Tuck Today – Summer 2014 Issue by Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

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Our Arc of Achievement Earlier this year I announced that I will not seek reappointment to a sixth term as dean of Tuck at the end of my fifth term in June 2015. The decision to leave this wonderful position was a difficult one, but as you well know, there are milestones in life when such transitions are the right thing to do. Tuck is one of the finest business schools in the world, and it has been both an honor and privilege to serve as its dean. The world has changed considerably since my wife Mary Ellen and I first arrived here in 1995, and Tuck has changed with it. We expanded our global reach by increasing the size, quality, and diversity of our faculty and student body. We enhanced our beautiful residential campus with new living and learning spaces that are the envy of the world. We added programs that have allowed us to grow and reach new audiences. And we strengthened the MBA program—the heart of all that we do here—with curricular changes that enriched student offerings, increased student-faculty access, and expanded global learning opportunities. Today, Tuck is as vibrant and diverse as the world into which we send our young leaders, with nine centers and initiatives enriching intellectual life and closely-related offerings such as the Master of Health Care Delivery Science, Tuck Executive Education, and the Business Bridge Program extending the reach and impact of our leading faculty. Most importantly, the MBA program at Tuck has never been stronger, with student quality indicators, employment levels, and compensation rates for our graduates among the highest in the world. This issue celebrates just a few of these successes. In these pages, you will find a feature on GE Canada CEO Elyse Allan D’79, T’84 as well as profiles of seven alumni who are working for a better world. We also revisit one of the most ambitious projects in Tuck Global Consultancy history. The recently completed engagement saw 20 students working in four different countries—Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Kenya, and India—and is but one example of how Tuck puts the student learning experience first. I believe that such focus is one of the keys to Tuck’s continued success. Indeed, everything we do reinforces our main mission of providing the best leadership education in the world for each of our students. It is why we have stayed relatively small scale and why we want our students to have unprecedented access to a faculty of thought leaders. It is why we have expanded and improved our living and learning facilities. And it is why all of our faculty actually teach in the MBA program and are so devoted to their students. I realize that none of this would have been possible without the contributions of our entire community—our skilled and caring faculty, our outstanding students, our committed staff, and you, our loyal and dedicated alumni. Your support and encouragement over the last two decades have been vital to Tuck’s continued success and have personally meant the world to me. Thank you for entrusting me with this gem of an institution.

PAUL DANOS

MARK WASHBURN

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

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Editor Ed Winchester Senior Editors Kirk Kardashian Catherine M. Melocik Class Notes Editor Catherine M. Melocik Photo Editor Laura DeCapua Web Developer Scott Fletcher Tuck Today Advisory Board Paul A. Argenti Erin Tunnicliffe T’97 Paul Danos Sydney Finkelstein Robert G. Hansen Gina C. des Cognets T’01 Steven Lubrano T’87 Penny Paquette T’76 Design Flannel Published Twice a Year by Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Office of Communications 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-9000 USA 603-646-3558 tuck.today@dartmouth.edu www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/today

ONLINE In case you missed them, here are some of the mostviewed stories on myTUCK this spring. Best Practices: Managing a Global Team Rick Bertasi D’84, T’88, managing director, global head of corporate real estate and services for Deutsche Bank, offers six tips for managing distributed teams.

The Slaughter & Rees Report Associate dean Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees, senior fellow at the Center for Global Business and Government, offer insightful business policy and analysis in this weekly report.

How Companies Can Get Smart About Raising Prices Marketers too often do the wrong things—alienating customers and getting little in return. Marketing professor Kusum Ailawadi shows how they can do it right.

Bringing It All Back Home New research by associate professor Leslie Robinson sheds light on the black box of foreign earnings.

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CONTENTS 42 08 DEPARTMENTS

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Agents of Good Altruism is the highest and best form of egoism. Edward Tuck said it, and for more than a century our graduates have lived it.

In the Field How one of the most complex projects in Tuck Global Consultancy history pushed the boundaries of experiential learning and delivered hard-earned insights for the client.

By Kirk Kardashian and Jeff Moag

Northern Light GE Canada CEO Elyse Allan D’79, T’84 is helping advance the company’s innovation agenda one good idea at a time. By Kate Siber D’02

The Downside of Hopeful Theories 10 Good Business 12 Flying High 14 Faculty NEWS 15

ALUMNI NEWS Playing a New Game 41 Michelle Mooradian D’95, T’04 42 Dream Gig 43 Best Practices 44 Newsmakers 45 CLASS NOTES 47 IN MEMORIAM 123

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Latin American Advisory Board member Luis Felipe Castellanos López-Torres T’98, center, chats with Susana Eléspuru D’77 and Jorge Medina Méndez, CEO of Ernst & Young Peru, at the board’s inaugural meeting in Lima earlier this year.

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Expanding Tuck’s Global Presence Tuck is tapping into its most reliable resource—the school’s dedicated alumni—to extend its global reach. By Jonathan Riggs Jie Lian T’01 had never been to the United States when he moved from China to Hanover in 1999. While some might have been overwhelmed juggling the demands of business school with learning a new language and culture, Lian flourished in his new home—thanks in no small part to the welcoming and supportive community he encountered at Tuck. “That’s why, whenever I get emails from Tuckies,” says the former managing director at Goldman Sachs, “I remember everything I received as a student and try to pay it back by helping.” The help Lian provides his alma mater these days goes well beyond responding to emails from students and alumni. As a member of the school’s new Asian Advisory Board, Lian is helping grow Tuck’s presence around the world, and doing so in a way that only Tuck can. The Asian Advisory Board is one of three new regional alumni boards established to increase Tuck’s global reach. (Boards in Latin America and Europe were launched in 2012 and 2011 respectively.) The boards help the school attract the best MBA candidates, enhance career opportunities for students and graduates, and strengthen alumni and community connections to Tuck. The three boards also inform Tuck’s globally focused programming and curriculum.

“It’s classic networking,” says Penny Paquette T’76, Tuck’s assistant dean for strategic initiatives. “Even though we’re not very big, we want to cover the entire world.” Already, the boards’ efforts are starting to bear fruit. When European Advisory Board member Tore Rynning-Nielsen T’85, a senior partner at Herkules Capital AS, wanted to see more Norwegian students applying to Tuck, he combed through his contacts to make connections with aspiring business school students. Result: There are now three Norwegian students in Tuck’s class of 2015. Regional board members are appointed by Dean Paul Danos for two consecutive threeyear terms, although they may be eligible to serve additional terms, and are selected for their experience, business acumen, and dedication to Tuck. Each board meets approximately every 18 months in rotating locations throughout its region. During these meetings, senior administrators from the school are actively engaged in the proceedings, whether it’s arranging local press coverage, connecting with prospective students, or building relationships with companies in the area. And unlike more traditional boards, regional board members are frequently closer in age to current students and to their own Tuck experience, which keeps them

even more attuned to current developments in the MBA program. Despite their many advantages, Tuck’s regional boards do face challenges in effectively covering their areas, which are often too geographically large or culturally diverse for a one-size-fits-all approach. Latin America’s two big markets may be Brazil and Mexico, for instance, but it would be irresponsible to neglect other nations in the region, or to ignore cultural differences between—and sometimes within—specific countries. Tuck addresses this challenge by choosing board members who hail from many backgrounds. “Tuck’s boards celebrate the world-spanning cultures of our graduates and reflect the diversity of their ambitions and opportunities,” says Santiago Alsina T’99, managing director of MBA Lazard and chair of the Latin American Advisory Board. “They are proof of Tuck’s success in producing global citizens who give back.” “We’re especially proud of how we can be a resource for all students, from the recently admitted to alumni,” adds Rynning-Nielsen. “Not only do our boards tie active Tuck alumni together, but we’re also an accessible network for first- and second-year students.” Paquette has been particularly impressed with how eager the regional advisory board members are to learn, listen, and lend a hand. That attitude, she says, sends an important message: “Besides helping us recruit exceptional, diverse new Tuckies, these boards remind alumni out in the world that they’re not forgotten and they’re never alone, no matter how far from Hanover they roam.” Lian saw this firsthand when he and his wife were traveling to Tokyo and got lost on the way to their hotel. Two American passersby struck up a conversation after seeing a Tuck sticker on Lian’s suitcase—one of the Americans’ wives was a T’09—and then went out of their way to escort the Lians safely to their accommodations. “No matter where you go in the world, it’s just that unique thing about Tuck and Dartmouth,” Lian says. “The Tuck spirit is a community of people trying to help each other however they can.” tuck.dartmouth.edu/today

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Descend the curving staircase in Byrne Hall these days and you’ll see something new: a spectacular view of redorange autumn trees framing a misty day on Mount Ascutney. This natural scene makes the ideal canvas on which to highlight the generosity of Tuck’s donors. “We wanted to acknowledge the people who provide catalyzing support in a striking and beautiful way,” said Erin R. Tunnicliffe T’97, the executive director of development. Designed to replace the plaques previously hanging in Byrne’s hallway, the new donor wall represents Tuck’s desire to take a more aesthetic approach to honoring its benefactors. Instead of being organized by year or gift purpose, the wall recognizes the entirety of giving by corporations, foundations, and living alumni who’ve donated at least $250,000. By celebrating existing donors in this unique way, the wall has had an effect on future donors as well. “So many of us students have been inspired by it,” said John Wheelock T’15. “It’s a great example of the loyalty and connection alumni feel to Tuck, and we’re all hoping to have our names up there one day too.”

ACCESS

A More Powerful Portal Since 1997, TuckStreams has been the information portal for Tuck students, faculty, and staff. This year, to accommodate the evolving needs of newer web browsers and mobile devices, users will transition to that portal’s next generation, TuckConnect. “Students want

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better tools for collaboration and mobility and they want the skills they develop using those tools to be relevant after they leave Tuck,” said Geoff Bronner D’91, Tuck’s associate director for online services. “All of the changes we are envisioning for TuckConnect have those needs in mind.” Perhaps the most important of these changes is Canvas, a new learning management system that will provide a more unified delivery of course materials as well as new digital

tools—everything from Skype to social media— to support the classroom experience. “We’re always keen to invest in the technology and the people to support new modes of learning and teamwork,” said assistant dean Steve Lubrano T’87. “TuckConnect will provide its users with customized, individualized access to all the data and information they need at Tuck. It’s going to be a game changer for us; no other business school has anything close to what we’ve envisioned.”

IN BRIEF

Bumper Crop of Bloombergs For years, Tuck had a total of two Bloomberg terminals—those omniscient black boxes that made former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg a billionaire. One was in the library. The other was in a faculty member’s office. This past winter, with the help of a generous gift and some creative deal-making, the Bloomberg population on campus has grown to 12. Part of the funding for the new terminals came from last year’s gift from the Feldberg family, in connection with the 40th anniversary of Feldberg Library. The other part came through the efforts of Thomas Naughton D’89, T’96, executive director of the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship (CPEE). Naughton negotiated a trade: In exchange for Bloomberg being a platinum sponsor of the 2014 Private Equity and Growth Ventures Conference, Tuck would get enough Bloomberg licenses to make the school eligible for a lot more at no extra charge, due to its status as an educational institution. The terminals, 10 of which are stationed in Felberg Library, allow Dartmouth and Tuck students to do deep research on corporations and markets with the tools that professionals use every day. They are especially handy for the Tuck students who run Tuck Asset Management, a hedge fund organized by the CPEE with funding from Harvey Bundy T’68 and Perry Boyle T’88. “All we need now is four glass walls and we’d have a trading floor,” Naughton said.

COMMUNITY

A Moveable Feast The most satisfying Small Group Dinner Doug London T’14 remembers wasn’t even a dinner at all. It was an autumn brunch he hosted in one of Raether Hall’s student residence kitchens. In lieu of dessert, attendees carved pumpkins. “We had members of both classes, plus partners, involved in the carvings, and the best one was a great likeness of the Tuck logo,” London said. “That pumpkin sat outside Raether for weeks!” One of Tuck’s most beloved traditions, Small Group Dinners are chances for students, staff, or faculty to host six guests for a casual meal. The occasions have helped generations of attendees meet people from across the Tuck community. So central are these events to the Tuck experience that the class of 2013 created a gift that will fund one Small Group Dinner every year. “Being welcomed into a home to share a meal is such a special gift,” said class president Max Pinto T’13. “We T’13s formed deep relationships at the Small Group Dinner table, so we gave to ensure that this and other community-strengthening traditions continue.” In 2013, hundreds of community members participated in Small Group Dinners. The year before that, more than 75 percent of first-year students attended a Small Group Dinner held in their honor. “The sense people get is that this is what makes Tuck so special: that we can—and do—plan things like this,” said Small Group Dinner coordinator Ali Bachani T’14.

CAMPUS

Eat Fresh During lunchtime on the first day of school last year, Byrne Hall’s salad bar line snaked out of the servery, down the hall, and onto the stairs. “The demand was apparent,” said Lauren Morse, assistant director of Tuck’s MBA program. “We had to do something to address students’ desire for healthier dining options but to also relieve congestion.” Tuck administrators and students have come up with a solution: Fresh Zone, a new dining area that has broadened Byrne’s menu with seasonal items from local farms and has also reduced wait times. Located in the former executive dining room, Fresh Zone includes an enhanced salad bar with homemade dressings; a variety of gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options; soups, grab-and-go sandwiches, and fresh-fruit-and-yogurt parfaits. The vision of Fresh Zone and its healthconscious recipes was developed with the help of its chef, Tyler Harvey TP’15, and will continually evolve with patron feedback. “The most common thing I hear is people going, ‘Oh my gosh, kale!’” laughed Harvey, who is also the chef of Tuck’s new student-run food truck, The Box. “Tuck students have lived in some of the most incredible food cities in the world, and it’s really nice to hear their excitement when they see the ingredients they love again.” Tyler’s cooking, along with Tuck’s responsiveness to student demand, has proven successful: Fresh Zone has helped Byrne almost double its business.

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TEP Turns 40

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ThIs sUmmEr, TUCk wIll wElCOmE ITs 40th 40Th class ClAss Of This summer, Tuck will welcome its of sENIOr senior EXECUTIVEs TO campus CAmpUs for fOr the ThE Tuck TUCk Executive EXECUTIVE prOgrAm executives to Program (TEp). (TEP). Founded TEP has has always always aimed aimed to Founded in in 1974, 1974, TEP to provide provide the hallmarks hallmarks of of Tuck’s Tuck’s MBA the MBA program—a program—a focus focus on on general management, access general management, aa personal personal scale, scale, and and access to to leading leading faculty faculty members—to members—to executives executives ready ready to to take take their their business business and and leadership leadership skills skills to to the the next been extraordinary. extraordinary. next level. level. The The results results have have been Participants Participants make make strong strong connections connections with with their their peers peers during during the the program program and and return return to to their their job job with with aa new new understanding understanding of of how how to to lead lead aa business business or or aa division. division. Many Many are are quickly quickly promoted promoted to to aa very very senior senior position position or or aa job job in in the the C-suite. C-suite. “It’s “It’s aa powerful powerful experience,” experience,” says says Sydney Sydney Finkelstein, Finkelstein, the the Steven Steven Roth Roth Professor Professor of of Management Management and and Associate Associate Dean Dean for for Executive Executive Education. Education.

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TEP was was originally originally designed designed and and directed directed TEP by by renowned renowned Tuck Tuck marketing marketing professor professor Kenneth Kenneth Davis Davis and and built built around around the the strengths strengths and and expertise expertise of of beloved beloved faculty faculty member member James James Brian Brian Quinn. Quinn. In In designing designing and and filling filling the the program, program, Davis Davis relied relied heavily heavily on on generations generations of of his his former former Tuck students who had risen to top marketing Tuck students who had risen to top marketing and and general general management management positions positions in in firms firms such such as as Citibank, Citibank, Corning Corning Glass Glass Works, Works, General General Mills, Mills, General General Motors, Motors, and and IBM. IBM. There There were were 44 44 participants participants in in the the first first program, program, which which took took place place in in the the newly newly completed completed Murdough Murdough Center. Center. Participants Participants came came from from 39 39 different different corporations. corporations. All All were were from from the the United United States, States, with with the the

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IDEAS Adjunct professor Richard Shreve explains how his past experience informs how he teaches MBA students about business ethics in his Ethics in Action course.

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The Downside of Hopeful Theories What’s not to like about win-win solutions? A lot, when they get in the way of real change. By Andrew King, Professor of Business Administration

In a keynote speech at Dartmouth College, a prominent campaigner for sustainability castigated critics who said his ideas caused false hope. “Barack Obama is right,“ he said. “There is no such thing as false hope. There is only hope.’” Unfortunately, neither the quote nor the sentiment is supported by facts. President Matt Santos, not Barack Obama, uttered the phrase, and he did so on the TV show, “The West Wing.” And in the real world, false hope has been a critical barrier to progress on sustainability. False business ideas and theories have gained popular support and short circuited critical evaluation by suggesting sacrifice-free solutions to daunting problems. Indeed, the most popular of these ideas suggest that win-win solutions are so abundant that businesses can actually profit by advancing sustainability. Amory Lovins, co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and long-term proponent of “soft energy” solutions, is the poster boy for hopeful win-win opportunities. “The United States’ electric bill could be halved through energy-efficiency measures and renewables that would mostly pay for themselves in a year, Lovins wrote. “That’s not a free lunch. It’s a lunch you’re paid to eat.” Lovins maintains his research shows it is possible to create a “2.6-fold-bigger U.S. economy by 2050 with no oil, coal, or nuclear energy, one third less natural gas, a $5 trillion net savings, 82-86 percent lower carbon emissions, and no new inventions, with the transition led by business for growth and profit.” Why haven’t we achieved these profits? According to Lovins, the very size of the opportunities poses a barrier

to their adoption. Quoting Marshall McLuhan, Lovins explains: “Only puny secrets need protection. Big discoveries are protected by public incredulity.” The notion that mental barriers prevent us from finding untapped win-win solutions received an overlay of academic credibility in 1995 when Michael Porter and Claas van der Linde published two articles arguing that managers are missing vast opportunities to be “green and competitive.” They argued that because managers have an “outdated approach to value creation” and a “narrow conception of capitalism,” they fail to perceive opportunities to increase profits while simultaneously advancing the cause of sustainability. If managers could free their minds, they would be able to perceive “opportunities [that] have been there all along but have been overlooked.” Such notions of hidden profits have proven very popular with almost all of the parties involved in sustainability. For business managers, they suggest that regulation is unnecessary and firms can take the lead. For non-governmental organizations, they allow new, more cooperative relationships with corporations, while state politicians and regulators are drawn to these ideas because they provide an alternative to antagonistic relations with corporations. As much as anyone, I would like to believe that win-win actions can make a significant difference. For over 20 years, I have researched sustainable business practices. In fact, Porter and van der Linde supported their claims that corporate green actions could be competitively advantageous by citing examples of innovations I

had uncovered in my Ph.D. thesis. Unfortunately, such gains turned out to be less common than I once hoped. In a 2001 paper with Michael Lenox, I showed that initial reports of massive and widespread opportunities were the product of poor measurement and faulty statistics. Since then, the evidence that win-win opportunities are narrow has only grown. At best, the proposed “lunch you are paid to eat” is a free cracker—not nearly enough to fuel the changes needed to bring economic activity back within the natural limits dictated by carbon and nitrogen cycles or the preservation of endangered species. Some argue that it is counterproductive to point out flaws in win-win logic because the hope it generates is harmless. I disagree. Teaching such ideas substitutes for the training needed to be an effective advocate for real change. False ideas also redirect resources to wasteful efforts to develop breakthrough innovations when steady spadework is what is really needed. Most importantly, excessive hope in win-win solutions distracts us from coming up with real solutions to sustainability problems. Such ideas comfort us by allowing us to think that we can be more sustainable simply by freeing our minds to new possibilities, but of course that is not enough. Real change will require new rules that shape behavior throughout society. Those new rules, such as a significant tax on carbon emissions, should eventually make us better off, but in the near term they will require us to adjust and change.

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Good Business Q&A with Richard Shreve, adjunct professor of business ethics and associate faculty director for business ethics for the Center for Business & Society

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Professor Rick Shreve tells wonderful stories. A true Renaissance personality—the Harvard Business School graduate nearly became an Episcopal priest—Shreve has gone from Navy nuclear-submarine officer to Morgan Stanley managing director to Yale Divinity School graduate to ethics professor at Tuck. All of which informs how he teaches MBA students about business ethics in his Ethics in Action course.

You have a very interesting career path. How did you end up in divinity school, after all you’d previously done? It really started when I came home from the Morgan Stanley partners meeting where we had decided to take the firm public [in 1986]. My wife, Shelly, and I were living with our five children in a big house in Greenwich, with a sizable mortgage. I knew that the vote to go public would give the family the flexibility to do something else (I tell my students that’s a good career move—be a partner in an investment bank when it goes public). Shelly said, “What would you do if you didn’t have to work?” I said, if it were just up to me, I’d go back to school, and I ended up going to seminary.

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How did you start teaching ethics at Tuck? After seminary, we had the wonderful experience of spending six months traveling around and figuring out where we wanted to raise our children. When we got to Hanover, Shelly said, this is it! I was spending three days a week as a volunteer chaplain at Mary Hitchcock Hospital and, through friends of friends, I was introduced to Tuck and asked to do an ethics presentation during Orientation Week. That presentation evolved into a ninesession minicourse. When Paul Danos arrived as dean, we combined my course with his idea of having guest lecturers and other professors teach in it, and that’s how it developed into today’s course.

When you teach ethics, what are you actually teaching? My objective in teaching ethics is to give students a practical business skill—the ability to make a reasoned decision when faced with an ethical dilemma in business and the ability to defend that decision in language that is clear and persuasive. I work within a four-part framework, culled from classic moral philosophy, that addresses questions of consequence, duty, values, and caring.

Much of business relies on quantifying results to measure success. How do you teach something that is notoriously difficult to measure? I primarily use the case method, and my course is really all about class participation, which really stimulates the conversation. By using the case method, students develop an understanding as they internalize the problem and talk about it—and then they’ve got it. It’s unusual that we come out of class with a consensus. I try to pick questions that are really

tough, where legitimate ethical principles are in conflict, and the point is that there may not be a clear right answer, but you have to make a decision, and then you have to explain it. Furthermore, it is likely half of the world is going to think that you’re wrong.

How else is the idea of ethics incorporated in teaching at Tuck? Tuck, because of its scale, provides an opportunity to affect the character formation of our students through mentor relationships and example. I would assert that that opportunity is a responsibility. Over the years, several Tuck professors have taught in the ethics course. As a consequence, they are more likely to address ethical issues when teaching in their own disciplines. When an ethical question or issue comes up in, say, a marketing class, if the professor asks the class, “Is everybody comfortable with that?” it shows that he or she has heard it, and it allows for a brief discussion of the issue. Then, if the professor says, “That’s not OK—that’s not the way it’s done in marketing,” that’s gold. It shows that the respected marketing professor is sensitive to the ethics involved and is willing to take a stand. That’s so much more meaningful than when I first got to Tuck and would come in as a guest professor at the very end of a marketing or accounting class to talk about ethics. First off, that’s not very effective; second, it’s counterproductive, because it tells students that ethics isn’t mainstream.

When it comes to running a business, it must be particularly difficult to handle ethical questions, especially when you can’t really quantify ethical results. The Values Question in the framework for the course is, Who am I/who are we as an organization, and who do I/we intend to become? We talk about Aristotelian ethics:

Aristotle spoke about virtues or habitual right actions. I tell students, this is a marvelous time in your life; you’ve got nothing to do but study. Take some time; think about who are you as a person. Ask yourself what virtues or values do you espouse and where do you draw the line: are you an honest person, a responsible person, a compassionate person? The students will come back afterward and say, I was forced to think about that, and it was very helpful. I point out to them that they’re not alone. Companies do this all the time: they develop mission statements, and codes of conduct. They decide who they are as a company and how they intend to behave, and it informs the very difficult decisions that managements have to make.

Frameworks of Ethics Professor Rick Shreve’s foundation for his Ethics in Action course, culled from classic moral philosophy. The Consequences Question Who are the stakeholders, and what produces the greatest good for the greatest number? The Duty Question Whose rights are at risk, and what are our responsibilities? The Values Question Who am I (who are we as an organization), and who do I (we) intend to become? The Caring Question What are our relationships, and what is the caring thing to do with respect to the particular others involved?

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Flying High What role do venture capitalists play in a company’s success? Tuck assistant professor Richard Townsend took to the skies to find out. By Michael Blanding

he idea behind venture capital is that by investing their money and expertise, venture capitalists (VCs) help companies innovate and grow. Otherwise, why invest in the first place? The problem, however, is that there is very little evidence to show this is actually the case. It may be that VCs simply know how to pick a winner—one that would be successful regardless of their involvement. Researchers have long struggled to settle this question, which is not only important to companies and venture capital firms, but also to local governments. If venture capital does generate growth for companies, then government policies that foster more investment could spur further economic growth for municipalities. “The underlying assumption is that venture capital plays an important role in creating innovation and success—ultimately driving economic growth and employment and other things governments care about,” says Richard Townsend, assistant professor of business administration at Tuck. “But there’s not much evidence about what kind of government policies, if any, would be effective in stimulating venture capital activity.” The problem, says Townsend, is that it is difficult to determine whether VC funding leads to success, or if it is simply correlated with it. Past studies have compared companies that receive investment with similar-looking companies that don’t, in an attempt to show that the former do better. But there is no way of knowing whether that success is ultimately a result of the funding or because the VC did his or her homework and saw something in the fundamentals that might not be apparent from the outside. In a recent paper, “The Impact of Venture Capital

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Monitoring: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” Townsend and his co-authors devised an ingenious way around this by looking not at which companies were funded by VCs, but at how much attention they paid to companies after funding them. Townsend’s colleague, Xavier Giroud, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, had previously looked at changes in airline routes to examine their effect on supply chain management. Together with Shai Bernstein of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the researchers wondered whether a similar technique could be used to show the effect on venture capital investment. Time is money, after all, and Townsend says VCs are less likely to invest in companies that require a connecting flight in order to monitor. “Anecdotally, if you talk to VCs, they’ll tell you they are very sensitive to distance and travel time,” says Townsend. “A lot of chambers of commerce and local governments try to subsidize routes in order to encourage more VCs to invest there.” By examining when airlines introduced direct flights between cities with companies and investors, the researchers reasoned they could see the effect on performance. To do this, they crunched three datasets: the amount of VC funding, compiled by Thomson Reuters; the number of patents and patent citations reported by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and data on airline routes from the Department of Transportation. That last set proved most difficult; Giroud spent hours in Washington copying old records on microfiche, which the researchers then used to calculate travel time, including airport transportation and layovers. Additionally, they had to rule out one other possible factor—that airline routes were being

introduced at times when a city itself was booming, reflecting rather than causing company success. “So it might appear that connecting a company to a VC improves outcomes, when really what it proves is that the city is doing well,” says Townsend. By comparing companies in a city where a direct flight connected it to funders with other companies where it didn’t, however, they were able to rule out the possibility. In the end, Townsend and his colleagues found that adding a direct flight did bolster venture capital activity in a city, increasing initial investments by 2.2 percent, and follow-up investments by 4 percent. More importantly, they found that investment also improved the performance of companies. After a direct flight was added, companies on average saw a 3 percent increase in the number of patents they produced and a 6 percent increase in the number of times those patents were cited by others. Moreover, there was a 1 percent increase in the chances a company would go public, over a 10–12 percent chance overall. There’s no way of telling from the data exactly how much dollar growth the increased investment translates into, or whether investing in airline routes offers a good rate of return for cities looking for growth (as opposed to other policies such as offering tax incentives and low-interest loans.) The research does, however, convincingly show the effect of VC investment on company performance. “Our results are good news for venture capitalists,” Townsend says. “Because they suggest they are not just passive collectors of companies that are already going to do well, but rather that they play an important role in promoting innovation and growth.”

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Curt Welling D’71, T’77 Former AmeriCares president and CEO, Curt Welling D’71, T’77 joined Tuck as senior fellow at both the Center for Global Business and Government and the Center for Business & Society. Welling also serves as senior lecturer in the MBA program. As a senior fellow at Tuck, Welling’s responsibilities include curriculum development, teaching, working with distinguished visitors and second-year MBA fellows, program development, and alumni outreach. Welling had a distinguished career in finance before his 11-year tenure at the nonprofit global health and disaster-relief organization.

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Dirk Black Dirk Black earned his doctoral degree at Duke University and his MAcc and BS degrees from Brigham Young University. His research interests include financial reporting and firm risk, financial statement comparability, and executive compensation, and he will teach in the accounting area at Tuck.

