BruceMcKissockChristopherM.MeyerRichardL.MeyerGaryMillerOliverO.MillerRobertL.Miller,IIIWalterA.Minaert,Jr.StephenW.MooreWilliamMorganHectorJ.MotroniDavidC.MuchmoreJoelH.MumfordPaulM.MurphyDanielP.MurrayRobertC.NashRichardG.NaylorJohnM.NevisonJ.ChandlerNewton*LouisJ.NovakThomasNoyesJamesN.Nutt,IIITimothyJ.O’KeeffeJohnL.OberdorferRichardP.OffenbachRichardW.OlsenFrankA.OpaskarK.PeterOrbanowskiDavidA.OwensRobertW.Page,Jr.JohnF.PappenheimerGeraldG.PaulJohnT.Pearson,IIIRogerH.PerryBruceC.PetrieRogerT.PezzutiVictorE.PortanovaDavidJ.PotthoffEdwardK.PrattPeterS.PrichardRoderickE.PriorR.MichaelPughWilliamD.RamosMichaelM.RansmeierJ.KennedyReiberJohnF.ReinischRichardReiss,Jr.DonaldJ.RiesBarrettF.RipleyWilliamL.Risso,Jr.LaurenceG.RobbinsLanceM.RobertsWilliamW.RobertsJeffreyL.RogersJohnW.Rollins,Jr.JohnT.RonayneGeorgeH.RopesDouglasH.RosenbergAlanW.RottenbergGaryW.Rubloff

StephenK.RuggWilliamD.RutledgeRussellL.SabrinStephenU.SamahaG.LeeSandlerRobertB.SauerW.StuartSchweizerAndrewP.SeidmanPaulC.SempleRobertSerenbetzNormanS.ShafferGregoryA.SharpRichardD.SheaffCharlesR.ShermanStephenW.ShippsLarryL.SimmsJamesH.Skiles,IIIAndrewP.SmithMichaelO.SmithStephenL.SmithAugustusR.Southworth,IIIRobertM.SpenceCharlesW.Spitz,IIIDavidB.SpivakWilliamT.Sprole,IIIJackT.StebeNicholasJ.SteffenJeffryJ.SteinM.BradfordSteinThomasC.SteinmetzPaulA.StokstadAndrewF.StraussErwinA.Stuebner,Jr.KennethH.Taylor,Jr.EdwardH.TempleJamesF.TentTheodoreM.Thompson,Jr.PeterA.TitcombWilliamM.Todd,IIIStephenE.TosiRobertJ.TraffordGeorgeR.Trumbull,IIIRichardC.TufaroTimothyJ.UrbanGeorgeC.ValleyChuckVernonPhilipH.WadeRichardA.WadsworthThomasL.WargoStephenH.WarhoverCharlesD.WeilJamesD.WeiskopfJanR.WesterveltJeffreyA.WheelerJulianMcKeyWhitakerGeneA.WhitehornWilliamM.WilliamsonFrancisM.WilsonRobertL.WilsonPatWoodworthRichardL.WorlandDanielWuenschRoyYaffeJamesM.YarmonJohnYoungStephenH.ZegelDanielA.ZehnerNealS.Zimmerman*Deceased

Class of 19662010-2011Honor Roll

WilliamM.HigginsDavidF.HightowerDouglasP.HillRobertN.HillWayneHillH.GaylordHitchcock,Jr.WilliamH.HobsonFredricHoffmanThomasR.HooberLarryO.HoppersteadCharlesH.Horn,Jr.RichardJ.HornerJamesW.HourdequinR.KevinHughesJamesH.HutchinsonCharlesR.InnisSalehA.JabarinWilliamS.JacobyGaryH.JeffersonEdwardP.JerebWilliamR.JevneDavidCohn-HaftJohnstonHarrisC.JonesStephenJordanThorntonF.JordanDennisM.KaufmanJohnF.KeaneJamesW.Keating,Jr.AlanC.KeillerAllenL.KeiswetterAndrewP.KerrMichaelKilhamDavidG.KingRichardG.KingRobertL.KirkmanPaulF.KleeRobertF.KnightRichardKornblumRussellC.KulpStephanP.LanferR.BradleyLaycock,Jr.J.AlanLeachJohnH.LeFevreJamesP.LenfesteyPhilipB.LepantoJohnG.LewisRockB.LeyThomasD.LipsWayneW.LoCurtoEdwardC.Long,IIICalebLoring,IIIThomasA.LouisHarryM.Lowd,IIIJamesM.LustenaderRobertL.MacCartyAndrewMacCornackAlanG.Macdonald

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