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Felipe Severino Felipe Severino received his Ph.D. from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MSc and BSc degrees from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His primary research interests include corporate finance, financial intermediation, and credit and debt markets. Severino will teach in the finance area at Tuck.

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Anup Srivastava Anup Srivastava joins Tuck from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he served as assistant professor of accounting information and management. Srivastava earned his Ph.D. in accounting from Texas A&M University, his MBA from Delhi University, and BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology. His current research interests include revenue recognition, firms risks, earning quality, accounting conservatism, disclosures, and executive compensation, and he will teach in the accounting area.

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GOOD Debi Brooks T’86 didn’t set out to become a leader in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. She didn’t know anyone with Parkinson’s, and had no background in medical research. But she recognized a unique opportunity to make a difference. “I was really drawn to the idea of starting something from scratch with far better than average ingredients,” says Brooks, co-founder and executive vice chairman of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In 1998, television and film star Michael J. Fox had gone public with his diagnosis of young-onset Parkinson’s disease. Two years later he announced that he would leave his role in the hit sitcom “Spin City” to promote Parkinson’s research. He had decided to start a foundation to help search for a cure, and wanted someone with a business background to help him build it. Brooks, who was transitioning to the nonprofit world after nine years on Wall Street, heard about the job from an old Goldman Sachs colleague on a Sunday, and interviewed with Fox that Thursday. Afterward Fox followed her into the elevator at the old Bear Stearns building, like one of the hard-charging characters he plays on television. “He came and stood next to me and said, ‘Do you mind if I ride down with you?’” Brooks recalls. “We went outside and talked for another half hour, and he said, ‘You’re the one. You have to do this.’” The following Monday morning she set up a desk in an empty corner of the “Spin City” production offices, and went to work. With Fox and others, Brooks turned those promising ingredients into the organization that The New York Times hails as “the most credible voice on Parkinson’s research in the world.” The Michael J. Fox Foundation has now funded more than $400 million in Parkinson’s drug development. It is the largest nonprofit supporter of Parkinson’s research in the world. Brooks served as the foundation’s CEO for more than seven years before transitioning to her current role as executive vice chairman. Under her leadership the foundation has earned a reputation for efficiency, consistently directing about 90 cents of every dollar to core research. Brooks is proud of that figure, but cautions that it is a superficial measure of the organization’s effectiveness.

“The question I tell donors they should ask me is not, ‘What’s my ratio?’ Its, ‘What do I do with the 90 cents?’” she says. That is often the point in the conversation when donors, who may have assumed that Brooks is a lawyer or physician, recognize that she trained in business. “That gets to the core of why people support us, particularly our largest donors,” Brooks says. “Tuck gave me the tools to think this way.” From the beginning, Brooks didn’t see the role of the Fox Foundation as funding research. She saw its mission as accelerating the development of new drugs through the research it funds. That means employing a strategy that complements the better-capitalized efforts of government and the pharmaceutical industry. Often, the Fox Foundation will support basic research that has great promise, but more risk than others are willing to accept. “If you do something with your capital that is smart, but that no one else is willing to do because of the risk-and-reward profile, you’re actually making a real contribution to the sum of the parts.” Recent “de-risking” successes include a new inhaled delivery of levodopa—the gold standard in Parkinson’s treatment—that is being developed by Massachusetts biotech firm Civitas. Following positive early-stage clinical testing results funded by the foundation with grants totaling approximately $1.3 million, the company raised $38 million in follow-on venture capital funding for the next stages of development. Another promising treatment discovered by a team at Vanderbilt University was nurtured through early development with Fox Foundation funding of about $5 million. From there, Vanderbilt secured a partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb for the next stages. (Both approaches remain in active development, with the potential for patientrelevant results in the next two to three years.) “At the Fox Foundation, we look for novel approaches to accelerating new therapies,” Brooks says. “Whether it’s taking a risk on a new drug or delegating resources to foster collaborations, we know we can move the dial—and it’s a result of this mindset that we’re seeing the best drug development pipeline in decades.”

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When Alan D. Pesky T’60 retired to Sun Valley, Idaho, in 1984, it didn’t take him long to realize that he wasn’t any good at sitting still.

He skied and hiked in the Idaho mountains, took bicycling trips in Vietnam and across the Australian outback, and started a small publishing company, which published the state magazine of Idaho and a magazine for the Sun Valley area. “I’m addicted to burning energy,” he says. The Peskys’ middle child, Lee, moved west too. Throughout his childhood Lee had struggled mightily with learning disabilities, but he was bright, and with the help of specialists and plenty of hard work, he was able to graduate college and start his own business. “When he came out to Idaho he started a chain of bagel stores. He called it the Bucking Bagel—the Eastern bagel with the Western kick,” Alan Pesky says, laughing at the memory. In 1995, when Lee was 30 years old, he rear-ended another driver. Doctors discovered why he had lost control of his car: a massive tumor was growing in his brain. “Two and a half months after that,” Pesky says, “he passed away.” The 10 weeks of Lee’s illness were an extraordinary time for Pesky, his wife Wendy, and their two other children. The crisis drew the family closer together and solidified their resolve to honor Lee’s memory. The best way to do that, they decided, was to establish an organization to help learning-disabled children. Pesky was no stranger to cold starts. In 1967 he and four business associates started their own advertising agency, initially operating from a New York hotel room. Thirteen years later they sold the business to Ogilvy & Mather, and Pesky stayed on as a principal at that firm to direct its international expansion. When he left, the agency had 15 offices around the world. Pesky also had long experience in the nonprofit sector. He’s a trustee of his alma mater, Lafayette College, and served on the board of overseers at Tuck, where he also established the Alan D. Pesky T’60 Scholarship for students who demonstrate a

commitment to human rights. As chairman of the Coalition to Free Soviet Jews, he’d lobbied President Reagan and his secretary of state, George Shultz. After Lee’s death, Pesky directed the entirety of his prodigious energy toward helping others transcend the disability that had challenged Lee. Nothing has consumed him so completely as building the facility that bears his son’s name, the Lee Pesky Learning Center. “God knows I put every bit as much effort, if not more effort, into this work than I did with my partners in building the advertising agency,” he says. “And I have never had more fulfillment in life than I do right now.” The Learning Center works to provide all learningdisabled children with the kind of attention that helped Lee overcome his challenges. The organization is nationally known for its efforts in diagnosis, remediation, research, and teacher training. For the last 13 years, Tuck adjunct professor John Vogel has used the center as a case study in his Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector course. The numbers tell a story of steady growth: from two employees to 32, one location to four, and an annual budget that now exceeds $1.8 million. Pesky, who has been in Vogel’s classroom each of those 13 years, stresses another metric for success. “My wife was once asked what the Lee Pesky Learning Center means to her, and she said, ‘It means that every child who comes to the center and leaves with a smile on their face leaves with a little bit of Lee in them.’” Pesky, who celebrated his 80th birthday in December, shows no sign of slowing down. Last year he finished the New York Marathon with his daughter. It’s a fitting metaphor for the struggle to overcome learning disabilities, which are a lifelong challenge to 20 percent of the population. “I’ll work seven days a week on this,” Pesky says, “because there is no finish line in what we’re doing.”

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Duncan McDougall T’87 spent part of his 20s guiding expeditions of the physical world—long whitewater and backcountry trips in far flung places like Alaska, New Zealand, and Labrador.

Since 1998, however, he has been leading expeditions of another kind, guiding children on a journey to literacy, and equipping them to explore that world independently for the rest of their lives. McDougall is the founder and executive director of the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF), a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire a love of reading and writing among low-income, at risk, and rural children in Vermont and New Hampshire. These states need CLiF’s help: roughly a third of low-income elementary school students are not proficient in reading, and more than half are not proficient in writing. Those children are being sentenced to a life of diminished opportunity, McDougall says. CLiF’s model represents a way out. It injects books and literacy programming directly into small towns, schools, low-income housing developments, and shelters, waging on-the-ground campaigns where they’re needed most. With its Year of the Book program, CLiF gives $25,000 of literacy activities to a rural elementary school and over the course of a year every student selects 10 new books to keep. At one school, children read about dogsledding, wrote their own stories, and then CLiF sent a professional sled-dog team to the school for a demonstration. “The kids got to see the team in action, meet the dogs, and learn how dog teams are managed,” McDougall says. “This rich experience really brings reading alive.” CLiF’s other flagship offering is Community Literacy, which provides $50,000 worth of literacy

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support to a town over three years to foster a culture of reading and writing. The money goes toward grants for literacy materials and programs, new books for public and school libraries, visits by local children’s book authors and illustrators, and new books for kids to select. “By the end, children are inspired by stories, reading and writing, and have the resources around them to help move them forward,” McDougall says. When not shuttling to these remote towns from his home in Waterbury Center, Vt., McDougall is working on the other side of the literacy equation: parents. All told, he has given presentations at 16 state prisons to teach men and women the vital importance of sharing books with their kids. CLiF donates libraries for family visiting rooms, conducts storytelling with inmates and their families, and allows inmates to record themselves reading on MP3 and send the books and recordings home to their kids. In its 16 years of existence, CLiF has reached more than 150,000 children in 400 towns, and handed out more than $3 million in new books. The Tuck community has played an important role in this achievement, with nine alumni serving on CLiF’s board, and Revers Board Fellows, a consulting team of first-year students, and many donors also providing critical support. Impressively, CLiF is funded solely through the private donations of more than 600 donors each year. “We’ve never received a penny from state or federal governments,” McDougall says proudly.

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For back-to-the-landers and environmentalists, living “off the grid” is a philosophical choice to disconnect from traditional and dirty sources of electricity, such as coal or oil.

But for the 1.5 billion who live in energy poverty, being off the grid means darkness, danger, inconvenience, and despair. These people make $2-3 dollars per day and spend roughly half that just for kerosene to power their lamps and stoves. It’s a crippling expense, in more ways than one. Kerosene is notorious for causing fires and health problems, and its high price precludes poor people from spending their money on other things, like food, health care, and education. Jacques-Philippe Piverger T’07 has a one-word solution to this problem: Luci. It’s a low-cost, inflatable solarpowered lantern made by MPOWERD, the company he co-founded in 2012 with the mission to “eradicate energy poverty through solar justice.” The elegant, innovative LED light is waterproof and weighs just four ounces. It’s powered by a lithium-ion battery and can illuminate 10 square feet for six to 12 hours, depending on the setting. Luci also, according to Piverger, has a personality. “It’s more than just a light,” he says. “When people living in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia get Luci, it literally changes their lives in meaningful ways.” Making an impact in the developing world is not a stretch for Piverger, who has spent most of his summers visiting relatives in Haiti. That Piverger chose to make his impact through a startup is also not a surprise. At Tuck, he was a research fellow at the

Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, where he studied developed-market distressed investing and private equity opportunities in South Africa. After Tuck, Piverger worked for AIG Asset Management and PineBridge Investments while simultaneously founding two nonprofits. Piverger has intertwined that background by registering MPOWERD as a benefit corporation, a new type of entity that can have a double bottom line—making a profit and serving a societal mission. “One doesn’t have to get in the way of the other; they complement each other,” he says. MPOWERD has already produced and distributed more than 200,000 Luci lanterns in 50 countries, through wholesalers and non-governmental organizations. The light has also proven popular in the U.S., where people buy it for outdoor activities, in-home lighting, and for emergency preparedness. The company conducted a “Give Luci” campaign during the 2013 Christmas shopping season, where purchasers could choose to buy another Luci for someone in need. The campaign provided 1,800 lights to communities in Africa, the Amazon, and the Philippines, as well as to girls in a United Nations refugee camp in Kenya. “It’s really exciting to know we’re working on something that makes sense business-wise, but also has a tangible impact on people and families,” Piverger says.

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Miles Scott was just 20 months old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. In 2013, after years of treatment, the Greater Bay Area chapter of MakeA-Wish asked him what he wanted most in life.

A superhero fanatic, five-year-old Miles had a simple answer: to be Batman. This wasn’t something Jennifer Wilson T’99, the marketing director at the San Francisco-based office, had heard before. “I thought, Maybe he wants to meet Batman,” she said. “That’s a wish we more frequently get.” Wilson doesn’t recall wondering how she ended up turning a kindergartner into a caped-crusader. You could say it started after college, when she went to work for KQED, the public television and radio station in San Francisco. After five years there, she wanted to bolster her management skills and eventually return to the nonprofit sector. It took a little longer than she thought. Tuck waitlisted her and then admitted her for the following year. After graduation, Wilson had jobs in the frothy dot-com industry of the early 2000s. Then the market began to implode, and Wilson was laid off at about the same time she learned she was pregnant with her first child. A 10-year job as a full-time mom followed. By 2011, “I was ready to go back to work,” she said. She joined Make-A-Wish later that year. One of the common misperceptions about MakeA-Wish, an international organization with 61 chapters in the U.S., is that it’s for children who have a terminal illness. In fact, 80 percent of kids who receive a wish live into adulthood and beat their disorder. That’s due in part to advances in treatment of childhood cancers, like leukemia. “But the wish is a very important part of their treatment,” Wilson said. “A lot of wishkids say it was a turning point in their life,” Wilson explained, “that it influenced their decision about what they wanted to be, or caused them to reach out and help others.”

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Batkid Rises: A Timeline

November-December Wilson receives hundreds of press inquiries from around the world.

February 2013 Miles Scott makes his wish. “I want to be Batman,” he says. The idea: turn San Francisco into Gotham City and pair Miles with an adult Batman to form a crime-fighting duo. March 12 Volunteers are enlisted to play Batman and the damsel in distress.

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April 3 San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee pledges his support. October 11 Miles Scott finishes his leukemia treatment and is in kindergarten. October 23 Access is granted to Giants Stadium and its Jumbotron so the duo can rescue Giants’ mascot Lou Seal from the Penguin. Wilson expects a few hundred people to be at City Hall at the end of the day, where Batkid is to receive the key to the city. October 22 News of the wish is posted on Facebook. Blog posts and social media mentions follow and Batkid goes viral. November 4 Make-A-Wish sets up an online RSVP system to gauge how many people will be at City Hall. Within a week, 8,000 sign up. November 7 Someone in New Jersey starts a Batkid Facebook photo project. Thousands of photos are posted from around the world—including the International Space Station. November 8 The mayor’s office agrees to provide the same infrastructure used when the Giants won the 2012 World Series, with audio and video equipment, a press box, stage, and podium.

November 15 The wish comes true. Batkid and Batman fight crime all over Gotham. People line up four to five deep along the parade route. Twenty thousand gather at City Hall to see Batkid receive the key to the city. November 15 President Obama sends a short video greeting: “Way to go Miles, way to save Gotham.”

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Tony Posawatz T’86 is a car guy. The love affair started long before he got his driver’s license— he is from Detroit—but it is still best explained by the independence that four wheels granted him.

“When I was 16, a car was a ticket to freedom,” he says. “It’s how I went places and met people.” In the United States, stories like Posawatz’s are as ubiquitous as the cars that animate them. For every 100 Americans, there are roughly 80 automobiles—a higher rate of car ownership than anywhere else in the world. In China, the figure is 10 times lower but catching up fast (they, too, seek the freedom of mobility). It took the world more than 100 years to reach one billion automobiles; the next billion, owing to a growing middle class in developing nations, could tick by in just 25 years. The trend presents a tough question: what will power all those new cars? There isn’t enough oil in the world to do it. Even if there was, the cost of gasoline would skyrocket and the environmental impacts of the greenhouse gas emissions would likely be catastrophic. For Posawatz, this was more than an interesting problem; it was a huge business opportunity. From the late-1990s until 2005, Posawatz was the vehicle line director for GM’s full-size trucks, which had become a Fortune 20 business. In 2006, Bob Lutz, GM’s vice chairman, asked Posawatz to lead the company’s next major growth area: electric vehicles. “We chose electricity as the fuel because it’s inexpensive, omnipresent, domestic, and it has multiple sources, including renewables like solar and wind,” Posawatz says. Four years later, after leading a team of almost 1,000 employees from across GM, Posawatz delivered the Chevrolet Volt. A battery-electric vehicle with a backup gasoline engine, the Volt is the only car produced in the U.S. to receive both the North American and European “Car of the Year” awards in the same year. Since then, Volts have been driven more than 400 million miles on electric power, more than most battery-

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electric vehicles. Surveys suggest that even though the Volt battery has a relatively short 40-mile range, the backup gasoline engine makes drivers feel more confident in their ability to use the car more often—they don’t experience “range anxiety,” a term that Posawatz coined after interviewing owners of GM’s first electric car, the EV1. The experience developing the Volt has put Posawatz on a mission to make electricity the dominant form of propulsion for passenger cars and even trucks. Toward that end, Posawatz retired from GM in 2012— he was there for more than 30 years—and became the president and CEO of Fisker Automotive, maker of the sleek Karma electric roadster. Fisker had been struggling from a string of bad luck and inconsistent financing, and Posawatz helped lead the turnaround effort that culminated in the sale of the company’s Department of Energy loan to new owners. Most recently, Posawatz formed Invictus iCAR, a company that consults with firms across the electric vehicle industry. One such firm is Momentum Dynamics, which is developing high-power wireless charging pads. Another is ALTe Technologies, which integrates electric drive into existing commercial vehicles. Many challenges remain. Battery technology must improve substantially to increase vehicles’ range while lowering their cost. Vehicles must lighten up. Charging infrastructure will have to be developed. The electric grid needs to integrate with vehicles. “We won’t figure all this out in five or 10 years,” Posawatz says. “It’s going to be a long time. But when a problem is staring you in the eye, the best thing to do is stare back and deal with it. It is exciting to work on solutions for the future. After all, my children and generations to come will be spending the rest of their lives there.”

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Salil Tripathi T’85 became interested in human rights as a teenager in Bombay, when the government declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution for 21 months.

“I was only 14, but I could see that things like liberty, human rights, and democracy really matter,” says Tripathi, who came to Tuck in 1983. During his second winter in Hanover, on the night of Dec. 2-3, 1984, 27 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than half a million people were exposed to the lethal gas. The official death toll was 2,259, though some claim 10 times that number perished. The tragedy caused Tripathi to think more deeply about companies and their impact on society, leading him into a human rights career. He knew that those in the shanties of Bhopal had no voice to demand safer facilities, and that many in the business community were not aware of the abysmal living conditions near some of their facilities. As a student of business, he recognized that the way to prevent similar disasters in the future must include dialogue with industry. After Tuck, Tripathi returned to India and weighed two job offers. One was in the commercial banking division of Citibank. The other was as the opinion editor at a startup newspaper, writing about economics, politics, human rights, and culture. “I took the newspaper job,” he said. Tripathi eventually moved to Singapore, where he worked at the Far Eastern Economic Review, covering the dizzying rise of the Asian Tiger economies and the devastating economic collapse of 1997. About that time, he answered an ad in The Economist seeking an executive to develop a human rights and business program at Amnesty International in London. The job presented a challenge, and an opportunity. There, Tripathi represented the organization in critical negotiations that created multi-stakeholder initiatives, such as a regulatory mechanism to eliminate conflict diamonds from international trade, and a set of principles to govern the conduct of security forces guarding extractive industries. Later, the former Irish President Mary Robinson, who had also been the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, helped set up the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), for which he was tapped, and where he is now director of emerging issues. The institute is something of a matchmaker for strange

bedfellows, bringing together such diverse interests as corporate compliance officers, human rights activists, and government agencies. The group promotes research in an under-studied area—the relationship between human rights and corporate performance and impacts. Tripathi has been particularly active in Colombia, the Niger Delta, and Burma, each of which has been the site of longstanding conflicts between local people and industry. In such resource-rich conflict zones, “the short-term solution is to get SAS-trained private security people to protect the facilities and its perimeter with an iron hand. But human rights violations are inevitable, and at some point that creates a cycle of violence and work stoppages” that often lead to lawsuits against companies. “So it’s in companies’ interest to take human rights risks seriously, not just the risks they face, but the risks they pose to communities.” The challenge for Tripathi’s organization is persuading business that the more expensive option is often the best in the long-term. “Measuring the human rights impact for the bad things that did not happen is almost impossible,” he says. Though difficult to quantify, the value is obvious to those in the field. One of IHRB’s initiatives is the Myanmar Center For Responsible Business, which offers guidance to businesses investing in Burma to operate responsibly by respecting human rights. One of their early activities was to organize a series of meetings between locals, government, and business. At one such event, Tripathi recalls, “we had a prominent Burmese minister speaking and making promises. As the session was ending, an elderly man put his hand up [to ask a question]. He began speaking very haltingly in Burmese. And he went on for a very long time.” After a few minutes another member of the panel sent Tripathi a note, asking if the old man could be told to make his point more quickly. It was hot and late in the day. Many important people from government, business, and civil society were there, some of them restless to leave. But Tripathi let the man speak. “This is what Burmese people have waited 60 years to do—to hold their leaders to account by asking questions. I didn’t want to interrupt that process.”

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Jeff Nitz T’14 saw his first rocket propelled grenade launcher on the streets of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, last winter. “It was just a group of guys in the back of an F-150 pickup truck, driving down the road,” he says. By this time he’d gotten used to seeing soldiers at checkpoints carrying AK-47s, barely giving them a glance. or decades, Côte d’Ivoire had been known as the “Paris of West Africa.” A collapse of its economy in the 1980s was followed by ethnic strife, a military coup, and a civil war that ended only a few years ago in an uneasy peace. As part of a team of Tuck students who had come to Abidjan to study approaches to alleviating child malnutrition, Nitz and his team were admittedly nervous about working in Cote d’Ivoire. But at the same time, he was excited about the chance to contribute in a recovering country. “It’s something I had been interested in from the time I was applying to Tuck,” says Nitz, who had formerly worked as a consultant at the Monitor Group. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to take some of my consulting skills and apply them in an international context.” He found that opportunity through the Tuck Global Consultancy (TGC), a second-year elective course that provides students with valuable international exposure through real-world consulting work for a host of worldwide clients. Since 1997, Tuck Global Consultancy teams have completed more than 180 projects in 55 countries and have worked with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Citibank, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Unilever. From the beginning, this project was different. “It was the most complex engagement we’ve ever tried,” says TGC director Kerry Laufer. “The scale and geographic footprint were unprecedented.” Rather than working with a corporate client, Tuck would be engaging with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Geneva-based international development nonprofit. And instead of working in a single country, student teams would be working at five sites in four different countries—Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Kenya, and India—in an effort to evaluate GAIN’s nutrition programs. GAIN has pioneered a new brand of international development, partnering with private businesses to manufacture nutritional supplements to distribute to malnourished infants. Its projects employed a variety of models—subsidizing current businesses, partnering with

government. The organization turned to the Tuck students to analyze the models from a business perspective and identify some of the lessons learned. In Côte d’Ivoire, GAIN partnered with a for-profit business that created sachets of fortified cereal. Nitz and his classmates spent their days waking up at 7 a.m. and driving around Abidjan to talk to grocery store and pharmacy owners and their customers in an effort to learn who was buying the products and why. “The malnutrition problems there aren’t caused by a shortage of food; they’re caused by foods with low nutritional value,” he explains. Part of the challenge was to educate mothers about the importance of nutritional supplements in nourishing their children. On one memorable day, the group went into a lowincome neighborhood of dirt roads and one-story concrete houses. A group of young children swarmed around the distribution motorcycle they had brought with them. “The level of poverty was an eye-opening experience relative to anything I’d ever seen before,” says Nitz. As they analyzed the business, the students recognized the challenges they were dealing with. So far, it had succeeded in making its products affordable through subsidies from GAIN. If it was going to be truly sustainable, however, they determined it would have to raise prices or lower quality. “GAIN and its in-country partners were adamant about the misperception in the nutrition world that you can fortify a food and it’s basically free,” says Nitz. “But if you put in an additive you may need to increase milk or sugar content to make it palatable. With any increase in cost, you are going to have challenges in one of two ways—either with the sustainability of the business or the affordability of the product.” Adding to the challenges are additional difficulties most businesses don’t have to deal with. Shortly after launching its nutritional packets in 2011, civil unrest shut down the city for five months, hampering production and driving up prices on raw materials. Despite these challenges, Nitz’s team worked closely with GAIN’s in-country partners to tell

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Laufer. “We say, ‘In six months, they’ll be professional consultants, whereas now you’re getting them at cost.’” (TGC clients pay a nominal program fee and students’ travel expenses.) At the same time, says Leander, the job taps into students’ burgeoning interest in social entrepreneurship. “We have seen across the board a huge desire by students to both do good and do good business, and this is firsthand experience in that,” she says. When it put the job out to bid, GBSN originally envisioned teams from different business schools handling the different sites. After seeing the strength of Tuck’s application, says Leander, it decided to tap Tuck for all four—and added a fifth. Of the 20 students invited to participate through TGC, every single one said yes. o work t w o h e m t Initially, GAIN instructed the teams h ence taug es, r u t l u c r “This experi e h t to evaluate the five projects and extract o people from gave d n a better with common takeaways that could be used in , e l b a t p t and ada e l p o future work. The model it was using— e p to be patien m o r e to learn f c n a h c combining private enterprise, nonprofits, e h t e m f.” l e s y m n a and government to tackle something as h t different complicated as child malnutrition—was T’ 14 SA RA M AL CO M new, and it wanted to find out how it was working. The Tuck teams struggled to come up with a common methodology it would apply to such diverse models. The two teams in India, for example, their story of successfully launching an industry-changing were dealing with businesses on opposite ends of the product in a very challenging political and economic spectrum. In Hyderabad, the team led by Sara Malcolm climate. They also worked closely together to determine how T’14 worked with a unique government-owned business GAIN’s partners could balance product quality, consumer called Andhra Pradesh (AP) Foods, which pursued a affordability, and business sustainability in the long-term. centralized production model to produce its fortified foods. GAIN approached Tuck through the Global Business In Rajasthan, meanwhile, the team helmed by Stephanie School Network (GBSN), a Washington, D.C.-based O’Brien T’14, studied the work of so-called “self-help nonprofit that works with business schools to help develop groups,” small crews of women who learned job skills while management talent in the developing world. Originally, creating food to feed their communities. GAIN was looking for a professional consultant to perform The students found that both models had their benefits the work, but GBSN encouraged its client to use students and drawbacks. “You can’t compete with the scalability of instead. “It’s about the same cost to send one individual the centralized model,” says Malcolm. At the same time, consultant as to send four very qualified and experienced and locals were skeptical of nutritional supplements produced passionate students,” says GBSN membership officer Lisa by a large institution it wrongly perceived as a private Leander. “Typically that is going to have more impact than corporation. “It can work really, really well but a lot of one person working in the field.” things have to be in place,” concludes Malcolm, who Adding to the value is the fact that Tuck students already previously worked in wealth management for Goldman have real-world business experience and are on their way Sachs and retail business management for Amazon.com. back to that world in short order. “Thirty-five percent of “The government has to be there to fully support it, and Tuck’s graduating class is going into consulting—20 percent there has to be a lot of communication so people understand to McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group,” says it’s not a private enterprise.”

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On the other hand, the self-help groups O’Brien Once on the ground, all of the groups had to contend observed in Rajasthan required extra coordination costs to with pollution, safety concerns, and traffic in order to stay cover a significant area. But in speaking with the women, it on schedule with their interviews. By far their greatest was clear that they had been empowered by the experience challenge began halfway through the third week—with only to take on more leadership roles in their community—a four days left in the field. After seeing initial reports, GAIN’s novelty for the traditional culture of the rural area. leadership came back with requests for a more detailed In observing the process by which the women roasted financial analysis of its programs. and ground grains to produce nutritional powder, O’Brien’s The request sent the teams scrambling against the clock teammate, Bryan Cory T’14, was able to recognize to reach their goals, returning to post a new set of questions bottlenecks that slowed down the process, and recommended to some of the key players they’d previously interviewed. The changes in timing to make the self-help group more efficient. teams’ earlier diligence in establishing positive relationships The most powerful moments for O’Brien, however, were now paid off, as some had to overcome wariness on the the more casual ones she spent talking with the women and part of local partners in divulging financial data. “I truly sharing their life stories. “Working outside the house and believe, having witnessed it, that if the team hadn’t built up making money had clearly given them self-confidence and the relationship and the rapport with the client partner in authority in their homes,” says O’Brien, who had previously the first two weeks, they would not have been as successful worked in child health and wellness in New Orleans. “It in the final days when this change in direction came,” says was fascinating to be at a rural facility making Laufer, who accompanied the Côte d’Ivoire team. powder for malnourished children and hear After returning from the field, the these women talk about students put together their their own children and findings in case studies their dreams for them to for each of the five become doctors. That was projects, which are now pretty striking.” forming the basis of a Communicating with master report that will the women on such an provide guidance for intimate level wasn’t easy GAIN’s public-private for the group—located in partnerships going a rural village most of the forward—hopefully women didn’t even speak helping to streamline their Tuck Global Consultancy Hindi, let alone English. models and bring better teams have completed Luckily, one of the team nutrition to thousands of more than 180 projects members, Shreyas Mehta children around the world. since 1997. T’14, spoke Gujarati, In India, for example, the which was close enough students recommended that to the local dialect for him GAIN explore ways to overcome to understand and ask questions. Jeff Nitz’s the skepticism to centralized food group in Côte d’Ivoire faced similar language difficulties, distribution, but at the same time incorporate the trickle-down relying on the team’s two French speakers, T’14s Ariel benefits of the self-help group model. Shaanan and Jessica Seymour, to ask and record answers “Overall, we were quite satisfied with the final to questions, and then relay them to Nitz and Summer products,” says GAIN’s childhood nutrition director Marti Bailey T’14 to invite follow-up questions. The team became van Liere. “The detailed analyses of the business models adept at the system, continuing it even in situations where presented in PowerPoint are very helpful for our country interviewees understood English in order to set them at ease. teams, but we are also considering adapting them for Language difficulties were just the beginning of the external audiences.” challenges the students faced in conducting their research. For the students who participated, the project taught O’Brien and another member of her team faced visa them valuable lessons, whether they go into international problems upon arrival in India that stranded them for several development or not. “There’s so much more happening in days. (A testament to the strength of the Tuck network, the world than what we are aware of,” says Malcolm. “This when one of them posted about this on Facebook, a firstexperience taught me how to work better with people from year student from India stepped in and helped them navigate other cultures, to be patient and adaptable, and gave me the the process to acquire new visas.) chance to learn from people different than myself.”

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N Li In downtown Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum rises out of a historic city block in a fit of steel and glass. Inside, on a Saturday afternoon, Elyse Allan D’79, T’84 wanders the hushed galleries. Allan is a member of the museum’s board of directors and the president and CEO of GE Canada. But on this day, she is just another visitor. Allan is, self-admittedly, a very slow museum visitor. She walks at a tortoise-like pace, reading each caption and contemplating each object before her: an Egyptian mummy, an array of gems and minerals, a reconstructed Chinese temple. She loses herself in the details, in visions of past cultures, and thoughts of what they could reveal about today. “Museums like this are about not only preserving history, but helping people understand the relevance of history in today’s market and today’s society,” she says. “It also encourages people to contemplate creativity, something I believe is important for business. More and more, as we look at what drives innovation, there is a key role for creative, out-of-the-box thinkers.” Allan’s visits to the museum are not unlike her visits to her company’s facilities. At GE’s aviation facility in Quebec, Allan takes her time, fascinated by the array of new technology. She asks employees questions and listens intently to their answers. She has a deep respect for what they do and wants to learn every detail. This is who Elyse Allan is: a lifelong learner and an inspiring leader. Her curiosity and consuming desire to understand the world around her are part of what makes a wide-ranging company like GE perfect for her—and Allan perfect for her job. Over the past 130 years, GE has grown into a global technology powerhouse that is taking on some of the world’s toughest challenges—finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation, and finance. Now is an exciting moment in the company’s history, as GE embraces a cultural transformation toward simpler 36

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internal processes and faster innovation on every level. In Canada, it’s a process that is making GE more relevant in the marketplace, and there may be no better person than Allan to lead the way. The last few decades have led Allan on a sure route to the helm of GE Canada through three stints at the company and several roles at other organizations. But even before her professional career began, her curiosity and appreciation for business sprouted early. Growing up just outside of New York City, she worked as a waitress for the hard-working owners of small restaurants. Delivering plates and hustling in the kitchen made her fiercely proud of every penny made on a tip and she quickly gained an appreciation for the team effort it took to be successful— and the enormous value a good business can contribute to a community. At the same time, Allan’s family nurtured her naturally inquisitive mind. She fondly remembers long intellectual debates between her parents, brother, sister, and herself over the dinner table. Often young Elyse would take the other side just to explore ideas from a different point of view. Allan knew she wanted to pursue a liberal arts education and went off to Dartmouth College, where she majored in biology and environmental studies. After graduating, she worked as a health care consultant and discovered a love for industrial marketing. Still, she knew that one day she wanted to go back to business school, and she also knew exactly which one: Tuck. “At the time, Tuck billed itself as a school for general managers and, like a liberal arts education, it gave you a full overview of strategy, marketing, operations, and organization behavior,” says Allan. At Tuck, Allan loved the diversity of courses, the small class size, and especially the opportunity to work in teams of students with wildly

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different perspectives. “I learned that everybody doesn’t have to line up and look the same,” she says. “You can learn and be informed by different approaches. Leadership styles can be different and yet, you can achieve great success.” After graduating from Tuck, Allan joined GE in Hartford, Conn., where she worked as a consultant in a series of businesses, including aviation, gas and steam turbines, lighting, and plastics. It was her first introduction to the company and she loved it. But young and adventurous, she was also open to new opportunities. When a group of former GE staffers invited her to work at a manufacturing and specialty chemicals company called GAF in New Jersey, she jumped at the chance to try something new. “I remember my father, who was a one-company man his whole life, saying, ‘What do you mean? How can you possibly leave the best company?’” says Allan with a laugh. “I started and left GE three times, always on great terms. Every time I left, I learned more, I developed more, I was able to bring back those new skills. And I think I was better in my next role at GE for actually having had those opportunities, exposures, and perspectives.” After her stint at GAF, Allan returned to GE, this time to Toronto, where she led marketing for GE Canada’s industrial lighting business, followed by stints in operations, where she managed appliances and refrigeration. When GE was ready to send her back to the U.S., she once again left the company on good terms; she wanted to stay in Toronto, where she had just started a family. While working as a senior executive with Ontario Hydro, the provincial utility company, headhunters with the Toronto Board of Trade called with an opportunity that would become an inflection point in her career. The business-lobbying organization was a somewhat dusty old office teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. They needed a dynamic leader, and, in her classic fashion, Allan was not only game but excited for a new challenge. “I thought, this is great, I can come and fix this and meet a lot of Canadian businesses and learn about Canadian government,” she says. “I didn’t know anything about lobbying, but I felt like I could learn all that and get good people.” She transformed the company’s ledgers from red to black in a year but stayed for nine, enthralled by the ways the organization could drive change in the business climate through public policy. She worked with Canadian CEOs that headed up all sizes of business, a well-credentialed board of directors, and about 400 volunteers. She met with provincial and federal ministers, premiers, and the prime minister to express the business community’s views, but she also led grassroots campaigns to change policies on issues like affordable housing. She began to even more deeply understand two things: the

ways public policy is made and the increasing importance of working harmoniously with a wide array of voices. “In today’s market, when I see power becoming so much more diffuse, I think good leadership requires much more collaboration than it ever has before,” says Allan. “I learned the value of finding a winning end point for everybody.”

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GE Canada’s CEO retired and Elyse Allan was an obvious candidate to assume the helm of the company. And after nearly 10 years at the Toronto Board of Trade, she was ready for her next challenge. Not long after she arrived, she and the leadership team began to identify exactly what they wanted to do over the coming years. The answer: The time was right to invest in growth. Part of that investment involves building a talented team that is deep with expertise, from upper-level managers who intimately know the lay of the land in their regions to people on the factory floor who can comprehend the most advanced technology. One thing Allan particularly nurtures is an array of programs to cultivate and support that talent. Within the company, she has encouraged a series of groups to support a remarkably diverse workforce, including a women’s network and groups for veterans, African Americans, Asians, and young professionals. Outside of the company, GE invests in youth through organizations like Actua, which runs science, math, and technology programs for more than 220,000 young people every year. Allan sets an example herself by continually working to develop her own skills and understanding. One way is by volunteering for community causes that are dear to her and important to GE. She has served as chair of the board at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and currently serves on the board of directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives; the Conference Board of Canada; the C.D. Howe Institute, a public-policy think tank; and MaRS, an organization devoted to commercializing publicly funded research. She is devoted not only to learning what she can for the sake of herself and GE but also making her adopted homeland as healthy and competitive as it can be. Her involvement is one of the reasons why she is so respected amongst her peers as well as her colleagues. “Employees find her very approachable, accessible, and inspiring,” says Anna Cvecich, GE Canada’s vice president of human resources, who has worked closely with Allan for nearly a decade. “People feel comfortable talking with her.” The ability to make people comfortable sharing ideas is key to leading a cultural sea change in GE, from a slow-moving giant with disparate divisions to a well-

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As a leader, how do we help those voices get heard because they’re so valuable, both to innovation but also to the art and science of collaboration?”

connected machine that innovates, fails, and succeeds far more quickly. Part of making that happen first, however, is understanding what innovation is and how it happens. “What does innovation look like?” says Allan. “What are the steps that you would have to go through with a customer, with experts, with stakeholders, to try to drive creative thinking and problem articulation? How are you creating solutions?” Innovation, she says, takes courage, and it happens not only on a company-wide scale, but also on an individual level. “Going forward, how do we also show people that it’s OK to put out crazy ideas? It’s good to have a different perspective at the table. As a leader, how do we help those voices get heard because they’re so valuable, both to innovation but also to the art and science of collaboration?” One way GE is kindling new ways of innovating is through a novel tactic: crowd-sourcing. Looking for a new design to reduce the weight of loading brackets on jet engines, for example, the company reached out to the public with a design contest and received nearly 700 entries from 56 countries. After rigorous testing, the winning design reduced the weight of the structure by a remarkable 84 percent. Another example of the company’s focus on innovation is the Calgary Customer Innovation Center, which opened in the heart of the oil-sands energy industry in June 2012. It encompasses an entire floor with glasswalled collaborative spaces, mod furniture, and videoconferencing technology that can connect customers to some 30,000 GE engineers and scientists all over the globe.

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On screens, customers can bring up tools like Google Earth or watch videos of new technologies or even run simulations. What’s most remarkable is that it is a collaborative center devoted to developing solutions for a wide range of customers. The first step to innovating is listening and learning, says Allan, so that is what the staffers have learned to do. When a customer arrives, the first order of business is to identify the problem. Only once there is an understanding of a problem and its context does a path toward a solution become clear. “What we’re offering customers is a one-stop shop for solving industry-level challenges,” says Gandeephan Ganeshalingam, who leads the center. “This center is positioned to become a subject-matter expert on the way you innovate.” Already, the center has helped orchestrate the development of solutions to sustainability issues that plague companies working in the oil sands, such as the large amount of water that must be used in the extraction process. Several multimillion-dollar pilot projects are currently being tested in the field today. Innovation centers in Japan and Saudi Arabia, in part modeled after the Calgary facility, have opened in the last year and a half. Allan visits the Calgary Innovation Center regularly. And it’s easy to see the influence of her leadership. She worked hard to get the support of GE’s businesses to fund the cetner and to hire domain experts and engineers. But you can also see Allan’s optimism about the future. This is a place where you can get the sense that with curiosity, with the willingness to learn, and ultimately with understanding, one can change the world.

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ALUMNI To establish your personal brand, says Helen W. Kurtz Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;97, VP, Marketing and Integration Excellence for General Mills, begin by discovering who you are.

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Playing a New Game One late afternoon in February, Kenny Mitchell D ‘97, T’04 sat in his new office in NASCAR’s Florida headquarters and, in preparation for the upcoming Daytona 500, did what he does best: deftly field phone calls, hold meetings, manage an advertising agency several states away, work with employees in a handful of departments, and confidently coordinate a web of assists in the fast-paced game of marketing. It has been a while since he dribbled a ball on a basketball court, but Kenny Mitchell plays the point guard every day. “I like to tell people that I am a point guard through and through,” says Mitchell. “Point guards know how to get the ball in people’s hands, so they’re well positioned to succeed and everyone wins. That’s the motto I’ve adopted in my career and it’s the approach I take here.” It’s also a large part of the reason why NASCAR hired the 10-year sports-marketing veteran as managing director of brand and consumer marketing late last year. When Mitchell started in December, NASCAR was one of the few sports he didn’t know all that much about. But his lifelong passion for games had already primed him for a position leading NASCAR’s effort to ramp up engagement among young, millennial, and multicultural fans. Raised in Philadelphia, Flint, Mich., and Wilmington, Del., Mitchell grew up playing basketball on neighborhood courts, learning how to work hard and think quickly. By his senior year at Dartmouth, he led the nation in assists and, after graduating, played professionally in Liga Portuguesa in Portugal and for two semi-pro teams in the states—the Delaware Blue Bombers and the Lehigh Valley Bulldogs. He landed his first major professional role at TMP Worldwide, a digital ad agency where he became director of business development. There, a dream started to materialize: Mitchell wanted to marry his lifelong love of sports with a burgeoning passion for marketing. The idea led him to Tuck, where he hoped to discover opportunities to do just that. “Tuck was eye-opening for me,” says Mitchell. “I learned a ton that I almost didn’t expect to learn, like

some of the intangibles around people management and style and approach. I left as a much smarter utility player and can go into a lot of different battlegrounds and really be successful.” After Tuck, Mitchell worked at Gatorade, exploring a series of positions in product innovation, advertising, communications, brand development, and sports marketing, where he oversaw relationships with professional sports teams and negotiated contracts with sponsored athletes. Finally, he helped launch Gatorade’s action-sports platform, a marketing program that targeted a new generation of athletes like skateboarders, BMX riders, and freeskiers. The experience led him to his next role at the NBC Sports Group, where he acted as general manager and vice president of the Dew Tour, a series of action-sports events throughout the United States. When Mitchell got the call about a job at NASCAR, he balked. He was a self-described stick-and-ball-sports guy. What did he know about car racing? But then he started to learn about the people at NASCAR, which, he says, has one of the best leadership teams in sports. “What I was really excited about were some of the audacious goals around transforming the business to have long-term sustainable growth,” says Mitchell. “And some of the really important priorities that the company has around its growth agenda are focused on the marketing arena. It’s unique to have a big-scaled sport with a strong, passionate fan base going through a transformation.”

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Kenny Mitchell D’97, T’04 brings a passion for sports to his new marketing position at NASCAR.

Kenny Mitchell D’97, T’04 One of NASCAR’s key strategies is to gain fans in different cultural and age groups in order to better reflect the U.S. population—and prime the company for growth over the coming decades. So far, Mitchell has implemented marketing, public relations, and social media strategies around the company’s season launch, sustainability platform, flagship events, and a partner race series in Mexico, among other programs. He also helped produce Spanish-language ads aimed at growing NASCAR’s Hispanic fan base, which started prior to his arrival at the company. Car racing may, at first glance, seem nothing like basketball, but between the passion of the fans and the speed of the action, Mitchell feels right at home in his new position, a stone’s throw from the stadium for the Daytona 500. “It’s really exciting and fast-paced,” says Mitchell about the races. “It’s a big old fun show.”

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Michelle Mooradian D’95, T’04 Fluent in four languages and passionate about entrepreneurship, Michelle Mooradian D’95, T’04 went from her post-Tuck consulting job at Opera Solutions to spend almost five years working for McKinsey’s Rio de Janeiro office. After transferring to their New York

How has Under Armour reacted to its $2.3-billion sales success over the past year?

Everybody’s very excited, and it’s full steam ahead. The company’s very ambitious and entrepreneurial in spirit, which trickles down from our CEO, so there’s a lot of expectation for the future. This is the opportunity I was looking for when I was leaving consulting: a dynamic, fast-paced, and growing consumer company, where I can help drive the business and make changes relatively quickly to realize direct and lasting impact on the future. How did Tuck prepare you for your career? Tuck served me well in two key respects. First, it does a great job of breeding leaders and entrepreneurs. As a result, Tuck prepared me well to navigate my career and craft my own path—this resulted in my capitalizing on opportunities to work with McKinsey and live abroad in Brazil, as well as to make the jump to a great position in industry. Second, Tuck is second to none in teaching team building and collaboration as a powerful force to drive business growth. These skills not only served me well in consulting, but are crucial to success in my current position. At Under Armour, “business as a team sport” is what we live and breathe every day—we not only strive day-in and day-out to empower all athletes and make all athletes better as part of

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office, Mooradian made the decision to switch careers and landed her current position as director of global strategy for Under Amour, arguably the world’s buzziest and most up-and-coming brand of performance athletic clothing, footwear, and accessories.

our company mission and vision, but are all athletes ourselves, working as one team to be the number-one global performance athletic brand. What’s the key to effective strategy? Balance. You have to balance investment in long-term goals versus shortterm needs as well as balancing having a vision and a plan versus being opportunistic and flexible when great breaks come along. Overall, strategy is thinking about the future and planning in a broad sense: you want to be ambitious, but there needs to be day-to-day practicality too. The biggest challenge of a strategist is to constantly bring these two things in alignment. Why has Under Armour’s new focus on women consumers and athletes been so successful? The importance of women’s sports and the ever-growing number of athletic females provides a strong consumer group for Under Armour to speak to. In approaching this group, we’ve stayed very true to our brand’s strength and uniqueness, including being revolutionary in defining the “athlete,” which has set us apart from the competition. For instance, people may have been surprised when we signed Misty Copeland [the renowned African American balle-

Michelle Mooradian D’95, T’04 rina for the American Ballet Theatre], but she’s very much in line with our unique and forward-thinking brand image: the groundbreaker, redefining sport, focused on performance, athleticism, and style. In this respect, signing Copeland is also amazing because she expands the definition of the woman “athlete.” Because Under Armour grew up so embedded in male-dominated sports like American football, this makes great strides both for our image outside the company, as well as for the evolution of our organization inside. How have Under Armour’s recent major partnerships—for instance replacing Adidas as Notre Dame’s equipment sponsor—been received? The Notre Dame partnership is huge for our brand, because their influence

permeates college and pro athletics as well as international borders. As we work to expand our influence outside of North America, deals such as this, which increase our reach globally, will be crucial to our growth. Why is now the right time for Under Armour to focus on international growth? Our vision of global growth to 2020 is ambitious, but it’s the nature of this company to shoot for the stars, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. Going international is a big part of this strategy. There is a ton of opportunity for growth in regions outside of North America, and we have a brand that should resonate around the world. We see white space—tons of it—and are positioning ourselves to capture it.

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If you had told a young Daniel Rowe T’09 that someday he would own and run an investment bank, he would have fallen over laughing. That’s because Rowe knew from an early age exactly what he wanted to be: a rock star. He sang, mastered numerous instruments, and even played in the same rock band for 15 years. While he never ended up headlining stadiums, Rowe has blended his passion for music seamlessly into a successful business career as managing director and CEO at boutique merchant bank Sword, Rowe & Company in Princeton, N.J., a post he assumed much sooner than expected after the sudden, tragic death of his mentor in 2012. As his career proves, being a banker doesn’t have to mean giving up your passions; it often means adding new ones along the way. Rowe entered Ithaca College in 1991 with a single-minded focus on music, but he took economics on a lark and was surprised by how much he enjoyed it. In addition to his bachelor’s degree in music composition, he decided to get a second in economics, if only because he could. While pursuing a music career in his 20s, Rowe found his knack for business paid the bills. He worked as the controller for a company managing bands like KC & the Sunshine Band, George Clinton, and Kool & the Gang, and then in the finance department of a record label. At age 29 he met folk singer Charlotte Kendrick, who became his girlfriend. He spent two years helping launch Kendrick’s

career, producing her albums and touring the country together. “I knew Charlotte and I were going to get married,” says Rowe, “and it is difficult to have two musicians in one family—in most cases it doesn’t economically work.” That’s when he got the perfect side gig with his future firm, then called Wm Sword & Co., to work on financial models. Soon, he was freelancing for the firm nearly full time, and discovering that he actually enjoyed the creative elements of his work. (He and Kendrick still perform together, although these days it is more likely to be at a preschool fundraiser for one of their three children.) Never having studied finance formally, Rowe decided to go to business school. He comes from a long line of Dartmouth graduates, and on a visit to Tuck, he fell in love with the place. At 34, he was “the old man” in his class, but Rowe credits his age and experience for allowing him to make the most of his time in Hanover. “Tuck filled in the holes in my knowledge and gave me a different level of confidence,” says Rowe. “Prior to Tuck, for better or worse, I felt outgunned walking into a room of Ivy League bankers. Tuck just levels that. I now knew I could play in that league.” After graduating, Rowe soon became a managing director at Wm Sword and began building clientele and executing his own deals. He was heir apparent to take over the business eventually, working closely with the owner of the firm, William Sword, Jr., when Sword was tragically killed by a falling tree during Hurricane San-

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Sword, Rowe & Company CEO Daniel Rowe T’09 is blending his love of music into a successful career with the boutique merchant bank.

Daniel Rowe T’09 dy. It was a stunning loss for the family and touched off an always-difficult unplanned succession. Rowe bought a majority stake in the business, and remains close with the Sword family, who are still part owners. He has maintained core segments of the 38-year-old business, including mid-market advisory work and classic investment banking for private companies. Sword, Rowe & Company also helps businesses raise capital from private equity firms and strategic investors, and separately helps investment managers from private equity firms and hedge funds raise their own investment funds from large institutionals. Where Rowe has made significant changes is to expand into merchant

banking. The firm now makes strategic, long-term investments of its own capital into some of the companies it advises, rather than just acting as an agent to broker deals. Its first such deal was to invest in Atlas Music Publishing as part of Atlas’ launch and initial capitalization. The industry is no coincidence — Rowe focuses on deals in music, media, and entertainment. Rowe has grown the business from five professionals to about 15 while still taking pride in the boutique qualities of personal attention, integrity, and individual relationships. “The goal isn’t to create a giant organization. It’s to create an excellent organization.”

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ALUMNI

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BEST PRACTICES

On Establishing Your Personal Brand, with Helen W. Kurtz T’97 As VP, Marketing and Integration Excellence, for General Mills, Helen W. Kurtz T’97 oversees everything from multicultural and cause marketing to brand design and risk management. In addition to heading the company’s Box Tops for Education program, which has raised more than $600 million for U.S. elementary schools, she also leads General Mills’ efforts to determine and design marketing that resonates across all mediums, or, as they call the initiative, “remarkable brand building.” “When you’re thinking about establishing your personal brand, think of it in the same terms we do at General Mills: brands have purpose—they exist to solve a consumer problem,” she says. “What problems do you solve? And what is your purpose?” Recognize why brands matter. There’s been a lot of press recently as to whether the idea of a brand is obsolete. Consumers, the argument goes, trust each other’s reviews more than they trust a brand mark. It’s true that consumers’ word of mouth has never been more important, but brands remain highly relevant. People pay over 300 percent more for Starbucks coffee than they do for no-name coffee. Strong brands make you feel something; some even become badges of who you are. Brands stand for something and they exist to serve a need. There is trust inherent in them. Keep this in mind as you begin to establish your own. Discover who you are. On a personal level, the principles of branding require you to understand what you stand for, while also being flexible and finding the balance between staying true to yourself and growing. Brand relevancy has never been more important. Brands need to be agile and flex to new competitors and new needs that consumers may have—so, too, for your personal brand. Your values and essence may be steadfast, but your purpose and branding may need to flex as you advance in your field or change industries. If you discover you’re not on the right track, think about ways you can change and 44

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explore, such as taking on different projects, either at or outside of work. Find your advocates and advisers. Sometimes having someone else articulate your brand and what you stand for helps. When I was in the dating world, I had a hard time writing my Match.com profile. Everything I wrote on my own sounded either too braggy or too humble. It took a close friend to encapsulate who I am and help me “position” myself in that competitive world. Often, people see us in a way that’s clearer and truer than what we feel comfortable articulating ourselves. And it worked: Nine years and two kids later, my husband and I are glad to have found each other. Articulate your purpose. Every successful brand has a purpose and so should yours. Wheaties exists to fuel the champion inside. Trix exists to celebrate the virtue of silliness. Patagonia, whose purpose is to build the best products while causing no unnecessary harm, asks their customers to fight consumerism by reusing their stuff for longer by saying, “Don’t Buy this Jacket.” This hit consumers— and the industry—by surprise, and is an excellent example of how living your purpose only strengthens your image and your success.

Be. Do. Say. In his book on brand purpose, Joey Reiman shares his philosophy of “Be. Do. Say.” You can’t just tell people what you stand for—you have to stand for it. You have to really embody your purpose; your actions must reflect it; you have to back it up with your words. The way you know if you’re doing it well with your brand is if you can genuinely be it, do it, and say it with conviction and clarity. Establish and maintain integrity. McDonald’s in Canada had a whole campaign about answering consumers’ questions, even down to why their burger doesn’t look as good in person as it does on TV. This kind of transparency is demanded in today’s hyper-connected world. On the personal brand front, while you don’t have to broadcast your weaknesses, I believe in owning up to them. Try to fix the ones that might damage you and move on from the ones that are just bothersome. With a strong personal brand—focusing on what you do offer—you can own your weaknesses but not be felled by them.

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Newsmakers

Zdenek bakala t’89

Tuck overseer Zdenek Bakala T’89 has been named to the board of trustees of the Design Museum, a design and architecture-themed museum located in London. A successful businessman and investor, and noted philanthropist, Bakala has demonstrated a lifelong passion for the arts, human rights, and cultural and intellectual development.

richard ganong t’92

Blue Earth, Inc., a renewable energy and energy-efficiency services company, has acquired Kenmont Solutions Capital from its founder, Donald Kendall, Jr. T’76. Kendall remains CEO and president of the entity, which will source equity and debt capital for Blue Earth’s cogeneration, solar, and energy efficiency projects as well as strategic acquisitions and joint development opportunities.

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daniel klausner t’91

Capital markets specialist Daniel Klausner T’91 has been appointed managing director of FTI Consulting, Inc.’s Office of the CFO Solutions practice. Klausner will provide capital markets advisory services to clients, such as preparing and executing IPOs, divestitures, carve-outs, and mergers and acquisitions.

Project VetCare, a New Hampshire-based consortium committed to helping the state’s veterans gain access to various resources available to them and their families, has elected Andy Steele T’79 to its board of directors. He joins Tuck alums William Brown T’78 and Peter Hagstrom T’14 on the board. Steele, the executive director of development and alumni services at Tuck, is a Navy veteran who has assisted the organization on numerous occasions in the past. Mike Lauber T’83

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The University of Minnesota has named J. Brooks Jackson T’77, DMS ’82 dean of its medical school and vice president for health sciences. Jackson worked previously as director of pathology for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Bowdoin College has named Tuck overseer Richard Ganong T’92 senior vice president for development and alumni relations. A 1986 graduate of Bowdoin, Ganong maintained strong ties with the school throughout his more than 25-year career in investment management and daniel schmechel t’90 brings extensive experience in fundraising, strategic The Minneapolis/St. Paul thinking, and organizational Business Journal named development to his new Daniel Schmechel T’90 position. first on its list of 2013’s Five Hardest Working CFOs of the Year. Schmechel is CFO of Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services to the food, energy, health care, industrial, and hospitality markets.

sumito kawano t’05

Sumito Kawano T’05, general manager of Japanese food retailer Yaoko, has been named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in Japan” by Nikkei Business Magazine. Kawano, who once worked for family-owned U.S. supermarket Wegmans, has helped Yaoko grow from a local vegetable market to a regional supermarket chain with outlets throughout the Kanto region.

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david perkins t’90

David Perkins T’90 was selected as a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation’s 2014 Restaurant and Chef Awards. One of 20 restaurateurs named to the “Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional” category, Perkins is the owner of High West Distillery & Saloon in Park City, Utah.

received the Vic Marsh Annual Service Award for outstanding commitment and dedication to the United Way of Tuscarawas County and the community it serves. Lauber is a long-time supporter of, and presenter for, the United Way, and has held numerous service positions with the organization.

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dawson Her many horses t’10

Global Gaming Business Magazine recently named Dawson Her Many Horses T’10 to its inaugural “40 Under 40” list of emerging leaders in the gaming industry. Her Many Horses, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, is currently vice president of gaming industries for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked previously helping launch the firm’s efforts in Native American finance.

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CLASS NOTES Spring/Summer 2014

CL ASS NOTES ’47-’49 Saul Nirenberg 160 West 66th Street New York, NY 10023 saulnir@aol.com

[Editor’s note: Saul is recovering from eye surgery now but will be back in the fall. Any get-well notes, fun news, Tuck stories? Please do email him at the address above!]

’50 Carll Tracy 39 Brian Lane Laconia, NH 03257

[Editor’s note: Carll and Barbara have been on an extended holiday, but Carll will be back for the next issue!]

’51 Alex Hoffman 49 Maple Street, Apt. 113 Manchester Center, VT 05255 twinksalex@comcast.net

One piece of correspondence came in this time around—a nice note from Jay Urstadt (321 Railroad Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830, 203863-8200), who likes the idea of suggesting to Phil Hanlon, the new president of the college, that he invite Dean Paul Danos to join him in designing a rigorous cost/benefit analysis of the bloated nonfaculty staff of the college, which now is about triple the size of the faculty, and still growing apace, while the faculty and the student body remain more or less constant.

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We have just learned that Dean Paul Danos will retire in June 2015, after providing Tuck with outstanding leadership for 20 years. It would be nice if, during his final year in Hanover, he could help President Hanlon begin to trim the nonfaculty bloat that contributes importantly to the fact that it now costs over $60,000 per year to attend Dartmouth College. I hope to suggest such an undertaking to President Hanlon soon and will keep you posted. I wonder to what extent current Tuck students are asked to consider the apparent collapse of ethical behavior in so many areas of American business today, particularly in the financial sector. This was the headline on a recent news analysis in The New York Times: “Regulators Size Up Wall Street, with Worry.” The piece began, “Money laundering, market rigging, tax dodging, selling faulty financial products, trampling homeowner rights and rampant risk-taking—these are some of the sins that big banks have committed in recent years.” One thinks of JPMorgan Chase paying $13,000,000,000 to make lawsuits go away, then giving a record bonus to Jamie Dimon, who joyfully says, “I am so damn proud of this company!” The article goes on to quote William Dudley, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who says, “There is evidence of deep-seated cultural and ethical failures at many large financial institutions.” Yet there has been an almost total absence of criminal prosecutions of the chief culprits, who end up wealthier than they were before they brought down the world economy and wiped out much of the savings and pensions of the rest of us. What do you think? Closing on a lighter note, I report the case of a man in Chicago who had a vasectomy performed by the new health services division of Sears, only to find that when he became aroused, his garage door went up. ]

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’53 Edward J. Finerty Jr. 6 Roundwood Road Natick, MA 01760-2119 efinerty@verizon.net

Class of T’53: Not having heard from you classmates, I’ve decided to fall back on myself and force you to pay the penalty and hear of my activities. If the punishment fits the crime, I’ll hear from you next time. As I’ve said before, I attend a lifelong learning institute at Brandeis and have for 12 years and love it. If you are not doing it or are unaware of these, find a local one at a university or library or church/temple. I can’t urge you enough to attend. It’s a chance to take courses you could not at Tuck in an area of interest to you, at no charge or a modest charge, and with no tests, grades, or requirements—just interesting discussion with peers of different backgrounds on material or subjects like Mozart, the arts, new technology, sports, etc. Just do it—the rewards are great. Like most of you, I have a bucket list, informal or in my head. This year I just completed one I only learned of last year. I got welcomed to a maintenance crew on the battleship USS Missouri (BB63) at Pearl Harbor—eight days as a volunteer helping to keep the Big MO afloat and a great memorial for our country, particularly for its participation in WWII. For those who have not seen or been on it at Pearl Harbor, it is, with the USS Arizona (BB39), one of the bookends for the beginning and end of WWII. It is tied up astern of the Arizona Memorial. The bookend reference is to the Arizona as one of the first victims of the Japanese raid that got us into the war, with the raid on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the Arizona. The Missouri is the other bookend, as it was the scene of the signing of the Japanese surrender on its deck on September 2, 1945. You all remember pictures of General MacArthur signing for the U.S. and the Japanese representatives of the emperor in their top hats and tuxedos. There is a plaque on the deck at

’54 Fred Carleton 80 Lyme Road, Apt 158 Kendal at Hanover Hanover, NH 03755 fred.p.carleton@gmail.com

The USS Missouri

the spot of the signing. The Arizona has the bodies of 2,000 crewmen who died when it sank still entombed in it—and today, if a veteran of the attack dies and has chosen to have it done, he can be buried with his shipmates. The ashes of the deceased are brought to Pearl Harbor, and Navy divers take them down and insert them in the hull with their shipmates. As an ex-Navy man, I loved the duty shipboard on the Missouri. I was part of a brass-cleaning detail working to restore plaques and instruction plates on equipment as well as polishing brass railings. Items were corroded and were difficult to read, having been exposed for years as the Missouri was mothballed in Bremerton, WA, after its retirement at the end of the first Iraq war, during which it was activated to shell Iraqi positions. For those of you who were not lucky to serve in the Navy or are not familiar with the 16” main battery—of which there are three, two forward and one aft, each with three barrels, capable of firing shells about 2 1/2 feet in height weighing 2,000 lbs., each a distance of 21 miles—it’s often likened to firing a VW that far, with an accuracy putting the shell within 10 feet of the target and digging a hole 40 feet deep and 80 feet wide. I loved touring the ship, although I did not like the one night sleeping aboard. I’d forgotten how cramped quarters are on a Navy ship. It was tight, even though the MO is just under 900 feet in length—three football fields end to end. My 306-foot destroyer escort would take up only 1/3 of the deck if it were put aboard. The wartime crew of the Missouri totaled 2,200. The ship was active in all of our wars from WWII to the first Iraq war and then deactivated and mothballed in 1992. It was towed to Pearl

60TH REUNION October 10-12, 2014 Ed Finerty on the Missouri and blinded by the sun from the polished brass

Harbor and made a memorial in 1998. Both the Arizona and the Missouri are memorials and open to the public. The MO is owned by the USS Missouri Memorial Association of Honolulu and maintained by over 2,500 permanent volunteers and temporary ones like my group. The ship is in pristine condition, as the volunteers save about $800,000 a year in maintenance costs. Our group worked from 8-3 daily but also got tours of Honolulu and the Navy base (still active) and the Ford Island area. We were sponsored by Road Scholar, part of Elderhostel [www.roadscholar.org]. Contact them if you are interested in the “All Hands On Deck—Maintaining the USS Missouri” program. Men and women make up the group. Ours was 26, including 6 couples of husbands and wives, all seniors. It was a great time, and it’s work but light—and how bad can Hawaii be at 75 degrees in January! I went early to spend two days on the Big Island (Hawaii) to see the volcanoes. I also took a great fun half-day guided tour of Honolulu on a Segway: lots of fun, and I strongly recommend it for all who can stand on a scooter, electronically controlled, for 3 1/2 hours—and you can see all at ground level and about 15 mph. Don’t miss doing it. Enough—or perhaps too much—of me. Now, how about you and your doings? ]

’56 Jack Wiseman 226 Bay View Avenue East Greenwich, RI 02818-4068 johntw56@aol.com

’57 Richard Zock 148 Warfield Drive Moraga, CA 94556-1323 shanduthem@yahoo.com

Dear ’57s, Having experienced a “hacking” recently, I had to fall back to my shanduthem@aol.com email address. This, followed by a sojourn to Cabo to spend a few days with D.O. (Don) Ford plus Tom and Abbey Rosenwald, were all events that delayed my submission of this month’s notes for Tuck. D.O. has a magnificent place on the water north of Cabo San Lucas… actually in San Jose…and we spent most of our time telling tales and cooking/eating sublimely.

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CL ASS NOTES ’58 Barry Rotman

Group “selfie” of the Shattmans and Brinckerhoffs in Florida

I’ve also heard from Brian Van Arkadie, who encountered some of the gibberish left by my hacker. Brian enjoyed a visit from Dusty and Signy Johnstone at his place in Tuscany last fall, overlapping with a visit from Jerry Jones T’58. Brian’s message came from Dar es Salaam, where he spends part of the year, still doing a bit of work. He is now about to retire. John Brinckerhoff and his wife, Amy, are still active in real estate ownership. They own and manage 87 homes where they live in Florida. He still water-skis and is currently ranked #1 in the nation in slalom water-skiing in his age group. Rona and Buddy Schattman recently returned from ten days in Palm Beach, FL. Due to back surgery in late August 2013 (which proved successful), Buddy hadn’t been allowed to ski, but a week before they left for Florida, he received the medical OK and he’s back schussing on the water! Rona and Buddy were able to see Amy and John (mentioned above), who came down from Lakeland, FL, where they live and operate a large mobilehouse community (referenced above). The two couples spent a day together, breakfasting at John G’s in Manalapan, some prosecco poolside at their Marriott in Palm Beach, followed by stone crabs, lobster, and lobster rolls. The two couples manage to stay in touch frequently. Buddy & Rona Schattman, 125 East Broadway, Apt. #305, Long Beach, NY 11561-4103; 516-374-2218 (home); 516-4286481 (Rona’s mobile); 516-426-6792 (Buddy’s mobile). Cheers to all. —Dick Zock ]

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Some of us gathered in Hanover on a beautiful fall weekend in early October to celebrate our 55th Tuck reunion. Gus Allen and his wife Mabel, Dave Donahue and Jean, John Donnelly and Karen, Rod Du Bois and Carol, Jay Trepp and Karen, Dave Metz and Betsey, Barry Rotman and Arline, and Bob Frank were all there. We attended lectures, toured many new buildings, and had a chance to see just how much Tuck has grown. If you haven’t visited Tuck in recent years, you’d be amazed at the beautiful new buildings. Chase and Woodbury are dwarfed by the new construction. Just go to http://www.tuck. dartmouth.edu/campus-map and see for yourself. Of course we needed a campus map to find our way around. Arline and I wanted to be adventurous, so we parked near the canoe club and walked up the steps to Tuck. While we were carefully walking and climbing, we watched the students jog by us as if we were standing still. Ah! Those were the days. Saturday night Tuck went all out and put on an elegant dinner at my Norwich home. Maple Street Catering wined and dined us in great style. It was a meal that we all raved about. Lots of interesting conversations followed on everything from family to politics and health to vacations. Gordon Hally and I exchanged views on how lucky we are. At our stage of life, to be in relatively good health and comfortable involves a certain degree of luck. As Gordon put it, “They are digging in our row now,” so stay as healthy as you can. Looking back on his life, Gordon told me about his business career. After Tuck, Gordon went in the army and then went to work for Armstrong in technical sales. This was followed by a career with Texas Instruments, but his true love was the investment business. He was with PIMCO,

Pacific Investment Management Company, and saw its holdings go from $2 billion to $2 trillion. Today Gordon enjoys traveling, especially to visit children and grandchildren. Together, he and his second wife have 4 boys and 10 grandchildren, so there are a lot of occasions to travel. Gordon still keeps up on new technologies. At a recent conference he attended with Wells Fargo Bank, they spoke of wearable technologies, with such things as computers in eyeglasses or in clothes. At the speed things are going, we may see this in our lifetime. To our grandchildren it probably won’t even look unusual. This past summer Dave Metz sent me a note explaining what an important role Chip Corley played in his life. It seems that Chip’s aunt, Julia Wilson, brought a young friend, Betsey Alden Casey, with her when she came up to Hanover to attend Chip’s graduation. Thus began a series of introductions that brought Betsey and Dave Metz together. They have been happily married ever since. I called Chip to learn more and reached him at work in his family business. Chip is active in a sawmill manufacturing company, Corley Manufacturing, that ships all over the world. As Chip put it, “Our business is tied to the economy. Although some companies experienced a recession a few years back, we had a depression.” The demand for lumber plummeted and with it the demand for sawmill equipment. It is just beginning to come back. As a result Chip had to curtail his volunteer efforts in the YMCA in order to go back to work full-time. Chip was married for 44 years, with 3 children, before his wife passed away 9 years ago. Chip is now remarried and has grandchildren ranging in age from 7 to 15. After Tuck Chip went to work for Warner & Swasey, a machine tool company that made turning machinery it sold all over the world. This was a very conservative company that at one time posted an announcement that stated, “How many fringe benefits did the Pilgrims get?” Chip was with them for over 20 years and traveled all over Europe and the Middle East, though mostly in Paris, Turkey and Israel, selling machine tools.

Chip and I, although working for different companies, had similar training experiences. When we took on our first jobs after graduation, we each had an intensive 18-month training program. I started with IBM and Chip with Warner & Swasey at around the same time. We both felt that these programs effectively helped to round out our Tuck School education. We share a love for Paris. Chip marveled at how convenient it was to travel on high-speed trains between Paris and Provence. I had a similar experience traveling from Paris to Brussels. We hope that our country will also establish many high-speed train routes around the country. This could lead to a new industry rivaling planes and cars, and it would make traveling between Chattanooga and Atlanta a quick jaunt. We eventually talked about Aunt Julia Wilson, who was, as Chip described her, an “Auntie Mame.” She had many talents. She wrote a religious column for Time magazine and later became a security analyst. She went back to writing and became a financial writer and wrote sales material for mutual funds. In fact, she ghostwrote one of the basic books on mutual funds. Growing up, Aunt Mame was one of Chip’s favorite relatives. Although she never married, she was especially fond of Chip. When he was 10, she introduced him to oysters on the half shell and to Lee Remick, the movie star. Chip once went to the beach with Lee. It seems Lee’s mother and Aunt Mame were close friends. Lee was around our age, having been born in 1935. This contributed to Aunt Mame being a favorite relative, being invited to Chip’s graduation, and bringing a young friend, Betsey Alden Casey, who married Dave Metz. The rest is history. I’m sad to report that Richard Brief passed away on May 24, 2013. After Tuck, Dick went on to get a PhD in economics from Columbia University in 1964. Later he taught at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York for 45 years, where he was a professor of statistics and accounting. He was an editor of 200 books on accounting history and thought and was a professor emeritus at the Stern School at the time of his death. His wife Jean Margo Reid survives him. Jerry Jones recently moved to Salt Lake City, where he has an expansive high-rise view of the

city and the distant snow-covered mountains and where major ski areas are only 15 miles away. Salt Lake City has undergone so much growth that there is now a sea of high-rise buildings in his line of sight, but Jerry recently gave up his home with 1,000 houseplants to move to this apartment. In addition to gardening, Jerry is a serious student of genealogy and has written 10 articles on the subject. Like many of us, Jerry recognizes that his education at Tuck had a great influence on his professional development. We reminisced about our times at Tuck and our professors. At graduation Jerry’s mother made a surprise visit from Texas to see her son graduate. Not knowing where to put her up or how to show her life in the Upper Valley, Jerry turned to Professor Griswold for help. Not only did Professor Griswold find accommodations for Jerry’s mother, but he also lent Jerry his Cadillac so he could show his mother the Hanover environs. These are the kindnesses one never forgets. Some events that occurred at Tuck in the fifties would be very surprising to today’s students. Jerry wrote, “In our fifth year, about February, I had my fiancée up from New York for the weekend (both of us nearing 23 years of age). On Sunday night a strong snow event happened. The plan was to take her about 6:30 p.m. to White River Junction for her train. Because of weather we just stayed in our room until Rod Du Bois could take us to the train. We had a truly marvelous monitor at Chase at that time…who saw us leaving about 6:00 p.m. He felt obliged to report our serious infraction of the rules, curfew being 5:00. I was fined $10, which was a rather large sum for me in those days. I appealed the matter to an assistant dean.… Ah, memories.” While at Tuck Jerry roomed with Rod and then lived at Wigwam for a while, rooming with Brian Van Arkadie T’57. It wasn’t until our 50th reunion that Rod and Jerry met again. A similar lapse of time occurred reconnecting with Brian. Although Brian attended Jerry’s wedding in 1958 and Jerry attended Brian’s wedding in the early ’60s, they lost touch with one another. A couple of years ago, Brian wrote Jerry with an invitation to visit him at his homes in Africa and Italy. Jerry took him up on his offer and visited both places. Early in 2013

Jerry took a 5-week trip to Africa, spending 2 wonderful weeks with Brian in Tanzania touring, visiting game parks, and reminiscing. About 6 months later Jerry visited Brian at his home in Tuscany, near Lucca. They toured lots of small towns, from Bologna to Florence. Brian was a fabulous host, and Jerry owes Brian a great big thank-you for making these vacations so memorable. If Jerry has two passions in life, they are to exercise and stay physically healthy while keeping his mind alert and sharp. Regular workouts and daily rounds with The New York Times crossword puzzles help. I guess this would be a good prescription for all of us. ]

’59 Ben Reid 1900 Wellington Way Fort Smith, AR 72908-9044 breidjr@aol.com

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Dear classmates: No news is good news! We hope you and yours are alive, well and productive! So, in the absence of hearing from you, I am constrained to talk about me! Several months ago, Skip Coggin asked me to relate my experiences in Mainland China, also known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Skip and I had some correspondence about my businesses there and his comments about a friend of his who is active in the PRC. I have been doing business in the PRC since Richard Nixon opened the country to commerce with the USA. My first travels there were a corollary to my work with Fuqua World Trade.

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CL ASS NOTES Remember Fuqua, Inc? Former NYSE corp since spun out into several companies and lost its identity? Founded by J.B. Fuqua, former Georgia senator? The person who endowed the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University? The Fuqua organization was a major importer and had established trading offices throughout Southeast Asia. I worked with these organizations in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and more. My first trip into the interior of “The Mainland” China (PRC) took place when the country was dark. The State Department had issued a separate passport for me since my passport carried chops (stamps) from Taiwan. If I had tried to gain entry with that passport, I would have been stripped, searched, quarantined, and grilled at my port of entry. Fuqua World Trade was in the process of establishing a trading office in Beijing. The manager of the new entity was the stepson of the French ambassador. He had been educated at Beijing University and spoke flawless Mandarin. His mother was from England. The process of doing business for a USA person was to first gain the permission of the central government’s secretary of commerce. The second step was to travel to designated factories with a committee of seven or more persons. At that time, the authority was not vested in one person alone to make a decision for the director of an assigned area of interest. Since commercial air travel in the interior was seldom available and limited to only a few cities, we traveled by train with the seven or more committee persons. Upon arrival at a train station, the entire city turned out greet us. We were told that they had not seen a foreigner in two thousand years (doubtful but sounded good—made us feel very special). The delegation was headed by the local mayor. We were escorted to points of interest to include memorials, parks, and other tourist points. The entire city followed us. Then we were seated in a flower-laden bower, given cold drinks, and treated to a parade. The local organizations trooped by, followed by the school children. The boys were in uniforms, and the girls in new dresses, each with a pretty ribbon in their hair. That

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teaching theme continues today! The schoolchildren were singing welcome songs and gaping fearfully at the strange “foreigners.” They had been taught that we were very dangerous and would do them great harm. The foregoing was the beginning of a nearly forty-year personal Sino-American friendship. I have been in business in China on a very different basis than any other Caucasian I know. My close personal and family relationships are dear to my heart and, capitalist that I am, close to my pocketbook. I own several PRC patents and have interests in several factories in the PRC. If I am not discouraged from doing so, I will tell more of my story in the next edition of class notes. My very best to my classmates. —Ben Reid T’59, class secretary ]

’60 Ed Russell 1616 Saint Annes Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 edrussell2@embarqmail.com

“Hats off to Wally May for his years of toil!” These words captured the sentiments of our entire class, who joined in wishing him a speedy recovery from the blood disorder that caused him to turn this task over to me. I’ve heard from him via both phone and email, and his main problem is fatigue from the periodic treatments he’s undergoing. That tribute to Wally was from Pete Ottowitz, who says he retired but found it “hard to play golf, sit still, or push a grocery cart.” He’s still running the company he started seven years ago, doing home inspections, energy audits, and environmental testing. He’s found the right balance though. His message was from Florida, where he and Connie were escaping winter until April. Stu Freeman is enjoying country living in Farmington, CT. Having retired as COO

of a law firm in 2011, he’s now a volunteer driver, taking senior citizens to their doctors’ appointments. “Most of the people I drive are younger than I am,” says Stu. Wife Jane is an OBAA breeder. At the end of February they birthed, and are now raising, 8 Portuguese water dog puppies. Dave Heine counsels young people after a career that saw him managing overseas operations for Colgate and other packagedgoods companies. After that, he ran a home health care business until ten years ago. Dave is proud of his 13 grandchildren, the oldest of whom is 23 and working on Wall Street. For a number of years he was on the national board of the Alzheimer’s Association, the organization where I’ve been a daily volunteer since 2003. A waterfront home in the Fall River-New Bedford area sets the pace of living for Swifty Lawrence, who ran a small business after retiring from banking. Now, he and wife Kathryn enjoy their boat, walking their dog, and playing a little golf. Sounds like the good life! After a corporate career with what are now ExxonMobil, Novartis, Multifoods, and Celanese, and eight years as builder-owneroperator of a mini-conglomerate (bookstores, record stores in retailing, record wholesaling, and manufacturing of waterbeds, T-shirts, and pipes), George Powell retired at age 47 and spent the next 15 years volunteering for the Interfaith Hospitality Network, persuading pastors around the country to devote their church buildings and congregant volunteers to ministering to homeless families. Today he feels privileged to be occupied with a pastime that keeps busy millions of Americans, and probably more than a few of our classmates. He’s a caregiver for his wife of 56 years, Tina, who has Parkinson’s, which, like Alzheimer’s, afflicts millions but is not receiving the research funding necessary to find a cure. George is concerned about what President Eisenhower called “the military-industrial complex”—“crony capitalism” in today’s lingo. He’d love to hear your feelings on the subject. Do you remember John Ferries at the blackboard, coaching us in statistics? He may no longer have chalk on his sleeve, but he’s still lecturing, conducting adult-education classes both at nearby Colby-Sawyer College

and in Hanover, just up I-89 from his home in Sunapee. John teaches a range of classes, including ones on people from both the distant and recent past, like Cordell Hull and Steve Jobs, and human interest subjects, such as South Africa After Apartheid. His other activities include a seat on the board of the John Hay estate and gardens, a beautiful complex just south of him. As our five-year program classmates already know, John and wife Donna are chairing the upcoming Dartmouth ’59 55th reunion. I hope many of you are planning to come.

(I have taught them well.) Not knowing this trip was on the agenda, I had arranged a little adventure in Alaska with a buddy to celebrate our 75th, where I landed the longest rainbow of my life, at 28 inches, in southwest Alaska. Couldn’t resist sending the picture.

“Enough of the soapbox. Hoping that winter is finally over in the heartland, I’m off to Arkansas for a couple days trout fishing on the White River with my 15-year-old grandson from Austin, TX.”

Al Pesky didn’t want us to devote any space to him because he may be getting ink elsewhere in this issue. However, you should all know that the Idaho Energizer Bunny is still skiing at 80 and ran the most recent NYC Marathon. ] Savage’s catch

’61 Thomas C. Kirby 67 Osborne Road Garden City, NY 11530 t2golf@aol.com

As we slide past 75, many of us are seeking enjoyment in the outdoors. Joe McHugh finds it in the mountains: “Greetings from snowy Vail, CO, where several of us are celebrating an outstanding ski year with lots of snow— currently raging with the Nth blizzard of the season! Jim Progin [T’62], his bride Judy Holmes [T’85], Joe McHugh, and various others are also celebrating this year’s edition of a Dartmouth CarniVAIL, with a turnout of about 70 souls. Cocktails, dinners, friendship and lots of skiing in excellent conditions keep us on the right side of the snow and vertical! Tuck decided to abandon its annual seminar and financial support, but we’re marching on!” Larry Savage is more down-to-earth, finding it in the streams: “The last year was highlighted by a 4-day fishing trip on the Missouri River in MT for my 75th, arranged by my 2 sons along with my 2 fly-fishing grandsons, which displaced any interest I had in attending the Dartmouth ’60s’ 75th party in Seattle. Topped off by the youngest grandson catching the biggest brown of the trip on his 10th birthday.

community with a very low unemployment rate over the last 5 years. I even feel sorry for the New Yorkers who have been deprived of participation in the ‘fracking revolution’ because the ‘greens’ have duped the public about the dangers. We have been fracturing vertical wells in this part of the country since we graduated from Tuck, with miniscule environmental damage and certainly nothing like the injuries from train derailments caused by the political delay of a certain pipeline.

“Somewhere in between those events, I continued my golf exercises and managed to beat my age twice. That string is coming to the inevitable end, as a bad disk is putting a rope around my backswing, as well as walking any distance. “Retired from practicing business law a number of years ago. There really are way too many lawyers in this country contributing to the death of common sense. Keep my hand in the public game as vice chair of the local planning commission and have a lot of fun keeping the commission’s younger lawyer jumping. “Been mourning the burden our economy and country have borne because of the behavior of the current administration; more so because we have 2 well-educated children, multiple master’s degrees, in Colorado who are struggling to find full-time employment. Two of my 60s-aged doctors have thrown in the towel because of the ACA turmoil. I’m nervous about what will happen when my wife or I really get sick. Medicare isn’t much good if the docs you need don’t accept it. “We really enjoy living in Oklahoma City, which has undergone an amazing metamorphosis over the last 15 years. Imaginative public and private leadership and a willingness to tax ourselves, along with some remarkable technical achievements in the energy industry, have gotten us the ‘Thunder’ and a revitalized

Dave Sammons finds his enjoyment taking new jobs. After retiring as chair of the board of the Pacific School of Religion, he is now serving as interim senior minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco. John Mitchell appointed himself great-grandfather to the great-grandson of his significant other, Carol McQuate. This winter your correspondent found happiness at the end of an ergonomic snow shovel after digging out from a dozen snowstorms, which became a serial blizzard over two months. Best, Tom Kirby ’61 ]

’62 Hank Gerfen PO Box 99 Manitowish Waters, WI 54545-0099 henry.gerfen@gmail.com

Hello from the frozen tundra of Northern Wisconsin. We actually had a stretch of over 50 days when the temperature was below zero every day. Encourages you to stay inside. As some of you probably know from TC’s WWW report, I had a major setback in my health this winter. I’ve been under intensive chemotherapy treatment, and the jury is still out on the short- or long-term prognosis. In

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CL ASS NOTES any event, if this turns out to be my last column, I sure have enjoyed all the correspondence over the past 30 years. My biggest regret is that I didn’t hear from a greater cross-section of the class. Fortunately, I had a few regulars, so we always had some news to report. Speaking of news, Ralph Hyde has reappeared and is still crazy enough to be hang gliding. He wrote: “I’m still enjoying my retirement after 19 years, still living in Lakeview, Oregon, playing tennis

entitled Ralph and Julie’s Excellent Adventures, covering our time together from 1996 through 2007. It’s quite long, but if anyone would like to read it, message me at my Facebook page, and I’ll send you a PDF copy: https://www.facebook. com/ralphyde. [Look on the 1962 class notes page on myTUCK for a photo of Ralph and Julie! http://mytuck.dartmouth.edu] “My sister, Betsy, died of Alzheimer’s disease in November, and I drove to Dallas, Texas, and back for her memorial service. And I drove to Santa Fe in April for my other sister Mary’s 90th birthday. She is doing great. Otherwise, I’m enjoying life and feeling healthy and fit.” Then Vic Rich wrote and caught us up to date on his activities as follows:

“Vic Rich attended Tuck for one year and then transferred to Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business for the second year solely to live and participate in a coed environment. In comparing the two business schools at that time and after the fact, I found Tuck to be far more interesting, informative, and challenging. The use of the case-study method and the interaction between study disciplines to recognize, analyze, and solve problems at Tuck was far more useful during my nearly 50 years in business than the more traditional listen-in-class/read, memorize, and give-back method used by Columbia and most other graduate business schools at that Ralph Hyde on the court time. However, Columbia University was coed, as were the residential areas surrounding the university. Columbia also had an exceptional business school international job exchange program, which enabled me to work for Barclays Bank in London for six months and to meet international business school students from Europe, a few of whom became lifelong friends. Also, as it turned out, Columbia had a very good network pipeline into the public-accounting profession, where I began and eventually ended my career. In terms of the overall learning experience at Tuck/ Columbia, there was no doubt that at that time Ralph Hyde at his hang-gliding club reunion Tuck was superior. Prior to retiring, I was for several years a regional managing partner for often (see photo), and hang gliding occasionally. McGladrey, LLP, in charge of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tristate area. I’m now I attended a reunion with my old hang-gliding retired and reside part-time in Long Island, NY, club, Sonoma Wings, at Lake Pillsbury in the and part-time in Boca Raton, FL.” Mendocino National Forest in September and got another flight from Hull Mountain (see That covers the correspondence. Now I have to photo). root for the Badgers this weekend. “I’ve self-published an e-book about my life It’s been a great ride.—Gerf.] with my second wife (also a hang glider pilot), 54

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Editor’s note: While on press, we received the very sad news from Maggie Gerfen that Hank passed away on April 27. We will be in touch before the next issue to ask for your memories of him. He will be missed very much.

’63 Thomas F. Keating 5128 Stoney Bridge Court Minnetonka, MN 55345 Tel: 952-474-1535 keatingtf@comcast.net

Having passed the golden mark of the 50th class reunion of the Tuck class of 1963, we are now on our way into the next 50 years and looking forward to the new experiences we will face and the new stories that will develop. And speaking of stories, while there were no “official” reports from Tuck or the Class Reunion Committee about Reunion, no pictures, and practically no observations about returning to campus for this memorable anniversary, I was able to glean a few bits of intelligence from a “very reliable source” that I can pass along to you. The following band of hearty ’63 classmates ventured forth to Hanover in October to join the Tuck reunion festivities: Gill Butler, Rand Garbacz, Pat Giles, Pete Hager, Stu MacKay, Gordy McKean, Bill Obenshain, Jens Roede, John Schiffman, Chuck Simpson, Bill Stoloski, and Charlie VanDoren. All were accompanied by their spouses, with the exception of John Schiffman and Pat Giles. As the above group of Tuckies was arriving in Hanover, John’s wife was heading the other way to Massachusetts to fulfill a previous commitment. Perhaps it was destined to be that way so John and Pat could keep track of each other during the weekend! The Class “Greatest Effort Award” went to the Roedes, who traveled some 3,300-plus miles from Norway to reach Hanover, with Pat Giles traveling close behind in their tailwind and logging some 3,200 miles from London. Schiffman was lobbying to win the award himself, but living in Hanover his arguments seemed to fall on deaf ears for some reason!

John and Bill Obenshain did, however, receive many thanks for their work in coordinating the class reunion activities.

MacKay raved about the warm weather in Tucson, 10 degrees above normal and far more bearable than the realities of the Chicago area.

Bill and Bonnie Stoloski and Stu MacKay took a break during the weekend to visit Phil Wheeler at his home outside nearby Norwich. They found him hard at work digging in his front yard, which was a great sight, considering Phil has been successfully recovering from a battle with the Big C. I love that kind of good news and will print it every time!!

If you attended the reunion in October and have some thoughts, pictures, or messages that you still would like to share with the class, please pass them along. Good feelings and memories have no deadline, no time limit, and are never beyond sharing with others. If you did not attend the reunion, send some news anyway!!

On behalf of those of us who were unable to make the reunion, or perhaps have not been back to Tuck for a long while, I picked up some observations from the attendees on their return to Hanover:

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• The physical appearance and facilities of Tuck and the surrounding campus have really changed. • Chase and Woodbury are now faculty and administrative offices, as is the original Tuck library. • The dining facilities are much more extensive. Stell Hall is now a lounge. It was used for the reunion registration in a great multitasking fashion. • A lthough this fact has not been confirmed, it was rumored amongst the class that there are no longer any Saturday classes, or in fact, no Friday classes either. If so, this mirrors a practice that is occurring on other campuses as well. I would guess one of the weekend highlights was Saturday night, when John Hennessey and his wife, Madeleine May Kunin, former governor of Vermont, joined the class group for dinner. And to make the evening even more special, Allie Quinn joined everyone for cocktails before dinner. It was great to hear the consensus that John has not changed in 50 years! The “warm life” seems to be a continuing theme in the lives of many classmates, and why not, after this challenging winter of 2013-14. It was rumored that upon leaving Hanover and the 50th reunion, Jens and Ingrid Roede were going to continue the good life by undertaking an extended period of sailing in the Caribbean. Mike D’Elia and his wife, Sue, spent the harsh winter months in Charleston, SC, and did not have to witness firsthand the seven plowings of their Cape Cod home driveway. Stu and Tornie

’64 Bill Ferguson 323 Riverview Way Oceanside, CA 92057 bferguson@ix.netcom.com

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To my T’64 classmates: Thanks for keeping the lines of communications open and responding with vignettes about life, family, and the business energy that still remains in so many of us. I had responses from many; some with and many without news to share.

I also appreciate when a classmate takes the time to report that he has no news for this edition, as I got from Barry Linsky. And a short note from Denis Eagle that he was in NZ on holiday, and Dale Brookins telling of his travels to Europe and home exchanges with the lure of his Mexican adobe as trade. Then we have our chronic entrepreneur, Jim Cutler, telling more about his resin adventure with his startup company, Appalachian Resins, a 500-million-pounds-per-year ethylene plant supporting a 500-million-pounds polyethylene plant proposed to be in WV. This sounds like no simple undertaking, arranging feedstock supplies [and other] arrangements and negotiating polyethylene offtake. The ethylene plant’s raw material will be ethane obtained from Marcellus shale gas production: “We have received a lot of press, and our development activities can easily be followed on the Internet.” Then Jim also wants us to know he still has time for his family, with his son Charles being a sophomore in high school and Debbie still practicing medicine. Like most of us, Jim doesn’t but still does a bit of flying. “Between Appalachian Resins and attending high school events, I can’t even think about a vacation.” Jim likely will not have time to attend our 50th in Hanover as it’s a real trek from TX. He was also expressive: “So pleased my son returned safely from Afghanistan.”

Rod Plimpton tells he’s happy that we have kept the links active and given a heads-up on getting all to get in gear about the 50th reunion. Andy Steele [T’79] bugs me, as well. Rod wrote about the blizzards forcing extra days onto their Aruban holiday, another cruise planned for early fall, and coming to the 50th. Like many of us, Rod is an active volunteer in his community.

As with the last edition, I was so pleased to hear from Jean-Pierre Naz. He tells that his life had to have a little bit of reorganizing since his wife suffered a stroke. He tells that the ski season went down the drain, and he could not attend a Tuck event in Verbier, where the ski conditions were great. He’s glad to report his wife is back home recuperating, walking slowly, but she is back to being cheerful and in good spirits. As a footnote, JP says he left the Aga Khan Foundation after 28 years! For sure he will not attend the 50th reunion but awaits the 60th!!! He wishes us all a great time.

The class’s prolific scriptwriter-producer, Peter Lengyel, tells he’s got one going to production and another in development for TV shows—a busy guy he is and reports that Gretchen is just as busy—and he already has his reservations for the reunion after a family trip to Jamaica in the spring.

Then out of the FL east coast I heard from Art Williams; he and Sandra winter at Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club in Palm City, Florida. He tells there are about 50 Dartmouth graduates who live there part- or full-time, many being Tuck grads. The Humboldts live nearby, and the Williamses see them often.

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CL ASS NOTES Bob Humboldt reports that his polymers business still struggles. Art also reports that he is organizing a luncheon visit for new Dartmouth president Phil Hanlon [D’77] on March 18th, and he and Sandra are busy trying to make Phil and his wife, Gail Gentes, feel welcome. Art sent the nearby photo from a February 18th dinner at the Humboldts’.

So with that, I’ll sign off. Get those reservations made for the 50th reunion, and please keep me informed so we can get about organizing events for the classmates. ]

’65 John C.D. Bruno Oak Summit Vineyard 372 Oak Summit Road PO Box 1284 Millbrook, NY 12545 jcdbruno@gmail.com

D’63, T’64s Art Williams and Bob Humboldt and D’63s Barry Blackwell and Bob Bysshe

OK, with this edition’s generous responses from classmates, I report that we’re involved in a health startup that will secure medical devices over wi-fi, so if any in the class know investors who want to invest in an innovative company, we’d welcome that discussion. In my emails to the class, I noted that my son had returned from Afghanistan, where he was a regular target and the Taliban missed. It was a tough environment serving with the Georgian Batumi Battalion, as the rules of engagement made it most difficult to engage the enemy. But to show that they still had their senses of humor given the conditions, he sent this picture (he’s the one with the mustache).

Neil Kleinman writes that in July he was appointed to Pasadena’s Transportation Advisory Commission. “Our city’s traffic isn’t bad by LA standards, but residents obsess about the volumes on residential streets. We’re probably the only city that doesn’t want an NFL team because it will mean more traffic. There are lots of problems to tackle, like bike routes and bus usage. “Judy and I spent two weeks in France this summer, with emphasis on Brittany and Normandy. Our experience at the Normandy landing sites was pretty intense as we did get to meet people who were witnesses to the invasion.” Steve Israel: “Sheila and I are in Aspen trying to survive a week of skiing!” (See pic nearby.)

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John Bruno trying some vino and reminding all that life is short

’66 Stu Keiller 714 Penny Drive Stevensville, MD 21666-3730 keiller@toad.net

Sheila and Steve Israel in Aspen

Bill Ferguson’s son (with mustache) and fellow Marines in their holiday get-up

Bill Howland: “Martha and I went on a mission trip to Costa Rica. The thing that struck us most was the feeling of a real presence of God in our lives. We painted fences at the new school, which serves a very impoverished neighborhood. Further we dug ditches for footings and assembled rebar iron for reinforced concrete beams and columns for the second story of the new church in San Jose. We completed enough to complete the second story of the church. At night we were joined by the bishop. His wife cooked dinner for us, and he shared his vision and spiritual leadership. This was a fabulous life-changing experience again.” ]

Dick Avery writes, “Sally and I were in Tucson for a bird-watching trip with Massachusetts Audubon late in January. At the tail end of that trip we spent 3 days with Fred Fisher and his wife Ellen. They alternate between Denver and Tucson now. In Tucson Fred works often on his golf game, maintains his garden of cacti, and serves as a volunteer ranger with the Forest Service at Sabino Canyon Visitor Center. In that capacity he led us on a great hike up and along the side of ‘his’ canyon, identifying the variety of desert flowers, birds,

and cacti. After a one-day weather delay we returned to our home in Cohasset, MA, and a foot of that frozen white stuff we learned to love in Hanover. We don’t get much time with children (5) and grandchildren (8) unless we fly for several hours, so we fill the days with volunteer work, bird-watching walks, and motorcycle touring on a reliable 21st-century Triumph. Hope you are well and we look forward to the Dartmouth ’65 50th reunion next year.” Speaking of the ’65s’ 50th reunion.... As chair of the Class of 1965 Special Projects Committee, your correspondent has enjoyed coordinating the rebuilding of the ’65 Bunkhouse at the Mount Moosilauke Ravine Lodge complex. The original cabin was built in 1977 and is in dire need of replacement. With over 2,000 overnight stays in 2013, the ’65 Bunkhouse is used intensively by Dartmouth students and alumni. It is being replaced by a winterized post-andbeam structure that has a projected lifespan of well over two hundred years (see attached rendering). David Mulliken, David Wagner, and Allen Zern made significant gifts as lead donors. The project is fully funded as we prepare to mill the 80-foot pine trees that were logged from Dartmouth-owned forest in Corinth, Vermont. All class of 1965 Tuck 3-2s returning for our 50th reunion are cordially invited to attend the Jim Hamilton Memorial Hike and dedication ceremony on Thursday, June 11, 2015, as a kickoff to Reunion Weekend. ]

New Dartmouth Class of ’65 bunkhouse

’67 Robert C. Buchanan 5A Country Road East Village of Golf, FL 33436 bobbuchanan@att.net

John Weslar reports that Allen Nadler passed away unexpectedly the evening of January 12, 2014.

Dartmouth participants at the 15th consecutive CarniVAIL

Gene Little and Sally have been in contact with Curt Livingston, Rich and Mary Daly, and Jim Scott over the past year. Gene is now fully retired except for a few favorite charitable activities. “Kids” in Michigan, California, and Germany, and now have two grandchildren. He sends regards and a welcome to Canton, Ohio, for classmates. Mark Roadarmel has turned the business over to his son John, sold their house in Syracuse in September, and moved their legal residence to Florida (welcome to the club, Mark). They still have a summer home in Henderson, NY, on Lake Ontario. He reports that Florida is great in New Smyrna Beach, complete with 27 holes of great golf and great neighbors. He is also welcoming visitors (be careful what you wish for, Mark). Steve Waterhouse reported that over 200 people, including a number of Tuck grads, participated in the 15th Dartmouth CarniVAIL. Former Olympian and Olympic Ski Team Coach Jim Page D’63 gave a review of Dartmouth alumni results in the Sochi Olympics (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze, and best-ever US women’s performances in crosscountry and biathlon). A portion of the 100+ participants at the Friday cocktail party are pictured nearby, as is a photo taken at the US Congress send-off salute to the US Winter Olympic Team on February 3, 2014. Steve also said the Passion for Snow documentary is in competition for the 2014 Emmy and Outdoor Sports Writers award.

Steve and Linda Waterhouse with Tiger Shaw D’85 (president, US Olympic Ski Team and USSA), and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster D’78 of NH (co-chair of the Congressional Ski & Snowboard Caucus)

Galapagos, and Antigua in November. Not a bad plan for 2014. Bill Hart reports that he had a partial knee replacement, which put Nurse Margie on full alert for an extended period. They are looking forward to Santorini and Sicily in May. Bill anticipates being back on the tennis court in June (2014!). Keith and Monica Kuhlman dropped in to the Village of Golf for a two-day visit. Great to see them and review old times we could remember. They were on their way to a Heats game in Miami, then two days of high-class tennis viewing. All is well in South Florida at the Buchanan household. ]

Dick Bankart is now retired from H&R Block and is a traveling man—Jamaica, Grenada, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Ecuador, the

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CL ASS NOTES ’68 John Moynihan 27 Rockland Street Swampscott, MA 01907-2540 moynihan_john@hotmail.com

“Cancer? What cancer?” writes Bill Seaver in Concord, MA. “Physically Sherry is now in good enough condition to walk faster than I can, and I don’t think it is because we both turned 70 in August. Our Japanese garden is under enough control with Sid’s help that I can enjoy raking it, a meditative activity I enjoy. On the food front, we are challenged with being on a no-grain, low-carb diet. This is due to glucose issues in my case and cancer avoidance in Sherry’s case. We have resumed the traveling that we stopped for Sherry’s chemotherapy schedule, beginning with a trip to Switzerland and Sweden this June. We are now considering a trip to Transylvania and maybe Germany next July, after a trip to Colombia for Abby’s birth niece’s confirmation (we are her godparents). We are also fixing up our house and grounds for the next decade with solar panels for 90% of our electricity use and landscaping for our visual enjoyment.” Howard Schulman responded to my email appeal to the class to sign a petition critical of the university’s handling of the persistent problem of rape on campus. He writes that he is “ alive and very well and living with my wife, Rae Roberts, in Rosslyn, VA, just across the Key Bridge from Georgetown. After Tuck, I went to Harvard Law School, practiced for 4 years with Foley Hoag in Boston, and left for Cleveland when Dennis Kucinich was elected mayor and my brother became the city law director. After I served two years as chief counsel for the City of Cleveland, my brother and I opened a law practice, and I very quickly evolved into a plaintiff’s trial lawyer. During the last 10 years of my practice, I primarily represented victims of sexual assault in civil actions against their perpetrators and against others whose negligence allowed the perpetrators to gain access to their victims. And, yes, I sued a number of colleges whose negligence enabled the assaults. Rape is a serious felony, not a subject for an ‘administrative hearing.’ And

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it will never be eliminated on campuses until universities recognize that. “In 2005, my wife was asked by George Mason University to open a school for them in the United Arab Emirates. I closed my practice and we moved to the emirate of Ras al Khaimah, around 60 miles northeast of Dubai. Her other jobs have taken us to Jeju-do, a honeymoon island off the coast of South Korea, and to Lima, Peru, where we spent the 2012-13 school year. I think we are now settled into Rosslyn, but as long as my wife still has access to Internet education sites, I can never be certain.” Steve Davies is “still working and trying to sell aluminum heat exchangers to various markets within the manufacturing sector, including automotive and other engine manufacturers and aftermarket retailers. The turbo craze recently injected into our automotive engine programs has opened up new opportunities. “Our most important news is two new grandsons —Graham, born in Arlington, VA, in March 2013 and Gustav in Mainz, Germany, in March 2014.” Jim Dykes writes: “Twice in our career Sharon and I have been fortunate to have events come together at the exact right time. When we first moved to Texas we were presented with a unique opportunity to purchase a large volume of real estate at favorable prices and terms. Thirty years later, just at the right time, we are experiencing the perfect environment in which to dispose of our holdings under near ideal conditions and even give substantial sums to the persons and other entities that most selflessly made our success possible. The result is that we will be returning to whatever civilization is still left in Ohio and live out our days with family and old friends. The main focus in retirement will be on writing, cooking, and fitness, activities I haven’t had time to refine in the past. I have had partial careers in politics, government, academia, and business. My initial goal entering Tuck was to primarily pursue entrepreneurship, and this proved to be a winner for me. Over the years I am convinced that anyone with the talent to graduate from Tuck has more than enough ability to succeed in most lines of business to a fairly significant level. Since our health is still good, we may even mix in some foreign travel.” Nick Hayes reports from Spain that he is now

“president of the European Region of the Navy League of the United States, shepherding our councils from London to Constantia (Romania), by way of Spain, the French Riviera, and Italy. This is my fourth—or maybe fifth—career, and they keep adding more responsibility and less pay, a bad paradigm. Still, it keeps me off the golf course. “On the home front, Sheila has recently been named director of Child Helpline International, an NGO which acts as a platform for some 173 children´s helplines in 142 countries. She´ll be based in Amsterdam, so we´ll once again have a commuter marriage.” Andy Clapp is now calling Vermont home. “Jean and I moved to Weston two years ago, and in March 2013 we finally moved into an 1850 farmhouse, which we painstakingly renovated. I’m active with the Weston Playhouse, which puts on amazing productions each summer.” He is still working as the managing partner of Arctaris Capital Partners in Boston, managing their latest fund as well as doing buyouts, and staying with his daughter and family in Lexington, MA, during the week. Dory and Lee Marchildon “are still enjoying the real estate business on Cape Cod and have been in the same house in Yarmouthport since 1970— what’s wrong with this picture, especially in our business? We are very fortunate to get down to our condo in Boca Raton, FL, quite a few times each winter to visit with our son John, who is a pilot with Delta Airlines.” Shortly after writing this, Lee and Dory were sitting at Logan Airport waiting for an outgoing flight when they noticed a guy sitting opposite them with a Tuck sticker on his laptop. It turned out to be Harvey Bundy. (I am happy to report that the first person that they each reported this “sighting” to was the ol’ Shantyman himself. Thanks guys!) As Harvey said: “Moral of story— put a Tuck sticker on your laptop so classmates who don’t recognize each other can catch up.” Tom Ochsenschlager is now “sort of retired.” He spent 40-plus years as a CPA, most of it with the national tax office of Grant Thornton in Washington, DC. “It was a great experience for me. Working in the tax field I learned something every day, which hopefully will stave off dementia for a few more years. Thanks to the

background I received from our Tuck professors and the wonderful support and assistance of my co-workers at Grant, I was honored to be named one of the ‘100 Most Influential Accountants’ by Accounting Today magazine for six years.” I trust you heard him interviewed many times on NPR. Tom retired from Grant in 2004 but continued in the profession by becoming the vice president taxation with the American Institute of CPAs, where he was responsible for a staff of twelve and over 200 volunteers who developed legislative and administrative policy positions on behalf of all CPAs. Tom continued: “Four years ago this May, I decided it was time to give back to the community that has been so good to me. I retired from the AICPA and volunteered to work with three tax-exempt organizations that were of particular importance to me. I couldn’t completely leave the tax profession behind, so I am serving on the board of the American Tax Policy Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting and facilitating scholarly, nonpartisan research and analysis of federal tax issues. We periodically hold conferences that include presentations by renowned tax scholars, including two Tuck professors a couple of years ago. “I am also an officer on the board of Washington, DC’s Community Tax Aid, an organization consisting of over 500 volunteers who prepare free tax returns for thousands of low-income individuals eligible for the earned income tax credit. For those of you who are not tax geeks, the earned income tax credit is a refundable credit for low-income individuals that is one of the very few programs both liberals and conservatives in Washington support—the liberals because the government is providing cash payments to poor individuals, the conservatives because the poor aren’t eligible for it unless they’re working. “Finally, I am honored to be serving as the chairman of the board of Homestretch, another organization that is doing great good in the Washington metropolitan area. Homestretch provides housing for homeless families. Most of our ‘clients’ are victims of spousal abuse. But the business model of Homestretch is much more than just providing a safe home: we provide

psychological counseling to help them out of the trauma they have experienced; for the clients who are recent immigrants, we have language classes; and what initially attracted me to the program was the fact that Homestretch focuses on getting clients out of debt and in the habit of saving. The most recent statistics we have show (in round numbers) that the average entering client is $6,000 in debt, while the average client has $4,000 in savings just two years later. I’m proud to be able to play a small role in getting these families back on their feet. “Meantime, in my ‘retirement’ I’ve taught at the graduate school of business at George Washington University and am currently working as a consultant for the Kogod School of Business at American University.” Tom neglected to mention that he is a summer time neighbor of Jeff Campbell on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. John Bowen had a hip replacement on February 18 and was back to walking without crutches on March 10, “although I am still doing physical therapy to strengthen the muscles. I now understand why people had said that after the replacement they wished it was done sooner. However it looks like my basketball days are over—except for times with the 8-year-old grandkids.” He went on to say: “My daughter Melanie and her family (Josh and the twins, Dora and Jacob) are back from 5 years in India (he with the embassy and she in microfinancing, concentrating on education) and living in Arlington, Virginia. Josh is still with the State Department and Melanie just hooked up with The Advisory Board and is on the board of directors of a DC charter school. “Daughter Allyson is married, and she and Shawn have a new baby (born in September, 2013) named Alexandra. They live in NYC. She is in commercial real estate with a company called Studley. He is an engineer doing consulting work for a drilling company in the oil industry. “Daughter Heather recently moved back to Massachusetts from Silver Spring, Maryland. She had been at George Washington University in charge of the online program in the business

department. She is an adjunct professor at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire, and pursuing opportunities in online educational services in the private sector. “Beth is still doing her financial advising under the banner of Ameriprise Financial, and I am still practicing law. Since my only hobby (basketball now just a memory) is going to the office, I will continue to do that as long as it remains fun. I handle real estate, trusts and estates, and business issues and stay far away from courtrooms and litigation. “Beth and I were inducted into the New England Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame. I really do miss that business—everybody knows someone who is a lawyer (and some people even like them), but how many people have a roller coaster and a waterslide. Unfortunately, not even me anymore.” Steve Smith is dividing his time between Tubac, AZ (south of Tucson), and Lakeside, MI (a little village in Michigan due east of Chicago). “After retirement from a career in sales in the telecom industry, Jean and I helped found a land trust in Michigan to conserve the open space and natural character of southwest Michigan. We have now protected over 1,200 acres, with 8 preserves and 34 conservation easements on private lands.” “Minaco and I are muddling through the weird and wonderful world of unemployment/ retirement,” writes Barclay Henderson. “Lots of hobbies, reunions, and travel, of course, and I have become a gym rat in my old age. We are diligently working on a Dartmouth trip to Tanzania with [Dick] Biggar. I must say I did enjoy the years of a salary income and the power base, telling subordinates what to do, but these things come and go. Best of all I’m enjoying pretty good health, and Minako still loves me after all these years—I look forward to more of the same.” Fred Schauer: “Still not retired. Still no children, hence still no grandchildren. Still married (see your column of 3 years ago). Still living in Charlottesville. Still the Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. Still traveling a huge amount (Australia last

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CL ASS NOTES week; Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, and Hungary over the past months; and Switzerland, Sweden, and Chile coming up). Still making furniture, scuba diving, serious cooking, largeformat black & white film photography, cycling, and decreasingly skillful golf. So no big changes. How boring! But my next book, entitled The Force of Law, about the rule of force, coercion, and sanctions in understanding law and making it work, will be published by the Harvard University Press in the fall.” In February, Judy and I celebrated the birth of Leo Allen Moynihan, born to son Brian and wife Lara in Chapel Hill, NC. Leo is now among the five most beautiful grandkids on the planet. Brian and Lara are both employed by UNC, and by the time you read this Brian will have received a UNC MBA (his 4th master’s degree). ]

’69 Robert M. Cohn 44 Gramercy Park North New York, NY 10010 (212) 473-0350 bob.cohn@bonniercorp.com

45TH REUNION October 10-12, 2014

Further information about the reunion schedule and hotels, as well as signup forms, can be obtained at the following link: http:// mytuck.dartmouth.edu/reunion_2014. Please try to attend and encourage everyone else you know to come as well. Jon Page writes, “My wife Pat and I are hoping to attend, driving up from our mid-May to mid-October base in northeastern PA (Lords Valley). Soon thereafter we will head south to our mid-October to mid-May seven month per year residence in Palm City, Florida (at Harbour Ridge), where we are currently hiding from the cold temperatures in the northern parts of the country.” He adds, “We enjoy our retirements with golf, bridge, and biking at both ends, and I play tennis actively at both locations.” Alec Reynal will attend with his new wife, Silke, and two little Reynals, Andina (5 years old) and Tassilo (2). Alex also shared the sad news that his former wife, Matilda, passed away in February after enduring a strong, long, 3-year fight against cancer. Alec notes that she passed away in peace, surrounded by her four children, and was buried at Jardín de Paz in Olivos, Argentina, a wonderful garden where she will rest in peace.

If you are reading this and haven’t yet signed up to come to Hanover for our 45th class reunion, think seriously about joining us. The reunion will start on Friday afternoon, October 10th, and go through Sunday morning, October 12th. Highlights include a fall weekend in the Upper Valley, classroom sessions with ace Tuck professors, a cookout on the courtyard outside Stell Hall, and a gala class dinner at Jon Shafmaster’s beautiful hilltop home in Quechee, VT. (Transportation will be arranged to and from Hanover.)

Diane and Steve Roehm gave up their Manhattan apartment in late April, now that Diane has officially retired, and moved full-time to their Cape Cod summer home in Wellfleet, MA. Steve also retired from his private consulting practice last summer. He says he is looking forward to “spending time traveling with Diane, enjoying our two new grandchildren (arrived in the last year), trying to improve my golf game, doing some volunteer work, and enjoying Wellfleet and the Outer Cape.” Steve adds that he is in the phone listings for Wellfleet and welcomes all classmates visiting the Cape Cod area.

So far, as I write this, 27 classmates have signed up to attend; our goal is to attract at least 13 more, for a total attendance of 40. Those who are definitely coming include Earl Bahler, Bob

Paul Johnson writes, “2014 marks the beginning of my push back from full-time management of my company, Cascade Housing. As Linda and I celebrated our 37th wedding

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anniversary last fall, we noticed that there were no kids living with us ‘temporarily’ while looking for employment and no more college tuition bills arriving quarterly. It took a little push from Linda, but I’m finding that occasional telecommuting really can work. So I’m dipping my toe in the water (so to speak) as I write this note from Po’ipu Beach on Kaua’i.” Paul and Linda brought their family together at the Oregon shore last December for a “noInternet post-Christmas” reunion. He adds, “It was a lesson in humility as I scored several rungs down the family competency ladder at Scrabble, Wii, and gin rummy.” Paul’s daughter Kate served as director of Olympic marketing for Visa and was in Sochi for the Olympic Games and, subsequently, the Paralympics. His son Mike is a consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Seattle and is working on the integration of Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Nokia. The newest addition to the Johnson family is grandson Madden (see photo), who lives with daughter Haley and her husband Kevin in Lake Oswego, OR. Paul and Linda see Haley and their grandson often while son-in-law Kevin spends time at his production job in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Paul Johnson with new grandson Madden in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Paul looks forward to seeing many classmates at the reunion in October, noting “no telling how many more are in store.” Dave Downes reports that he and Jane spent another Christmas in Phuket, Thailand (see photo), probably their last visit there before his daughter and her family move from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan this summer. Next year, they are thinking about a ski vacation in Sochi.

’70 George Fulton Stone Hill Inn 89 Houston Farm Road Stowe, VT 05672 georgerfulton@gmail.com

Dave Downes and family spent Christmas in Phuket, Thailand.

Michel Klein at the Hotel Negresco on the French Riviera

Gasper Kovach Jr. Dabney and Dick Schmitt spent 4 weeks in Asia in February and March, including 2 weeks with Inda and Jack Gage on a Dartmouth Alumni trip to Cambodia and Myanmar (see photo). Overall, their trip included 15 flights, 11 different airports, 12 hotels (one twice), and four countries: Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and UAE. They concluded their trip in Dubai, where they visited with son Jonathan, daughter-in-law Maya, and new grandson Dries.

Jack and Inda Gage and Dabney and Dick Schmitt toured Myanmar and Cambodia in March.

Michel Klein writes that it is difficult for him to travel away from France because he is caring for his aging mother, and he regrets that he will not be able to attend the reunion. He is spending his time between Nice (see photo) and Jouy-en-Josas. Though retired from full-time teaching, he has been involved in a project teaching statistics online through a Massive Open Online Course, or “MOOC.”

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New York City quarterly class lunch at the Yale Club: Bob Simmons, Earl Bahler, Bob Harrell, Ed Williams, and Bob Huxley

Sunny and Harold Krivan will not be able to attend the reunion because of a scheduling conflict. They send best regards to all and look forward to getting together in 2019 for our 50th reunion. 2014 will end up being a year of personal milestones for the Krivans. Both Harold and Sunny will have made it to the “big 70” in “reasonably good condition” and will celebrate their 50th anniversary. To celebrate, in June they are gathering an entourage of 20—children, grandchildren, and immediate relatives—in Tuscany. This fall, 2 of their grandchildren will begin their senior year of high school. Harold adds, “My oh my how time does fly. And we have had so much fun.”

Pete Negri, as he has always done, is taking his responsibilities serially. He writes: “Kaye and I are in Naples for the winter, with an occasional trip back to NY to let the office know I’m still around.” Aye, Pete. You’re the master of being chairman! Pete also notes, “Had some of our kids and 5 of the 7 grandkids down for President’s week—great time, lots of activity. Business is strong at Jamaica Bearings; our son Brian just was named president of the company—hard worker, great with people, very busy with 5 kids. Just heard from classmate Bill Martin, who just purchased a condo in Naples.” Mike Neal appears to be in the take-it-easy mode as well: “Retirement means being able to fly a kite in Delray Beach with grandsons. All the best.”

Harold adds, “Should your travels bring you to the northeast corner of Florida (Ponte Vedra Beach) and you would like some lodging and a round of golf (numerous excellent courses), please do not hesitate to contact us at 904-285-2796.” That’s all I have to report for now…I look forward to seeing all of you in Hanover in October at Reunion! ]

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CL ASS NOTES My partner in Tuck secretarial overseeing, Gap Kovach, is counseling Linda and me regarding possible Florida landing spots as well. Gasper has 40 years of insight regarding the Sunshine State and about as many running a citrus cooperative (HESCO) in Lakeland. As Gap describes, the landscape committed to citrus development and harvest has changed significantly since he arrived in Lakeland in 1970. Where once there were 825,000 acres, now there are about half that invested in the growing of citrus products in Florida! We’ll hook up with Gap and Karen while touring Bonita Springs and Naples this April. Mr. Tanner is two inches taller. Craig has just completed an interesting operation wherein one of his legs has been lengthened in order to equal the other! AWK! Yes, it’s true. Craig has been playing golf all these years, in addition to being a star on the Tuck hockey team, despite having unequal limbs, albeit clever shoes! Apparently, Craig has come thru the operation in excellent shape and in no time will be reducing his golf handy, not to mention sleeping more comfortably and in general putting up with much less discomfort, which, over the years, had become more and more of a problem. Well done, Mr. Tanner. For Linda and me, the inn business remains a challenge. If only you could either predict or control the weather. Do what you will to build a brand, but two feet of snow in December by itself is worth a lot of money in January and February, just as a dearth of snow has the same effect on reservations. This year, with nearly a dozen days of rain in Dec/Jan and then one of the coldest winters in recent history (often having to ski in below-zero temps), reservations have been up, then down, and generally unpredictable—humbling even Tuck graduates! It’s a hoot to try to gain control. Fortunately, we were blessed by a recent award by TripAdvisor. Each year, they keep track of all the guest reviews of inns in the U.S. and publish the top 25. We made the list for the second time in the last three years such that for 2014, we are the 8th-highest-rated inn/B&B by guests in the U.S. Hard to imagine! We are blessed.

’71 Caleb Loring 567 Hale Street PO Box 181 Prides Crossing, MA 01965 cloringiii@1911trust.com

Hello all! It has been a nasty winter in New England, with numerous snowstorms and cold temperatures. Even the most hearty natives have had enough and want it to go away. However, here we are at the end of March with another northeaster bearing snow approaching the region. The Midwestern part of the country has had it just as bad if not worse. A general contractor friend from the Chicago area intimates that the cold was so bad that his subs cannot even start their heavy equipment and are apologetic about the ensuing delays in construction. My wife and I have escaped much of this nastiness, having left New England in early February for the south, but more on that later. Lee McClymonds reports that things are going well in Ohio. At age 70 (like a number of the rest of us) he has no interest in retiring. The snow is reaching record proportions in that region. His company, ResErections, Inc., is currently moving a second large historic limestone building from Ohio to Texas. There is

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lots of work and lots of fun. He is looking to add some equity investors this spring and suggests folks visit his site: www.reserections.com. Daniel Viard is holding up the reporting from the international contingent of the class in this go around. Last October he was one of the organizers of a very interesting study (and cultural) trip to Uzbekistan in Central Asia to follow one of the ancient silk roads. Wife Claudine described it as a semiprofessional trip, with visits to historic sites and gorgeous monuments, notably from Tamerlane and his successors. Of particular interest and focus was Uzbek agriculture and management of its water supplies. Uzbekistan is the fifth largest producer and second leading exporter of cotton in the world. Not surprisingly for Frenchmen, an emphasis was placed on grape production and the wine industry, with fruitful exchanges with Uzbek authorities and producers, particularly on recognition/ promotion of wine quality in order to get better prices. The Uzbek climate is quite appropriate for grapes and wine. On the personal front, Daniel’s younger son Nicholas presented his PhD thesis at the beginning of February, got married 15 days later, and will soon go to Cambridge (MA) for postdoctoral work in acoustics at MIT. As a result the Viards hope to have more opportunities to visit New England and Hanover in the future. One piece of advice: avoid the winter months in New England if this year is any example.

Kit and Kathy Taylor sent along a wonderful family picture that includes sons Keith and Torin with Torin’s wife and their children. Son Keith will finally be getting married in October in New Orleans to fiancée Erica. The Taylors have of late been traveling a great deal, with a Holland tulip cruise in April followed by two weeks in Italy in May with Keith and his fiancée, visiting the hill towns of Tuscany. In October they are off on a Rhine River cruise with six couples they have known for 30+ years. They are grateful to be able to enjoy their family and travel. Earlier I mentioned Bonny and I had escaped much of the nasty New England weather by leaving that region in early February for a short visit with grandchildren in Spartanburg, SC. Son Cabe was off fly fishing in Argentina, so we missed him but not the three granddaughters and our daughter-in-law Mary Stewart. Then we pressed on to Jacksonville, Florida, for a Gordon-Conwell Seminary board meeting at its newly opened Jacksonville location. The seminary had outgrown the church space it was occupying, and so the move was called for to accommodate the growth in enrollment. Then on to Marco Island, FL, via an overnight stay in Orlando. Bonny still has her six weeks of time sharing on Marco and loves the location and climate. Our children and grandchildren (6) have joined us in waves for the last two weeks in March. It has been great to have them here for a week or more, each family in its own unit. My progress toward retirement is slow and steady. Very few calls from my office over the past two months, but a few conference calls on office business and with some of the outside boards on which I will continue to serve. What a relief it is to call in to clear office voicemails in the morning and hear the words, “you have no new messages.” This year marks a first in that department for me after many years of working with the family. Good to know others are taking charge! My father passed away last November at age 92, so the fall was a bit of a scramble with family Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Services, estate settlement, etc. His presence is missed as he was a cheerful, generous, and thankful spirit up to the very end. He was able to pass away at his home with great care, which is what he always wanted. Mom left us in 2003, so we are now learning to live with a “new normal.” Bonny and I have made a decision to sell our

home of 35+ years that she designed but that is not as senior friendly as my dad’s home (which she also designed for him). So we are on the move to his house but only about 100 yards from our present location. Upon our return to Massachusetts, we will hit Holy Week leading up to Easter, a backlog of things to be addressed, more estate settlement, a move, and an effort to sell our home. We continue to be thankful for our many blessings, including good health and wonderful children with great spouses, and grandchildren, each progressing well in their own way. Have a great summer and fall. Blessings on you all.—Caleb ]

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There were only two loyal respondents to this issue’s call for news, so this will be a short note. Doug Morton dropped us an update: “I have just celebrated my 65th birthday, but not at the point of retirement just yet. I’ve been with Bobrick Washroom Equipment for 21 years now, and we are continuing to enjoy excellent growth. Commercial construction is finally showing some rebound after a six-year slump that began with the financial troubles of 2008. Bobrick has 6 facilities in North America, and I have either developed or purchased all 6 of them. I currently have major construction projects going on both coasts as we are expanding our plant near Albany, NY, and simultaneously building a new $30 million corporate headquarters in North Hollywood, California. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited our jobsite this week as we are somewhat of a rarity—a manufacturing company that is not only remaining but investing in Los Angeles. My wife, Paige-Elizabeth, and I are still enjoying our small horse ranch in Agua Dulce, a rural town in northern LA County. Our son John is 9 and our daughter Lily is almost 7. So I still have homework duty when I get home each night.” Doug can be reached at dmorton@ bobrick.com. And in the photo nearby, touring the construction site for Bobrick’s

Touring the construction site for Bobrick’s new headquarters (Doug Morton’s company)

new headquarters, are Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Bobrick President Mark Louchheim, Senior Vice President Doug Morton, and Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian. Jeff Rosen has recently relocated with his family from Blaine, Washington, to San Diego (traded in raindrops for sunbeams). He is still very active in business, providing strategic shopping mall consulting services to landowners/developers on their projects in Asia. Currently he is working on two new projects in Mumbai. In the U.S., Jeff provides real estate acquisition and asset management services to foreign investors. His primary focus is on acquiring income-producing properties (apartment buildings, shopping centers, and office buildings). A secondary focus is on new development opportunities. Jeff continues his quest for his first golf holein-one; he says he is 0 for 65—not tries, but years! (Thanks, Jeff, for helping me make good on my golf story threat.) On the home front, my last few months have been busy with unenviable chores. On Thanksgiving day, Martha succumbed to her ALS and died. Our family is working through the loss in several ways and will have a memorial celebration in Hanover (Martha’s hometown) in June. Much time has been taken up with administrative tasks (estate settlement, taxes, etc.). A more rewarding activity has been development of a small note-card business based on Martha’s art, started by Martha and our daughter Julie (born in Hanover while we were at Tuck). Martha helped with the planning but died before the first sale. Julie has continued as a way to honor her mother. Images of Martha’s cards can be seen at MarthaSouth.com. I hope more classmates will send news for the next issue. ]

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CL ASS NOTES ’73 Barry Hotchkies 7 Wood Court Oakland, CA 94611-3101 bhotchkies@aol.com

Greetings to all. The news always seems to be due when I am traveling. This time in Southern California, where Eleanor and I spent a few days in the desert, and now in San Diego. Amazing drive, from sunny and warm desert through the mountains where it was 35 degrees, windy with even some snow overnight!! But made up for the cold in Julian, CA, with their famous apple pie. We had a good number of T’73s attend the 40th reunion: Dave Atiyeh, Dick Curran, Jim Flaws, Janet Ganson, Stan Gutkowski, Gene Hornsby, Bob Kelliher, Cliff Lewis, John Musser, Charlie Quimby, Steve Ringlee, Ev Schenk, and Bill Wood. Sorry I had to miss the reunion but will make plans for the 50th. Got a nice report on the reunion from Steve Ringlee, who flew in Thursday evening, arriving at Logan around 2 a.m. Friday, thanks to storm delays in Chicago. Then Steve headed to rural Montpelier, where his cousin Sarah has a beautiful 200-acre antique hilltop farm dating to 1840. He arrived in time to help them start the apple harvest and collect a gazillion apples for macerating on Saturday. Steve’s repaired shoulder endured two hours of cranking the apple masher as part of a shift. Quit at noon to enjoy apple pie and apple crisp, then went back to work straining cider and bottling. Quit again at 4 p.m. to shower and change and drive to Hanover with cider-soaked old clothes in the trunk. Weather was spectacular but the leaves were somewhat muted in color, a subject of much discussion but probably due to relatively mild temperatures for which we can thank the Chinese coal burners with all their emissions. On a philosophical note, Swami Steve comments: “At this stage in life, what you have done is no big deal and most are now retired and futzing around.” Jim Flaws noted he’ll probably pack it in after 41 years at Corning in about a year. John Musser is still importing fair-trade

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papayas from the Caribbean (and brought his delightful son along with him); Gene Hornsby just retired from Analog Devices; Bob Kelliher retired about five years ago from State Street Bank and got an Irish start in life, which means his kids are now looking for colleges. The hit of the evening dinner was Dean John Hennessey, looking great, who with his new wife Madeline Kunin (former Vermont governor) stopped by to say hello. Steve left the dinner around 9:45 p.m. to drive back to Boston, only to have a flat tire on the road: a real delight to change in the semidarkness. Steve’s word to the wise: do not buy a car with low-profile tires; they are easily wiped out by road debris. Fortunately, Avis provided a Chevrolet with a real spare tire, not with the can of spray goo and pressurized CO2. Glad you could change the tire, Steve; it can be pretty hard to get some of those rims off. Nice to hear from John Jacquemin, who updates us that his daughter Olivia is graduating in May from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Daughter Juliana was scheduled to graduate from George Mason University but is extending her student career with a change in majors—keeps her longer on the payroll, John!! John runs into Stan Gutkowski regularly in Northern Virginia. He sends his congratulations to Stan for doing an outstanding job with our ’73 TAG campaign and to the whole class for coming through as never before, setting new records. John would like to host a gathering of our DC area classmates this summer. So, if any T’73 DC/ VA/MD alums are reading this, please contact John if you are interested in a get together. Great idea, John.

Disney in 2007 and moved to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles. Jack loves it in Santa Barbara—big enough to have a lot to do and small enough to get just about anywhere in fifteen minutes. I can vouch for that, having spent a week there over spring break— delightful place. Unfortunately, Jack was not around that week, so we were not able to get together. Next time, Jack. It is always nice to report on the award of the Class of 1973 Memorial Scholarship. The 2013-14 recipient is John Kirk T’14. John graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in finance in 2005. He has worked as an associate with Triage Consulting Group, Atlanta; business manager, The Spinal Clinic, Accra, Ghana; executive director, Chiropractic Around the World, Accra, Ghana; group leader 3, New Dominion School, Dillwyn, VA. I am sure you will agree that John is a deserving recipient of the scholarship. Nice newsy update from Cliff Lewis, who sent us a picture from last fall of his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate presentation. Cliff is not as big as he looks in the picture—the lady presenting the charter is just petite.

I keep up with Leo Welsh on Facebook—what did we do before FB? Leo notes that he and wife Linda are very busy with real estate in Austin, TX. There are 110 people moving to Austin every day, and if only a few of them have Leo’s help finding a new home, Leo will be retiring real soon. Leo and Linda are enjoying being empty nesters since their youngest, Katie, the architect, is working at Jacobs Engineering. Katie’s current assignment is a new engineering building at the University of Texas. Leo extends an invitation to visit the live music capital of the world sometime!

After selling his business a few years ago, Cliff thought it would be fun to become a financial analyst (fun, Cliff?), hence the CFA. He studied for the CFA over three years with a good group of people, who reminded Cliff a lot of Tuckies (assume that is a compliment, Cliff). The next oldest person getting a CFA with Cliff was probably 30!

It was good to hear from Jack Garand, who is now retired from Disney. He finished up at

Cliff is still living in Boston and is now working, part-time, as a real financial analyst.

Cliff Lewis receiving his Chartered Financial Analyst certificate

In spite of the overwhelming commercial success of the analyst venture, however, he has yet to convince his wife that he should be allowed to have another toy car. He needs our help in finding a new toy—a nice sports car from the late ’60s or early ’70s that is looking for a good home. In the meantime, Cliff needs to earn a living and research some hot stock tips. Pass on a good one, Cliff. Heard from Dave Fine, who thought that this may be his first (or maybe second) class notes submission since 1973. Dave and his wife, Ginny, have been living in Lexington, MA, since leaving Hanover in 1973. They have two grown daughters—Liz is 35 (5 ft 10) and Amy is 30 (5 ft 2). Both are currently single, despite Dave and Ginny’s matchmaking skills. Dave is a tax partner in a local CPA practice on Lewis Wharf (North End/Waterfront area) in downtown Boston. He loves going to work every day (except in tax season), so he has no plans to retire. Dave is surprised that he is old enough to even be thinking in terms of retirement! From LinkedIn, Jay Walkingshaw is managing director at Logic Products. David Atiyeh writes that he and his wife, Darlene, enjoyed the 40th reunion and the chance to catch up with classmates. It was their first trip back to Hanover from Oregon in 15 years. The reunion photograph nearby shows Bob Kelliher, Charlie Quimby, Gene Hornsby, Dave, and Ev Schenk.

wedding anniversary. Dave and Darlene were married about three weeks after classes finished at Tuck. Dean Hennessey reluctantly excused Dave from graduation so he could get back to Portland to earn a couple hundred bucks (literally) before the wedding. As an added bonus, Dave and Darlene welcomed their second granddaughter, Charlotte, on February 24, 2014. Congratulations. Dave is still working half-time, with some weeks/months busier than others. He is just doing the fun stuff with longtime accounts, such as a custom English woven carpet for the Oregon Historical Society lobby and future business planning for the family company, which is now in its 114th year. Life chez Hotchkies is much the same— “futzing” around, as Steve Ringlee comments. Traveling, dancing, photography, hiking, grandkids, and running keep the brain and body active. OK, classmaties, that is all the news for this edition. Please help out with your news and updates for next time. We all love to hear from you. ]

’74 Paul Stupinski 142 Torrie Lane North Kingstown, RI 02852 pstupinski@aol.com

40TH REUNION October 10-12, 2014

T’73s at Tuck for Reunion 2013

They combined the visit to Hanover with a two-week trip to the Nova Scotia and Maine coasts, marveling at the scenery and perfect weather. The other reason for their trip back to the East Coast was to celebrate their 40th

Hi everyone! Hope you enjoyed the last issue of Tuck Today! Lots to share with you… First off, mark the dates of Columbus Day weekend to return to Hanover and celebrate the 40th reunion of the class of 1974! By now, you should have received information on the

dates and hotel accommodations from Andy Steele [T’79]. This is always a fun weekend; hope to see everyone there! Congratulations to Steve Bates and to all of us for another successful TAG campaign—over $139,000 donated, but just as importantly, almost 71% class participation. That is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than the classes before and after us. Well done!! Steve has set a goal of 74% class participation, matching our graduation year, as this year’s reunion target. That would be a great way to mark this milestone. Let’s make it happen! On to the news…. Thanks to Steve and to Brian Landry for organizing the annual Christmas Lunch at the NYC Harvard Club. A little snow did nothing to dampen attendance or enthusiasm, as this year’s participants included Noreen Doyle, Lloyd Ucko, Steve Griffith, Rick Goldberg, Jim Spanos, Danny Eng, Pinhead, Mike Caulfield, Stuart Pinski, Bates, Landry, Honorary ’74 Don Wilson T’73, and ’74 for a day, John Murphy T’75. Brian did his usual great job with the luncheon arrangements, the only drawback being that we dined under a Harvard logo! Tough to keep track of everyone’s news with so many conversations going on at once, but I did manage to pick up that Kate Moss and Zooey Deschanel are really missing Goldberg now that he’s retired from Rimmel. Lloyd Ucko’s Paladin Strategic Partners secured their first client and are developing some “traction.” Spanos is keeping fingers crossed that the political situation in Greece improves to the point that he and Penny can get back to enjoying their home near Corinth. Pinhead had to leave early to attend to his latest business venture, a firewood delivery business in Greenwich. Landry and I shared a toast to our beloved Red Sox’s World Series Championship; we both attended game 2 at Fenway but kept missing each other while trying to meet up between innings. If you want to get an invitation for next year’s event, email me and we’ll be sure to include you. There was also a holiday get-together in Providence for the RI-based ’74s, organized by Dave Potter, at Providence’s famed Mill’s Tavern. Joining Dave (unfortunately, Dave’s wife Mary was fighting the flu and unable to be there) were Marnie and Jake Jacobsen, Kathy and Bob Twomey, and Angie and me. Jake and Marnie report that Avalanche remains unsold. Bob and Kathy were still trying to catch their breath after having

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CL ASS NOTES their daughters and their families all home for Christmas. Dave and Mary were headed to Tortola for some R&R after the new year. Congratulations to Pat Martin, whose Martin Investment Management, LLC has earned “Top Gun” status in 17 different fund categories measured by PSN, the longest running investment management database in North America. This award signifies that his investment funds rank in the top 5 for performance among their peers, and 2013 marks the third consecutive year that his firm has been so recognized. Pat and Sandy recently purchased a second home on the famed Seminole Golf Course in Florida. Daughter Sarah and her family live nearby, and she is assisting with overseeing some renovation and repair work being done on the house. John Bello sent in a photo (hopefully somewhere near the column) lamenting a rained-out round of golf with Nancy T’75 and Jean & Stuart Serenbetz, both T’79s. Even the displayed TUCK bucket hat could not save the day on the course, but Bello reported that the foursome repaired to the 19th hole, so the day was not a total loss! JJ also reported that after having bagged an elk last year, Nancy refuses to let him mount the stuffed trophy head anywhere in the house. Anyone want a deal on an elk head?? You may recall from the last column that Todd Keiller was planning to run the Boston Marathon and was training hard for the event. Unfortunately, Father Time waylaid the training regimen, and Todd was sidelined by tendinitis for 6 weeks. As I write this, he’s trying to cram in as much training as possible in the next 5 weeks. Todd reminded me that his first marathon was done in 1990, and his goals this year are (1) to finish and (2) to finish. Todd is still doing technology transfer stuff with Worcester Polytechnic, but recently has also gotten involved at Dartmouth doing the same kind of work. There are 2 new business incubators on campus now, one of them being in the nurses’ dorm where Diane once lived!! Todd and Diane recently celebrated their 40th anniversary with a golf vacation at Palm Desert. Diane wore a boot, nursing a fractured foot, while playing with golf, and still managed to beat Todd! Todd is heading to his Dartmouth reunion this summer and will also be going to our TUCK reunion this fall. Blaine Gunther checked in from Jerusalem, where he and Linda are still volunteering at the Center for Near Eastern Studies; check out their

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John Bello, Nancy Bello T’75, Jean and Stuart Serenbetz T’79s

blog—gunthersinjerusalem.blogspot.com—for more information and updates. Noreen Doyle just returned from a TUCK ski weekend in Verbier—great attendance, 35 Tuckies showed up and were treated to great weather and skiing conditions. Mark Byrne T’86 hosted the group for a dinner at his ski chalet. Ducky also got together recently with Jack Tankersley in Denver. Cathy Needham Grein and husband Fred T’73 checked in from Chile, where they have been touring and exploring the southernmost tip of South America. The trip started in Argentina, moved on to Cape Horn, Magdalena Island, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine National Park, and Santiago. There should be pictures nearby. The class of ’74 reading list for this column includes the following books read and recommended by your classmates. An eclectic mix of reading material here, for sure. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell The Bully Pulpit, by Doris Kearns Goodwin Identical, by Scott Turow Orr: My Story, by Bobby Orr Money: The Unauthorized Biography, by Felix Martin Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander Why Does the World Exist?, by Jim Holt Live by Night, by Dennis Lehane Life is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America, by Bruce Weber Daughter of Destiny, by Benazir Bhutto That’s it for now. Thanks for staying in touch, and see you at Reunion!! ]

Cathy Needham Grein and Fred T’73 in Chile

Another great pic of Cathy and Fred in Chile

’75 Bill Kelly 306A Piute Lane Stratford, CT 06614 bkelley@snet.net

Gregg Kelley is currently national sales and marketing manager at Lynx Broadband. He reports that he and Linda plan to splurge for their vacation this summer. They’ll be taking a Dartmouth travel vacation on a cruise ship visiting Greece, the Aegean Islands, and Turkey. Gregg and Linda live in Minneapolis. Their children are now out of the nest and in other cities (Boston and Chicago), but the hope is that some day they will return to beautiful Minnesota, where winter is truly winter. Meanwhile Gregg stays in touch with Bill Perell, Mark Thomas, Dave Fernald, and Fred Erickson.

Dick Gregerson is president of JANAS Associates, the investment banking and management consulting firm in Pasadena. (How’s the winter there, Dick?) His firm recently arranged what may be the first US private equity investment in Slovenia, when Dick’s client, backed by Gores Group, bought a leading medical laser company. JANAS has also begun to raise funds for Kenya’s first free children’s educational television station, a move that hopefully will boost educational attainment and bolster Kenya’s television production industry. The first investor to sign up was Sesame Workshop. JANAS has a long history of Asia Pacific deals. But the two just mentioned represent their first in Eastern Europe and Africa. Most of the company’s practice is helping entrepreneurs raise growth capital and arranging the sale of their companies. The photo in this report is of Jim Becker and Mimi Macksoud aboard their 53' cutter-rigged sloop, Flying White. Jim sailed the boat down to the BVIs last November, and Mimi joined him in St. Thomas. The plan at this writing was to venture further south in April then sail back to New England via Bermuda. Nautical advice has been supplied by Jake Jacobsen T’74 and Dave Potter T’74.

’76 Stuart Fishler 17220 Palisades Circle Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 stufis@roadrunner.com

We have some international news to top the column this time around. Joel Barad wrote in, regaling us about the 2-week trip to Turkey that he, Tobe, and Gordon took last summer (whuh???…in the summer???), including a week in Istanbul and time spent on the Aegean coast, notably Ephesus and Aphrodisias. In addition to the gods, they communed with the chickens, geese, ducks, and mules that populated the environs around their country inn. Joel continues his work-related jet-setting as global knowledge leader for the business development team at WPP, the parent company of Ogilvy & Mather, Young & Rubicam, Wunderman, and other agencies. Luckily, much of the travel involves Europe. Even more luckily, Joel works for somebody who loves to golf. Yup, an ideal working relationship. Tom Henderson sent along some evidence that he and Kathleen intend to match Joel mile for mile. They covered French Polynesia and Tahiti last fall (see photo on myTUCK…note Tuck hat on the less-attractive one) and plan to river cruise through Vietnam and Cambodia this year. From the sound of it, Tom also spent some quality time golfing in and around the northern parts of South Carolina…more so than Joel, I daresay.

Jim Becker and Mimi Macksoud aboard their sloop

Barbara and I are enjoying our first grandson, William. True, he’s in Oakland and we’re in Connecticut, but through the miracle of Skype and Facebook we are keeping abreast. At 6 months William seems to have a huge vocabulary of burps and babbles, impressive for someone who doesn’t speak a word of English or any other known language. Perhaps he’s heading for another career in PR.... —Bill Kelly ]

Joel, Tobe, and Gordon Barad at Ephesus

International travel of the inbound variety is rather frequent for Anthony Simpson, who on his most recent trip found more, yes, even

more time to chill with Roger Taylor and Artie Becker. In seeking green knowledge about the attached photo, one of our classmates knowledgeable about this chain of fitness centers prompted the comment that SoulCycle “is where all the hotties hang out, so why should we be surprised if these guys would be seen hanging around the one in the Hamptons?”

Anthony Simpson, Roger Taylor, and Artie Becker in Southampton

International travel of a somewhat different nature occupied Gail Hegarty Fell this past year as she continues to leverage her prior experience at the State Department. She assured me that her travel was “unspectacular,” but she did do some consulting that required a visit to Tripoli only a month after the quite spectacular Benghazi events. The locals bent over backwards to assure her of their strong alignment with the West, but we should not expect her to be making any more trips to that locale. Winemaker Jim Schultze (the photo shows my favorite pose: Jim retrieving some barrel samples of Windy Oaks wine for me to taste) has expanded his portfolio of wines yet again during the past year. In the last issue, I touched on four new white wines he is offering at killer prices (two sauvignon blancs, a pinot gris, and a chardonnay, all priced below $15), and now he has ventured into the Rhône varietals with a syrah/grenache blend called Night Owl. Judy and Jim became fond of southern Rhônes when they were visiting Provence a couple of years ago and when they got home, Jim asked around the relatively small grapegrowing community and was able to source some very good Rhône varietals from a couple of vineyards in the Monterey area, just south of their winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Judy noted that the name derives from Jim’s being a night owl (something that served him well at Tuck), walking up through his vineyard Spring/Summer 2014

CL ASS NOTES at night, listening to the great horned owl at rest on the vineyard wires. This is killer stuff and gives us all the more reason to order posthaste. Ditto the white wines, which sold out last August. Luckily, there are 1,400 cases of whites this time around, but why wait to order, particularly since they donate 10% of all proceeds to the school?

Jim Schultze tasting barrel samples.

Paul Gardent, Len Brzozowski, Penny Paquette, and Lee Turner

The final picture for this column involves another tawdry grouping, notably Paul Gardent, Len Brzozowski, Penny Paquette, and Lee Turner. The first two were back in Hanover last winter, where they participated in two case studies. From the grapevine, I understand that at least one of the others was cold-called during one of the classes, although the photograph does not indicate whether the response was efficient, effective, or had any meaning whatsoever to the normal student body.

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I caught up with Charlie Haydock shortly after the running of the Los Angeles Marathon, during which he informed me that he had actually run the Boston Marathon half a dozen times some 20 years ago—“back when they only had 7,000 entrants, not the 25,000 we see today.” He assured me that any photographic evidence of such endeavors would compare unfavorably with the photo that ran in this column a few issues ago of Rick Derr. He commented, “That photo of Rick must have been early in the race, because he looked pretty good!” Afterwards, I realized that this column has never highlighted Charlie’s appointment more than three years ago as chief investment officer of Welch & Forbes in Boston, the personal wealth management firm with more than $4 billion under management.

assured me he still finds time to do his “mentor capital” work, advising on startups that may need leadership, providing introductions, and in general filling vacuums for entrepreneurs hitting their inflection points.

Another highlight for the Boston crowd relates to Stuart Cable, who was cited in Bloomberg last fall as leading the Goodwin Procter firm in representing Onyx Pharmaceuticals in its $10 billion acquisition by Amgen. No surprise, really, as he currently serves as the firm’s chair of M&A/corporate finance for the tech and life sciences business practices. Stu finally retired as board chair of the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, but he keeps his hand in academia through his membership of the board of fellows of Harvard Medical School. Of interest to those of us here in media-centric Los Angeles, Stu has also been developing his media chops, as evidenced by his two-part interview on The Boardroom Video Series that is put out by The Directors Letter. The theme of the interviews was the relatively new JOBS Act, with part one covering “Expanding the Cap on Number of Investors, Crowdfunding, and the Simplified IPO” and part two focusing on “Changes in Audit Statements, 404 Attestation and an Increased Risk to Directors.” All of his plutodious ponderosities and ignominious expiations can be seen through the usual free online services.

Charley had a recent email exchange with Hap Stein, which prompted a follow-up from me to confirm that, indeed, Hap and Brooke have purchased waterfront property in Ponte Vedra Beach for all of us to visit…at least, I think we can, but probably only when he and Brooke are at their other place in Vail. When he called, Hap was in the midst of yet another week of travel, although none of it was getting near New Hampshire. He did comment that he regularly gets up to Hanover, as Professor Vogel’s Real Estate course uses a case study involving Hap’s Regency Centers.

Out in Seattle, Peter Hoover is also involved in the tech and life sciences sectors. I caught up with him soon after he had concluded the sale of his most recent tech startup, Vieosoft, a cloud-based provider of prescription management systems for the pharmaceutical sector. He seemed pretty excited about the fact that “for the first time in almost 30 years I have returned to the role of ‘VP’ as I try to scale this thing…now that we have some real cash.” This sounded like a full-time gig, but Peter

Charley Silcox is another who is hitting his inflection points, although in this case it involves 18 holes and a pocketful of tees. He has lowered his handicap to nine and perfected his strokes at courses near his regular home in the Scottsdale area and his summer place up in Flagstaff. He still officiates intermittently at USGA events and, since it is in his backyard, you should be able to see him on TV this July as he walks the course with various twosomes at the US Girls’ Juniors, which will be held in Flagstaff.

To finish on a high note, the 2013 Selectee of the Class of ’76 Allwin Community Service Award continues our record in recognizing outstanding achievement. Steve Abbott T’13 went to work for Cornerstone Research, an economic consulting firm, after graduating from Williams. During that time, he became increasingly interested in sustainability and renewable energy, which led him to seek a career in this sector. During his summer internship at Tuck, Steve worked at a windenergy development company and, following graduation, joined the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). RMI is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit that drives the efficient and restorative use of resources. He commented a few weeks ago: “I’m currently working on two large projects: the first is focused on helping a large university construct a plan to reach carbon neutrality; the second is to develop a solar PV program for a utility that would maximize the value to customers, the utility, and society in general. I’m very grateful to Tuck for supporting me throughout

the job-hunting process and even after I moved out here to begin work. I was also impressed at the outpouring of sympathy and support that came from the alumni network during the flooding we experienced this past fall—it was an impressive reminder of the generosity and unity of our alumni network.” Per Patricia Palmiotto, executive director for Tuck’s Center for Business & Society: “Steve joins a list of impressive recipients who have used their Tuck MBA to focus on the challenges facing society. Our 2012 recipient, Abby Whitbeck, has focused on the needs of education in her work at Teach for America, and the 2010 recipient, Micah Sagebiel, also went to work on educational issues with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Brad Lang, the 2009 winner, has applied his knowledge to international development and access to clean water with the Aquaya Institute. Nick Richardson, our first recipient in 2008, improved options for youth with the nonprofit Year Up. (Due to the 10th year anniversary celebration, we did not present the award anyone in 2011.)” Recognizing Steve and all the award recipients who are working in the nonprofit sector to improve the lives of people they touch, the class of ’76 can feel proud of keeping, in our hearts and in our minds, Jim’s memory and the values he held of community service. Thank you so much. ]

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Brooks Jackson know whether congratulations or condolences are in order, as you will be running one of the largest health care networks in the country. Second, former AmeriCares president and CEO Curt Welling D’71, T’77 has joined Tuck as a senior fellow in its Center for Global Business and Government and the Center for Business & Society. Welling assumed the joint appointments Jan. 1, following his 11-year tenure at the nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization. So now when we come back for Reunion, we have lots of places to stay: Curt’s, Robin Carpenter’s, Peter Haskell’s, Dave Kemp’s, Nancy and Bob Pope’s, Bill Ramus’, Joanne Scott’s, Judy Walke’s, Peter Field’s, Ned Harding’s, Ann Hargraves’, Sandy Helve’s, Bill Hoyt’s, Jim Logan’s, and Dave Rousse’s. The children are all coming home to roost. Borden Walker sent me a personal note: “I have retired after a long career in the energy business, and my wife Michele and I have moved to Jupiter Island on the east coast of Florida. We recently had a fun visit from my old housemates, Orlando and Angela Gonzalez—great to catch up on what they have

been up to. I am keeping busy by working on my golf and tennis games plus getting involved with local schools/Boys and Girls Club to mentor kids who need some help thinking about career paths, college opportunities, and the tough process to get there. We will be covering the East Coast, as our two daughters are living together in Washington, DC, and we will be spending summers on Cape Cod, where we are next door neighbors in Osterville to George Jones! Look forward to reconnecting with our classmates as we head in to this next phase of life!” Orlando Gonzalez adds: “Angela and I got together with Borden and Michele at Hobe Sound and had a great time. Now we are trying to organize a Goodrich Four Corners reunion for next year.” He also congratulates Curt Welling on his appointment. Next time, guys, email me a photo! David H. Goodman writes, “Learning how to build my BVFLS practice and re-design my life with Mel Abraham and Rod Burkert.” I need a translation. What the heck is BVFLS??? Mike Montgomery says he has merged his company into Signal Hill out of Baltimore and has stepped down from active involvement. “Wow, not working for first time since preschool!” To keep himself busy and keep out of trouble (insofar as that is possible with Mike), he is on two public and one private board, and a nonprofit. He also hopes to teach at a local B-school. He reports that Nicole is doing great, and Colyn is in London enjoying this big world. ]

Martha Luehrmann 1466 Grizzly Peak Boulevard Berkeley, CA 94708 marthaluehrmann@comcast.net

Dear folks, Our biggest news items are two you have all been notified of by Charlie Plimpton. The first is that Brooks Jackson has been named the new med school dean and vice president for health sciences at the University of Minnesota. Wish you would’ve come to UCSF, Brooks. Our weather is better. But Bill Cherne, Tate Preston, Chris Steiner Shea, and Phil Williams will enjoy your company. I don’t

Curt Welling in India for AmeriCares Spring/Summer 2014

CL ASS NOTES ’78 Jim Scardino 14 Aberdeen Road Wellesley, MA 02482-6028 jim.scardino@amtrustgroup.com

The 35-year reunion was a very enjoyable time. In the words of Rocky Balboa, “You shoulda seen us!” In addition to the studious types in the picture nearby, attending a presentation by Professor Matt Slaughter (see if you can name them all!), we were graced with the presence of Bill Brown, Brian Deevy, Don Derrick, Mark Freise, Peter and Janet Lebovitz, Bob Lindberg, Rick Mayberry, and Larry Newman. Don again generously opened his home to us for Saturday evening libations prior to our banquet. Randy provided raffle prizes, and, since his company is Diageo, there was spirited (pun intended!) competition for the awards! Just a warm and comfortable weekend spent with friends whom we see far too infrequently. Please, please, PLEASE make the commitment to be at the 40th!

Do my eyes deceive me or is this a larger turnout than for the average 8 a.m. Business Law class in the fall of 1977?

I would say that the following note from Koji Nakamura gives him a legitimate pass: “Please kindly accept my deepest apologies. The reason is as follows: Last few months I had been in the deep mountains in the Philippines, nearly 14 hours bus ride in the north from Manila, where there was no Internet access or little cellphone signals. I was leading a kind of mendicant or Indiana Jones life away from the digital world, helping mountain tribes establish

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their own lives. What I encounter are those people, mountain pigs, and armed Communist guerrillas!! The nearest Internet cafe is a 7-hour bus ride away!! Tuck is where the BASIC program was invented, but here people lack Basics!” And these words from the one and only Bart Brewer: “I’m sorry I didn’t have time to even write a letter for the 35th last fall. I always have conflicts when it is held. Anyway, as I’m likely in the back nine of life, I reflect back and realize that, after my family, my earthly loyalties probably are to Tuck. That was such a magical and formative time for all of us, particularly somebody who had no full-time work experience like myself. As I tell people, ‘Tuck is not just a business school. It is a way of life.’ My educational experience really was not at HS or at college—it was at Tuck. One of the things that has remained constant over the decades (even with the rapid changes we have seen in our world) is that our school has remained loyal to my statement. Because of that, the alumni remain loyal to the school— even more so than virtually all undergraduate alumni do to theirs. Be well my friends.” As for Dave Kapnick, “I’ve returned to my roots in public accounting as managing director and CFO of prominent independent tax firm WTAS. WTAS was founded by a number of tax partners from Arthur Andersen when they imploded in 2002, and I worked closely with many of them during my original tenure at Andersen. I’m focusing primarily on WTAS’ new global expansion strategy. On the personal side, my son Daniel received his MBA from Chicago Booth last June and is now working in private equity, while my daughter Carolyn is living in the L.A. area with my two rambunctious grandsons, Max and Scott.” I leave you with the sad news that our classmate Dave Evancich passed away on January 13 after a valiant struggle with esophageal cancer. The picture nearby was taken last June at Kennebago Lake, a place where Dave found peace and beauty. As Dave would, he made sure to say that the brook trout shown was safely released and returned to the lake. Dave was a gentle human being who is missed. ]

Dave Evancich

’79 Darrell Brown 740 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80206-3179 dbrown@aldenbrown.com

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Royden Goodson sent the attached pictures from this past October, when Joan and John de Regt sailed their boat Starlight down from Connecticut to cruise the Chesapeake Bay. Royden believes the trip took a month and they ended up in Hampton, “and we had a rendezvous in the Hampton River. Their boat is lovely and well suited to that kind of longdistance sailing. In one of the shots, you can see our boat to the right. A nice boat too, but much better suited to staying close to home. After our meeting, several of John’s mates drove down from Connecticut and helped John sail the boat back home in the ocean, dodging the big nor’easters that move up the East Coast in the fall. Joanie wisely decided to drive back home, but the boys made it without apparent incident.” Royden’s troops are doing well. “Charlie is wearing the mountains out that are close to Denver with his snowboard. He still likes his job and loves Denver. He and I are going to do the top half of the Grand Canyon in a dory this July—guided trip, of course. I am really looking forward to the trip, but the hike up the Bright Angel Trail promises to be

challenging. Caroline claims to still love ‘Chiberia,’ but we think she misses that Southern Cal weather. She was going to run the LA Marathon in March but decided to cancel since she could hardly train this winter in Chicago. We visited Emily last week in DC. She has a new apartment in the city a few blocks from the Capitol and enjoys life there.”

The Goodsons and de Regts on the de Regts’ Starlight

blessed. The past months have been cold and snowy, and we were able to do lots of skiing and skating (on Occom Pond and on Lake Morey), just like the winters of old. After our equatorial adventure we are looking forward to planting another (small) vegetable garden. And then, in the summer, perhaps to stay again in an adorable house in Ogunquit, Maine, which is owned by Gert and Jan Assmus. Season follows season. And so it goes.” Candace Haynes hopes all is well with our class. “Life for me at my second ‘career job’ with PwC is great; enjoying being part of such a phenomenal training organization and working on the technology-enabled side of the house to add social and mobile dimensions to our programs! My boys are working their way through school—Sean at App State, and Scott at NCSU for chemical engineering. Most of my non-work time is consumed with the little light of my life, my granddaughter Riley Isabella, who was a bit of a surprise 2.5 years ago when Scott, at 17, became a very young new father. I’ve had the great pleasure of ‘standing in’ for him while he’s pursuing his studies, and she and I are thick as thieves and have fabulous adventures together. Nearby is a picture of Riley and Candy. Husband Phil and I just celebrated our 28th anniversary and hope for many more. Would love to see any Tuckies coming through Charlotte anytime!!”

gave birth to Lilly in April 2013, and Catey and Scott (Richmond) brought forth the first boy in the line since yours truly when Ford was born in December. As the parents of four girls, we were wondering if boys were even possible, but now we know they are. All the grandparents out there already know how wonderful the experience is—all the enjoyment and none of the responsibility! It’s tough having one so far away, but it’s also nice having an excuse to visit New England on a regular basis. Other than this news, all is well here, as it has been ever since we left Tuck as young parents so long ago. I’m still actively engaged in the management of a $7 billion investment management firm, though I’m beginning to think about retirement as we work through a multiyear succession plan here. Cathy joins me in sending our best to all our classmates.” Oakes Ames moved permanently to the mountain time zone in 2014, “living a mile high in Prescott AZ, home of the world’s oldest rodeo. Chalked up another retirement, this time from triathlon, at the Hawaii Ironman in Oct. I think I’m shorter and grayer than the last time I was in Hanover and want to make the reunion in the fall to see how my classmates are coping. If hiking the Grand Canyon is on anyone’s bucket list, get in touch. Joanne and I are 2 hours away and it’s one of my favorite things to do.”

The Goodsons and de Regts, with the Goodsons’ Alerion sloop to the right

Joan de Regt reports it was great seeing Royden, and as Tuck notes were contemplated, she and John were spending the weekend at Stowe with Kip and Kathi Cleaver, dreaming of next summer’s boating season. By the way, “Royden’s Alerion sloop is an incredibly sweet boat, so fun to get together…see y’all at Reunion!” M.K. Beach wrote just before heading to the Galapagos for a few weeks. Her news is a Galapagos adventure with husband Terry “and two of our four kids (Hillary and Jacob). My son Max is engaged, with a wedding in the works for August. Life is good and I feel

Candy and granddaughter Riley

Oakes Ames awarded the salad bowl for winning the Kona Ironman

Tom Thomson sent his update from the Thomson clan in Virginia: “The big news in our family is that Cathy and I are now double grandparents, as our twins, Ginna and Catey, who many will recall were born before we graduated from Tuck, became first-time parents. Ginna and Alex (Newbury, MA)

From John Taylor: “Son Jay is an instructor this winter at Keystone ski area in Colorado, so we are heading out there in late March to spend time and some low-key end-of-season skiing. He likes the private lessons; he says the tips are great. Nanci and I did something

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CL ASS NOTES ’80 David Womack 597 Fourth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 dmw597@yahoo.com

Charlie Kellogg T’72 and Joe McNulty T’79 ski touring on March 6 in the Millstone Hill Conservation Area near Manchester, MA. Whatta wintah!

’81 Tony Ettinger 101 Paulding Drive Chappaqua, NY 10514-2818 tony.ettinger@verizon.net

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Stuart and Jean Serenbetz T’79 with John T’74 and Nancy T’75 Bello

very right-brained earlier this year. We flew to Berlin to meet up with a friend of ours who is the musical director and conductor of 3 opera companies in eastern Germany—Berlin, Dresden, and Halle. We know very little about opera but had a chance to really see it from the inside. It was wild watching these 3 operas sung in Italian with the German translation in super titles above the stage. (We speak neither language!) It forced us to pay attention to what was happening on the stage. They have a very different approach to supporting the arts over there (meaning there is strong state support). And the audiences are very different. Please remind everyone about our 35th Reunion in Hanover 10/10-12/2014.” John is still running around the country talking about venture capital. John Watson has taken a new job as president of Hallmark retailing, with 800 companyowned and 2,400 independent card, gift, and party-supply stores. He is based in Kansas City but seems to spend most of his free winter time in Snowbird/Alta. Your entire class hopes to see you for our 35th reunion in Hanover October 10–12. ]

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Greetings from Edinburgh, where Yours Truly is on a project for a local investment firm for a few weeks. I never thought I’d say this, but given a few months in the Polar Vortex in Ohio, we have come to Scotland for the warmth and the sun. The Hawaii of the British Isles. Crocuses and daffodils, whereas in Cleveland the backyard ornament is a dead bird frozen to a branch…. Anyway, I think the entire class has gone into hibernation, as we have only four news items. But they are…interesting…each in its own way. From Cherrie Clark, word that she has roped—I mean persuaded—another Tuckie to come to Vanderbilt to give a guest lecture. Cherrie reports that Wes Chapman was an outstanding speaker, on the topic of the realities of entrepreneurship (e.g., “Assets on the left, liabilities on the right”). She also notes that, “We now have an official Tuck alumni club in Nashville. It’s great to meet strangers who have a very strong common bond.” Sort of like running into a Bruins fan in Botswana or something. I am trying to imagine the Nashville version of a Tuck club meeting, possibly with group sing-alongs of “You Tore Up My Heart Like a Used-up Bluebook” or “There Ain’t No Accounting for How You

Treated Me.” Readers are invited to submit more titles…. From Bill Moylan, Understatement of the Year Award, as he wrote “Other than that, same old, same old” after the following announcement: “I’m getting married in October in Connecticut to woman I met in the Tuck library when she was a Dartmouth freshman. And Glenn, before you insert the joke that this happened last year, it actually happened in 1980. [Hey! Would we ever stoop that low?…. Yup, sure we would!] Since our current 5,000-mile separation is socially inconvenient [but think of the frequent-flier miles!], I’ll be leaving the University of Hawaii (where I’ve taught full time for the last 12 years) and relocating to Connecticut to start up a corporate training company. I’ve developed a great training product that I know I can sell to any organization with more than 30 employees that wants to keep its health care costs down [um, don’t pay for health care?], so my prospect pool is quite large. For those of my classmates who haven’t already received a cold call from me, you can expect one in the future.” Well, we can’t say we weren’t warned! And we can’t say Bill rushed into this. Congratulations to Bill and future Ms. Bill! As they might sing at the Nashville Tuck Club: “When You Checked Out That Book, Darlin’, You Also Checked Out My Heart!” On to Dan Taylor, who is dealing with a crushing problem. “We’re empty nesters now, except for a pair of guinea pigs our twin daughters left behind when they left for college at Middlebury and Williams.” (He wrote other stuff about family and life and things like that, but I am homing in on the big themes here, people!) Now, we received his email a few weeks ago, and I figure that by now Carol and Dan have several thousand guinea pigs. I think it is time for the Tuck ’81 community to pitch in and help…in fact, I know you will all be happy to help, so without even asking we’re just gonna mail every classmate three or four… maybe six, hard to say…spare Taylor guinea pigs. Enjoy them as pets, train ’em to do all those tricks that guinea pigs are known for, like, you know, like…sitting around. To echo the old Nashville Tuckie tune, “Our Love Don’t Add Up, But It Sure Do Multiply!” And we close with Mike Esposito, who, after the usual golf update (hit ball, ball went in hole,

took ball out of hole, hit it back into another hole…) decided, possibly after having had a few too many of George Parker’s Boston Burners (“1. Open liquor cabinet; 2. Put contents of same in a glass; 3. Drink It.”), to share with us the abiding passion of his life. No, not his draft of “Fran Allen: A Life in Leisure Footwear,” but…model trains. (Sometimes you people just give us material!) Specifically, “Going to the attic with my Lionel O gauge train layout. The track is electrified and the trains are running, the signal system is working, and I just started landscaping and building the structures. So, like Rod Stewart (he is HO gauge), I will be bringing my kit models, glue, and paints on client travel to work on them. Unlike Mr. Stewart, I don’t have a personal jet, nor will clients allow me to rent a separate suite for my train gear when on the road.” I hardly know where to begin here, but just to toss out a few ideas: How does he know Rod is HO? (I always thought he was a “ladies’ man,” frankly, but hey, I’m accepting of diversity.) Does Mike paint the little plastic trees while in client meetings? (“You see, Ron, the trick is to use a slightly lighter shade of green on the underside of the leaves…”) And just how powerful are the fumes from that glue, and can I have some? Moving on.… “My other recent house project has been to get the antique annunciator to work, using modern wireless transmitters and relays. I will let you look up what an annunciator is. [I, being a Dartmouth Man, of course know what one is. I will let the Yale grads look it up, and the Harvard grads have someone look it up for them.] But, instead of rewiring thru the wall, I had some help from friends to figure out a wireless system. Now, the one problem Cynthia and I face is that we do not have butlers, maids, and footmen to respond when we press the buttons.” However, I suppose there is some psychic thrill from pushing buttons on what is essentially a highpowered baby monitor and making bells ring in various remote parts of the house. Must keep the dogs on edge, though. Anyway, class, it’s clear we have to help Mike out, or next we know he’ll be installing garden gnomes with light-up eyes (that he can trigger with the annunciator). If you have any odd jobs around the house, raking, gluing things together, guinea-pig grooming, you name it, send a list to us, and we’ll get Mike in his car (with the model trains, glue, and paint) and on his way to you, real quick. He’ll be no bother, he can sleep in his car, and if you want he can

rewire your stove so that when you turn on the oven the toilet flushes…. Thank you, ’Spo, that was a submission for which we will all always be grateful! In Nashville Tuckie terms, from Cynthia’s perspective: “We Been in Lyin’ Hell Since Lionel Stole My Baby Away!” For those of our readers who are inclined to think that our typically high editorial standards have slipped in this issue: you are correct. You can fix the situation by sending in your own news, which will give us fewer column inches to fill with our own “wit,” as we call it, anyway. ]

’82 Andy Rieth 7204 Sunset Court Zionsville, IN 46077-8332 andy.rieth@hill-rom.com

Snowmageddon!!!!!! It has been a FANTASTIC winter! Klinger Lake (where we live) has been frozen since before Christmas. On St. Patrick’s Day weekend, there were still ice houses, snowmobiles, and 4-wheelers on the lake. We’ve had over nine feet of snow since November. I finally broke out the snowshoes that I’ve been meaning to use for several winters. It would have been a great year for

Winter Carnival around here! And who could forget Tuck’s Grand Champion Horton Hears a Who ice sculpture? Ah…those were the days: no cell phones, DECwriter computer terminals, lunch in Stell Hall, Hawk Pine parties, and the Amos Truck School where you learn to drive the big rigs…. So now on to the current news. Keith P.R. Quinton and his lovely bride, Barb, celebrated a Dartmouth wedding of multiple generations! Barb’s daughter Kathryn (a Tuck Business Bridge Program grad) married on a snowy November day in Hanover. The groom’s father was also a Tuck grad (Jack Parker T’79) resulting in the uniting of two Tuck families. My reliable correspondent, Gary Savadove, found time to email in the midst of his globetrotting adventures. Gary writes, “Time flies by way too quickly. It seems like we just arrived in Italy and have finally gotten settled (although still can’t speak the language…&*$!$%@#!), yet we’re already starting to contemplate possible repatriation later this year. In the meanwhile, we’re making the most of it...exploring wonderful quaint villages, sipping delicious wines, and eating outrageously scrumptious food. This past December, after enjoying the Christmas markets in Salzburg for a few days, we spent a couple of weeks in Vietnam and Thailand. Skiing in the Dolomites has been incredible this winter…tons of snow. Too bad we have to work…or this might really be fun!” So how does one get a gig like that? It’s so nice that Meredith can support Gary in the fashion to which he’s become accustomed.

Susan and Jack Parker T’79, Kathryn and Gardiner Parker, Barb Fildes and Keith Quinton T’82

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CL ASS NOTES Finally, it was great to hear from Peter Alduino, who seems to have found his way to Nirvana. Peter shared, “Going on 20 years consulting, coaching, and teaching in the fields of leadership and leadership communication. Home is Santa Cruz. To any Tuck surfers who are passing through the area, give a shout and we’ll paddle out.” Peter is an accomplished author, having published two books, The Citizen Leader and The Engaging Leader. His mission is to help those who are, or aspire to be, leaders to build strong bonds with the members of their organizations and communities so that together they can create great places to live, work and thrive. Who would have guessed that those Tuck O.B. classes would have such a profound impact! Surf’s up! I was expecting a bit more news from our snowbound classmates. Evidently, having spent our youth in the wilds of snowy New Hampshire, we embraced Snowmageddon and were probably all out playing in the snow. As the Blackhawks prepare to defend The Cup, here’s hoping the spring thaw eventually reaches you. Keep those emails and photos coming! ]

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For all those who attended our 30th reunion last fall, it was great to see you. For those who couldn’t make it, we missed you and hope to see you in Hanover in 2018. Heidi and Cam Eldred generously hosted Saturday night dinner at their lovely home by Occom Pond. The turnout over the course of the weekend was great—the largest of any 30th reunion to date. Professors Bower and Baker visited with our class. Gibbs Roddy, Chars Crane, and Jack Evans paid a special tribute to Professor Bower. Jack and Chars relived Captain Regression, costumes and all. Gibbs presented Professor Bower with a photo poster of Professor Bower fishing with the fly rod that our class presented to him on his retirement. It was a lovely tribute. Toward the end of the evening, Gary Cahn took everyone back 30 years with his slide show of all the photos he had gathered of our two years in Hanover. In addition to those mentioned above, a special thanks to the team that worked on the fundraising around our 30th year celebration: Bob MacIntosh, Mike Lauber, Meg VanDeWeghe, Betsy Franklin Sechrest, Charlie Cooley, Chars Crane, and Renny Smith. As most of you know, Lindsey Vonn didn’t head to Sochi to ski, but Renny Smith’s son, Trace Smith, was there to compete. Trace skied slalom and giant slalom for Estonia. He had a giant slalom win and a slalom 2nd-place finish in two qualifier races in mid-December, which clinched his spot on the Estonian team. Renny, along with his other son and his daughter, Cameron and Staley, traveled to Sochi for the show. Per Renny: “Trace didn’t win a medal but he did very well for a young college kid in his first Olympics. Trace placed 26th in slalom out of 117 and 45th in giant slalom out of 108. Strong performance; very proud of him!”

Renny Smith’s son, Trace, competing at Sochi

Congrats from all of us to Trace on his first Olympics. Sounds like Renny should start to look into travel arrangements for Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018. Pete Kirven and a good friend continue their fine tradition of monthly Monday outdoor adventures, known as the Monday Club. “The Monday Club January outing was a memorable walk down, on, and in the frozen waters of Floyds Fork. Dinty Moore Beef Stew was the luncheon entree cooked on my classic 1970 brass Svea stove. You know it don’t get no better than that. I am optimistic about our prospects for the March outing. 61 degrees and sunny here today.” Jane Mullen was inspired by Doug Ross’s creative plea for class news in the fall issue of Tuck Today to send in the following update: “I’m living in Portland, Maine, after moving here in 1983. The beauty, pace, and New England setting really suit me, and having lived here for 30 years I have developed a nice community of friends and neighbors. In spite of Maine being a bit off the beaten path, hearty classmates have not been deterred in visiting... the group that takes over Kennebunkport each December are welcome regulars; Sue Kahn and Dan Kirschner are also loyal visitors all year round. “This past fall I went to our reunion (after a 20 year hiatus—won’t make that mistake again!). It was such a pleasure to see everyone, even if I was taken aback by how much the physical space has changed at Tuck. (So stylish—who knew.) In December I enjoyed spending Christmas Day with Tina and Brent West and their extended family, at their home in Yarmouth, ME. Brent really carries off that red Santa outfit quite well. Regarding work, I’m fortunate to be able to say that I really enjoy what I do. I work for Service Corporation

International, a provider of death-care services (i.e., funeral homes, cemeteries & crematories) throughout North America. I work throughout northern New England in a marketing/sales role. Believe it or not there is a lot of creativity that goes into my role, and funeral directors turn out to be very nice folks!” A group of Tuck ’83ers gathered last summer at Lake Kenauk in Quebec, Canada, at the lakeside cabin of Cam Eldred. Attending the festivities were Peter Boland, Joe Kirchgessner, Steve Clark, Bob Hannah, and Bob MacIntosh. Per Bob, “Cam’s house is situated on an island in the middle of the lake that can only be reached via a 20-minute boat ride. Needless to say, spending a long weekend on an island requires a great deal of planning (food, drinks, cribbage board, etc.). Cam has turned into quite an engineer around his cabin as he needs to keep a number of key pieces of equipment operational (including a set of solar panels, propane-powered lighting, a hot water tank, and a hot tub that overlooks the lake). “Activities during the weekend included cruising the lake on a pontoon boat, diving off rocks (into the lake, of course), playing cribbage, and periodically catching intrusive squirrels for relocation to another island across the lake. The highlight of the weekend was a road trip to Montebello, Ontario, to watch a Bruins Stanley Cup Finals game in a local bar where the announcers and patrons spoke only French.” Fortunately, Cam knew enough French to be able to order plenty of beers for himself and his thirsty guests! Keith Day sent the following update from a family trip to Greece in July of 2013. Keith was joined on the trip by his wife Cynthia, daughter Allison (age 17), son Robbie (age 15), and daughter Alexander (age 13). After visiting the Acropolis and Agora, Cynthia and the children took a cab back to the hotel. Keith opted to walk back, and from there it got interesting. Keith’s journey brought him into the direct path of several thousand people participating in a national transit strike. In Keith’s words, “Most of the protesters were Communists and Socialists. One of the marchers held a megaphone and attempted to lead a section of the marchers in chants. He saw me walking in the same direction as they were headed. He looked at me and said that I did not belong there. He wanted to know who I was, dressed in polo shirt and khaki pants. The rest of the

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Keith Day and family at the Acropolis

protesters exhibited the tired apparel of an economy suffering 5 years of recession and sacrifices. “The man with the megaphone was struggling to get a rise from his weary marchers. He asked me for my thoughts. I gave him one-liners from Ayn Rand. The Communists cheered. The man with the megaphone asked for my name. I said, ‘John Galt.’ He then said, ‘John Galt from America’ through the speaker. The marchers applauded. The next day there was a picture in The Wall Street Journal which included me along with several hundred Communists and Socialists.” (From Wikipedia: “John Galt is a character in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged [1957]. Although he is not identified by name until the last third of the novel, he is the object of its often-repeated question ‘Who is John Galt?’ and of the quest to discover the answer.”) Keith, we are certain that since your return, the NSA has been listening in to all your calls! Thank you for your notes and pictures. ]

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It is only a few more months until our 30th reunion in October, and I hope we have a terrific turnout. It will be great to see Rod Watson and his wife, who are planning to travel from Sydney, Australia, for the reunion and to take an “un-cruise” down the Inside Passage in Alaska. Rod has had a varied career, including responsibility for the operations of a professional services firm across Asia-Pacific (13 countries), Executive Search, and now some private coaching. He also spends a lot of time on nonprofit boards supporting children with learning difficulty and/or disabilities. Across two marriages he counts 5 children and 2 grandchildren (with three more due in the next 3 months). His oldest, Nicholas, is now 35 and daughter Kristen was born at Tuck. I think he will win the prize for greatest distance traveled. Doug Holmes celebrates 20 years as an independent investment banker and is still going strong. His firm expanded from a focus on basic manufacturing to the technology world. They have represented the seller of one of the largest online social networks and advised on the raising of private capital for a digital movie and television production company. Doug continues to split time between New York and Cleveland but travels throughout the US and Europe on new business. He recently spent a weekend skiing with David Plants at Stratton and said David has not lost any of his talents on the slopes. The winter cold did not deter other classmates from hitting the slopes. Stratton skiers included Kurt Buseck and family, Jay Newberry and his wife, and Peter and Diane Jones SchmidtFellner. Speaking of “hitting” the slopes, David hit a tree with his knee a year ago, Kurt went off piste this winter and found some unfriendly frozen boulders, and Jay did a “Bode Miller”

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CL ASS NOTES type of hip bounce. Fortunately, all three are fully recovered! Kristen Angrist Balderston participated in an innovative program: reacHIRE. From their website: It is designed to create “a new path for exceptional women who have taken a career break to transition back to work. The company offers a practical, no-risk on-ramp for forward-thinking companies and professional women seeking to re-enter the workforce.” Kristen now has a part-time paid placement in internal marketing in a Boston firm, a national network of local health and human services providers. She also reports her family is doing well. “Dave and I realized that all our kids are going somewhere warm in March while we are stuck in glacial Massachusetts. Kate is headed to Senegal while on vacation from artsy.net and Elizabeth is in California on spring break from NYU, where she is a sophomore. Anna is in Mexico for high school senior spring break and looks forward to attending Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA, and running cross-country next year. Cheryl and Rick Sunderland were very helpful by consulting on bicoastal college experiences (daughter Emily graduated from Pomona last year).” Johanna Bergmans Musselman also participated in reacHIRE this winter with Kristen and reports the program was fantastic, with a great cohort of women. It included a high-caliber and relevant skills refresher and personal coaching. She was hired by her former employer, Fidelity Investments, for an internship in the IT group in Smithfield, RI. Concurrently, Dave got a new job with Essential Power in Princeton, NJ, so they are selling their house in Hanover, MA (which they moved into only 18 months ago), and moving this summer. Daughter Sarah, 18, is working part-time while sorting out her post– high school options. Both Kristen and Yanna highly recommend the reacHIRE program. Yanna also passed along exciting news that Tina Flint Smith is running for lieutenant governor of Minnesota with Governor Mark Dayton this year.

Kristen Balderston, Yanna Musselman, and Jenny Hong T’00 at their final reacHIRE session in February

HP. He has now worked at HP for 33 years! He recently started doing social entrepreneurship support through a unique program called HP Advisors (partnering with Schwab). He is “working with Mel Young, founder of the Homeless World Cup—a wonderful group getting men back on their feet literally through football (soccer). The Homeless World Cup is 10 years old and has 70 chapters worldwide: http:// www.homelessworldcup.org. Grace graduated from Georgetown last spring and is living in DC and working at Brookings, and Eve is a sophomore in high school. Sue continues pro bono marketing work for Jewish Day School and other organizations, and for-fee marketing consulting for a variety of clients. She recently joined the board of TROSA (Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers), a Durham organization that helps rehabilitate people through work experiences: http://www. trosainc.org.” Morris says their door is always open to visitors to North Carolina! Jim Knight sent a photo of his family (without daughter Hilary) in Sochi, Russia, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, posing for NBC before the gold medal game. Hilary played on her 2nd US Olympic ice hockey team, winning a silver medal in both 2010 and 2014. Congratulations to Hilary and her teammates!

Morris Wallack accepted a new role at HP in Worldwide Services and Infrastructure. He is managing global service development, R&D, and systems for growing business units in

Jamie, William, Jim, Remy, and Cynthia Knight in Sochi

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Robert Wallace writes, “God has continued to be kind and generous to our family. A few years ago, Carolyn went through a very serious illness that could have left her dead, blind, and/or disabled. However, the Lord had a different plan and instead decided to heal her in such a way that now she is even better than before. Our five children are now grown and doing marvelous things. Robert Jr. graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and works in our energy company, BITHENERGY, as director of renewable energy systems. Daniel has five children, just like me. Joshua graduated from University of Delaware and works in the ER of a Delaware hospital while pursuing admittance into medical school. He has two lovely young daughters. Collin (born at Tuck) graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering and started a software company in mobile commerce 6 years ago. He recently sold the company, becoming a millionaire before age 28. After going on a 4-month tour of the world, he will graduate from Stanford School of Business this spring. I tried to convince him to attend Tuck, but somehow the environment in Hanover just could not compare with the environment in California—skiing at Tahoe and hitting the beaches of southern California. Go figure! Jordan graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in engineering. He worked at BITHENERGY before moving on to work with a large consulting firm. Taylor, our youngest and only daughter, is a junior at Amherst College and spending her junior year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She will likely complete her studies in either bioengineering or computer science. From our children, we have been blessed with seven grandchildren who keep us very busy and young at heart. As you might imagine, our family has some very interesting holiday gatherings. “Our worldwide mission work continues to be a priority for our family. We have participated in projects including training of entrepreneurs, church planting, building medical clinics, hospitals, water systems, and orphanages. Our largest orphanage is in Tanzania, East Africa, built to house children who had lost their families due to the AIDS scourge. This orphanage is not far from Mount Kilimanjaro— on a clear day, not only can you see that great mountain but you can also see Mount Meru, an amazing sight. We are working with Madame

President in Liberia, West Africa, to develop renewable energy subsystems for their local university. After 14 years of civil war, the country’s energy grid and infrastructure has been destroyed and needs to be rebuilt. We developed an energy strategy to provide clean solar and wind energy, solar lighting, solar hot water heating, and entrepreneurial education to use economic opportunities to build the local economy and create jobs. Closer to home, Christopher Williams has been instrumental in supporting our Wall Street initiative at our local church. In an effort to expose more of our children to Wall Street careers, we send young people to New York every summer to visit Wall Street and learn more about career opportunities and overall business culture. Chris has been wonderfully generous with his time, knowledge, and the financial and organizational resources of Williams Capital. In the eyes of these young people, Chris Williams is a bona fide ‘rock star’ who has had a significant impact on their lives. I continue teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Loyola University (MBA program) and still find time to write (soon will have 8 books published). My latest book has been in my ‘gut’ for years and should be published in 2015: Pivot Point: Unleashing the Power of God in Your Life.” Wow! Guy Knowles left his job running the real estate group at Rogers Communications soon after the passing of the founder/CEO, Ted Rogers. He “tried being retired for a while but soon grew bored with that and set up a home renovating & building company called Guy Knowles Project, working on everything from $100,000 kitchens to $5 million houses. Working on my own after years with large companies made for a nice break. But last year I put the residential work on hiatus and signed a contract to work for a large Canadian bank with extensive international operations in development/redevelopment of properties in Latin America and Asia. Daughter Zoe is thriving and in her 2nd year at McGill without, near as I can tell, a clue where that will lead. But I am not the least bit concerned given my own meandering through 3 1/2 degrees.” He sent along a photo from a recent trip to Thailand and hopes to attend the reunion.

’85 Laura Fitzgibbons 3701 West 63rd Street Mission Hills, KS 66208-1756 lbfitzgibbons1@mac.com

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Guy Knowles in Thailand

I love small-world encounters. Last spring I attended a financial planning event in the Boston area. The usual suspects were there, but to my surprise, Pam Winston Hoffman was also there. This was truly unexpected because Pam works in technology, not finance. She was there on behalf of her husband, Peter (a fellow CFP), who could not attend that day. It was terrific to connect with Pam. We did not know each other well at Tuck, but it turns out we have much in common and have enjoyed a new friendship. Pam and Peter live in Lexington and have 2 sons, one a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis and the other in high school. In closing, I hope everyone will try to attend our 30th reunion. Sarah Miller Caldicott has graciously offered to organize a special dinner celebration on Saturday night with an impressive cast of volunteers: Kristen Angrist Balderston, Doug Holmes, Jennie Martzloff, Johanna Bergmans Musselman, David Plants, Bill Schneiderman, Linc Spoor, Bob Wallace, and Yours Truly. This will be an event NOT to be missed! See you in October in Hanover! ]

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Hello class of ’85. It’s been a drought of news this winter, with only a few enthusiastic classmates sending us info. We would love to turn the column over to “fresh new faces” if any one or two of you would be willing. Please contact us, and we’ll give you the 15-minute orientation to getting the notes in on time. As we approach our 30th reunion in another year, it’s time for Laura and me to retire! Steve Eskenazi and Eduardo Navarro met for a family trip to Las Vegas. Steve reports: “We took a helicopter thru the Grand Canyon and then went to see Cirque du Soleil with our families. I posted a picture of us and also one of Pat Fallon, Brownie, and me at a Dartmouth private equity event on Facebook.” Thanks, Steve, for one of the only comments this time. We’ll also try to print your photo(s) with our column.

Steve Eskenazi and Eduardo Navarro in the Grand Canyon

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Pat Fallon, Steve Eskenazi, and Dave Brown at a private equity event

Sydney Finkelstein wrote me this winter about the summer camp program for Tuck grads called The Tuck Leadership Experience. As he describes it, it’s “one part summer camp, one part world-class education, and one part pushing you out of your comfort zone. We do this via class sessions by leading Dartmouth and Tuck faculty (on topics like brain science, physics, and leadership), outdoors activities that take full advantage of the beautiful campus location (hiking, canoeing, campfires, and ropes course), and experiential exercises at the Hood Museum and the Hop Performing Arts Center (and via improv and theater). We ran a pilot program last summer to rave reviews, so this year we’re going live from Aug 2-6, 2014. By the way, your T’85 classmates Mike and Donna Stockman attended the pilot last summer and can share their insider perspective with you as well.” I’m sure it’s not too late for any of you to sign up. Contact Sydney anytime at sydney.finkelstein@tuck. dartmouth.edu. I’m excited my nephew, Mark Andrews, will be a first-year in the fall. He joins his twin brother Erik in Hanover as Erik plows through Geisel as a second-year already. When Mark was interviewing, I introduced him to Steve

Judy Holmes’ new company logo, named after her Saint Bernard, Gus

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Lubrano [T’87], Bob Hansen, Colin Blaydon, and Andy Steele [T’79]. It’s not easy finding staff and educators from our era anymore… but they were all immensely helpful to both of us. On a different note, my fledgling winteraccessories business has just hired its first full-time sales rep in the ski industry. We have 15 home stitchers on the coast of Maine making hats, neckwarmers, scarves, and mittens. We embroider logos, too, so if you are having an event and want some USA-made items, look us up. The business is GusStuffUSA, named after our Saint Bernard, Gus. We’re in about 40 shops in New England now, but we are always looking for more. Have a great spring and stay in touch. ]

’86 Tony Ehinger 6 Hartley Farms Road Morristown, NJ 07960 tonyehinger@gmail.com

Julia Rabkin 52 High Street Charlestown, MA 02129 rabkin4@aol.com

Rufus Woods checked in with an update from the Apple Capital of the World and the Buckle of the Power Belt of the Great Northwest: “I’m still running our family media company, The Wenatchee World, and suffice to say it has been far from boring. The landscape for our industry has changed just a bit since taking over in 1997. We find ourselves in constant reinvention mode. In a twisted sort of way, there’s something rather entertaining about rewiring a business for a radically different future—one foot on the dock (legacy business) and one foot on a speedboat (the digital future). Some fun. I don’t get a chance to see many of the Tuck crowd, other than a chance encounter with Lee Geiger a few years ago and a conversation or two with Jim Weber. It’s sure good to read the class notes and get a window into the amazing lives of the class.” Scott Kozak weighed in with an on-theground World Series report, submitting a great picture of Scott, Rod Fletcher, Court Chilton, and Gordie Nelson on their way to Fenway Park in Boston. Scott writes: “In typical Tuck fashion, we met before the game for a burger and beer and then headed to the game. Thanks to Gordie for procuring the tickets to Game 6, something about a quid pro quo settlement with an attorney that we declined to probe. Tuck ’Tails served us well, as we made it a night to remember by holding our own versus even the rowdiest young revelers.”

The spring/summer edition of Tuck Today couldn’t arrive soon enough, as it heralds the end of a brutal winter across most of the US. The Hanover-like conditions brought back memories of our time at the Tuck School, and it compelled a number of classmates to update us on their latest endeavors. David Kitnick provided a little bit of Tuck news from Arizona: “John Casesa and I had dinner and drinks a couple weeks ago in Phoenix. He was in town for the night, so it was really great seeing him. We met again the next morning at the airport as we were both flying out of town. He’s with Guggenheim Partners in NYC, and I’m still building homes with my company, Rosewood Homes. We survived the devastating downturn and now have several new neighborhoods in various stages of development. I hope all is well with everyone!”

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Rod Fletcher continues his volleyball tradition by coaching his hometown Wayland Boys Varsity Volleyball team for the 4th year this spring. Rod describes the team’s advances in the following note: “I took over in 2011 without any returning players, so it was starting the program from scratch. I was lucky to get a group of athletic sophomores to come and play. None of them had ever played before, so tryouts were really clinics on skills and how to play. After a tough first season, we improved dramatically the second year and missed the post season by one win. Last year we qualified for the Massachusetts State championship tournament in the regular season and lost to the defending state champion Cambridge in the first round in a hard-fought match. I encourage anyone who has a chance to coach the older kids to give it a try.” Chip and Jane Whitman write of an impending empty-nest syndrome with their second child Molly off to join her brother at Cornell in the fall. The family continues to ski actively, though Chip offers the following upbeat assessment: “I’m now the worst skier in the house—have been for years. Empty nest, the poor farm, and debtors prison looming....” Debi Warner Brooks reports that in February, while in Seattle visiting with Michael J. Fox Foundation donors, she got a chance to see Anne Sacknitz (her roomie both years at Tuck): “Anne just started a new position at Starbucks as program manager, design support services (responsible for performance of store design and build). We enjoyed catching up over drinks and dinner. It seems the recurring theme for our annual catch-ups revolves around scheming to plan a minireunion of our second-year housemates (Anne Sacknitz, Debi Warner Brooks, Kathleen Priest Galvin, Kathy Kamerschen Streator, and Nancy O’Leary Davis)…maybe 2014 in NYC?” Bill Talbot reported that Marc Johnson recently became CEO of the Herbert Simon Family Office, although he needs some convincing that this is the truth—“Frankly, I want DNA evidence that this is the same guy that once drove a rusted-out Datsun and stays at the Econo Lodge when attending Tuck reunions.” Marc and Janice are reportedly going to divide their time between Indy and San Francisco.

In October, Tony Ehinger’s retirement travels brought him to Moab, Utah, home of Ashley Korenblat. Ashley might as well be the mayor of Moab, as her hand guides just about every environmental and outdoor activity initiative in that city. Moab is an extreme-sport Mecca, and Ashley’s company, Western Spirit Cycling, is at the forefront of providing best-in-class biking experiences throughout Utah’s National Park system and beyond.

On a sad note, we were heartbroken to hear of the passing of John Nolen Durkin, beloved son of Liz and Tim Durkin and brother of Ted, Clare, Ginny, and Trevor. John, a 21-year-old Bates College junior, passed away suddenly in Rome, Italy, on February 20th. The Durkin family has established the John Nolen Durkin Scholarship Fund at Bates, and contributions can be sent to Sarah Pearson, Bates College, 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston, ME 04240. We wish everyone a warm and safe summer, and we look forward to hearing your news, especially from you busy folks who, for some time now, haven’t had the chance to catch us up on your post-Tuck activities. Best to all, from your faithful scribes. ]

Tony Ehinger and Ashley Korenblat in Moab, Utah

’87 Felicia Pfeiffer Angus

Tony and Marianne also encountered Frank and Sue DeCoste in December on Nantucket. The couple was enjoying what looked to be a lively liquid lunch with some of Bill Belichick’s entourage. If anyone needs tickets to future New England Patriots football games, please contact Frank. Frank and Sue operate the South Coast Dermatology and Cosmetic Center in Weymouth, Massachusetts. This thriving enterprise continues to grow rapidly, with Sue delivering outstanding medical services and Frank handling the delicate matter of making the numbers work.

Tony and Frank in Nantucket

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I [Steve Lubrano] was flipping through some old class notes looking for content because I am so late with this column. I’ve taken some liberty with the deadlines in my day. That kind of activity bore rotten fruit as a student, and I don’t know why I think things will be any different this time. So the class notes this time are interspersed with snippets from a column written 15 years ago; don’t get confused. Margaret Patterson Goddard writes, “I just had one of those ‘small world’ moments, reading the latest installment of Tuck class notes. Your kid is at Olin? And Peter Saulnier’s too? My kid is Charley Goddard, Olin ’15. That’s entertaining; Tuck and Olin are pretty darn tiny schools to have such a big overlap. Charley loves Olin with all his heart—he says it is his personal Hogwarts. I’m a big fan.

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CL ASS NOTES “I am still living in Los Angeles, having spent all those many years since Tuck doing consulting for the entertainment industry. My current client is The Writers Guild of America, West, where I am on a long-term project. This is my first gig for one of the entertainment unions; quite interesting after having been on the studio side up till now. I have a side job designing and making performance clothes for musicians (very satisfying work), and I am also a performing musician myself. My three kids are all legal adults now (EEEK) and they are all doing well. The oldest is a data scientist for Disney, the middle guy is at Olin. My youngest is about to go off to art school on the East Coast and I am preparing myself for a tidier, quieter nest.” The list of children of our classmates admitted to Dartmouth is remarkable. How many will actually attend is yet to be seen. It’s been a tough winter, and a deep mud season is arriving just as kids are making choices. I see young Santry walking from the Tuck side of campus early each morning on his way to class. He’s one of the few undergrads up at that hour. He’s as predictable as the sun. His sister has been admitted and we hope will be joining him. Duncan McDougal sponsored a project for the Man Ec class. Duncan is still running the show at CLIF, the Children’s Literacy Foundation. CLIF promotes reading and literacy through the grant of children’s books to rural libraries in Northern New England and is truly one of the best things I’ve seen. I sat with Doug and Kathy Heidt at the Dartmouth/Yale lacrosse game a few weeks ago. Things looked great for the Green for the first ten minutes and then the wheels fell off. Young Billy Heidt had a goal, but he needed another 8 or so to change the outcome of the game. Doug and I snuck out at half time for a Silver Bullet in the parking lot, and we still concealed our cans when Dartmouth security rolled by. Even at age 55, the same anxiety we felt as students forced our hands, as if there was no will involved whatsoever. The big news at Tuck is the decision by Dean Danos not to renew for another term, which means his run as the longest serving dean of the Tuck School will end during the summer of 2015. Paul joined Tuck soon after I returned,

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and he’s been very professional to not bring up my “less than stellar” Man Ec grade during any of my reviews. Bob Hansen, on the other hand, keeps the knowledge tucked in his back pocket like a fifth ace. He’s the one who gave it to me. I am sure the search will be well under way at the time of publication, and we may even have a short list by now. Jennifer Stonestreet Uhrig scared the living bejeekers out of the Bridge kids as the keynote speaker this past summer. Said one student, “I didn’t know whether to admire her because she is so successful and balances her family and work or hide under the table for fear of my life.” I had an opinion but kept my mouth shut. And for those of us who are struggling with college admissions, all the NY Post readers know about the kid from Long Island who got into all eight of the Ivy League schools. I wondered how he pulled that off, but it all became clear when I learned that he plays the viola—I don’t think a tuba-playing kid would have a shot at all eight. He wants to leverage his viola playing into a career in medicine. He has helicopter parents just like all of our kids, so no benefit there. He also applied to SUNY Geneseo but is probably going to pass that opportunity up. Carl Haessler hung around to sponsor a Man Ec project on strip mining or something like that. Carl is something like the largest strip miner in the West. I always suspected Carl had a thing for mining…and apparently stripping. And what’s with the sequencing of the commercials these days. I was watching 60 Minutes, and the first commercial break offered a 30-second ad for Massage Envy Spas, followed by a whole minute of Cialis, followed by 45 seconds touting Stanley Steamer carpet cleaning. I don’t think it was a coincidence. Gary Moscowitz got his picture in the paper, the West Essex Tribune, to announce that he got his PhD from Wharton. He is now down in Dallas, Texas, at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University as an assistant professor. Gary looked great—young, full head of hair, and had the look of a professor about him. It’s that same look that Santry wakes up to every morning…raw intelligence oozing from his pores.

Charlie Ayres’ new wife, Kathryn Stowe, filled the pages of the Gaston (NC) Gazette announcing her marriage to Charlie in May. She is very pretty. More than I can say for Charlie. A new arrival to the Hanover campus is a new food truck called The Box, a project launched by a couple of Tuck students. It serves Mediterranean dishes to the Dartmouth lunch crowd, comes down to Tuck for dinner, and then parks out at Fraternity Row for late night on weekends. Everything is locally sourced or made fresh—especially the pita and the awesome cookies that are a mix of chocolate chip, oatmeal, and the best cookie your grandmother ever made. I am lobbying hard to be the late-night grill chef if things with the new dean don’t work out for me. Lee Gregory sent an email with some pictures from 1986—the bonfire and the steeple of a church. I am still trying to figure out which church it is, as I do not make it out too early on Sunday mornings. Lee writes: “We are settled back in the Dallas area after almost three years in Switzerland. I’m not sure if the culture shock was more severe going over or coming back. We really enjoyed living in Europe and exploring the area, but are also glad to be back closer to family and friends. Our consulting firm, Gunn Partners, was recently acquired by a startup venture called Exult that provides Web-enabled solutions to the HR functions of large corporates. So between the move back to the US, setting up house, and going through the sale, life has been quite full. But I’m still finding time to play some baseball on the weekends—now in an over-40 league (!).” Our own Connor O’Brien was touted as one of the best skiers to ever grace the sidewalks of Wall Street. It took a bit to find him on the list—I should have started from the back. Rick Yu hosted an informal reunion up at Sugarbush in March. See the photo nearby. After “15 wonderful years at Goldman Sachs,” Rick spent last summer chasing interesting new opportunities, including “interviewing for a CFO role at a charter school, a leadership program to become a principal at a charter school (thank heavens I am not battling Bill DeBlasio right now), enrolling in a master’s degree program at Columbia in fundraising

management, and pursuing business development for asset managers. Want to give special thanks to Bill Stromberg, Steve Lubrano, Cynthia Frost, and Rick von Gnechten for their insights and expertise, as well as David Craver T’97, Frank Knapp T’98, and Marco Tablada T’98 for their brilliant perspectives. Also had a fun chat with Grover Fitch when exploring a role in private wealth management.”

’88 Laurie Marshall 4633 Wendrick Drive West Bloomfield, MI 48323-3650 laurieamarshall@gmail.com

Jill Ward PO Box 170112 Boston, MA 02117 jwcalif@yahoo.com

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” —Henry David Thoreau Cynthia Frost, Mary Barcus, Anne Doremus, and Rick Yu at Sugarbush in May

At a recent TAG lunch in NYC, Rick enjoyed catching up with Peter Saulnier and Mike and Felicia Angus—having not seen them in many years. He also recently ran into Lenny Jardine on the streets in NYC—so a lot of fun, albeit short, T’87 chance meetings. Rick continues: “I joined CLSA Securities at the beginning of the year: a dedicated institutional research house that has nearly 30 years of expertise in the Asian equity markets. We host some of the best and most insightful conferences in the region.” Duane Davis invites all of us to visit sunny and warm Cape Coral, Florida (across the river from Ft Myers). “Cape Coral was ground zero for the mortgage meltdown. The homebuilding industry in southwest Florida is finally starting to recover. On a related note: I am happily in a long-term relationship of 1 year and 9 months (that’s long-term for me).”

Dave Lynch writes that “Johnnie McConnell came into town recently and it gave a few members of our class a reason to get together— of course meeting at a bar was involved, so we all would have gotten together regardless of John’s arrival. It was great to see everyone. Not a lot of news to report other than Scottie is retired (he’ll say he isn’t but until he starts teaching, he is). Picture includes Len Jardine (T’87), Dickman, McConnell, Lynch, Brown, Mongillo, Calmas, and Kilgallon. Everyone is doing well and, as you can see, no one has gotten any younger! If you can eliminate the ‘white eye,’ great—I couldn’t. I included a late-night selfie with Johnnie and Jimmie— some things never change (except your ability to document it)!”

We all seem to be busy these days, or maybe we are just thawing out. In any case, thanks to all who attended our 25th reunion in October. It was wonderful to spend time together and catch up. A few classmates sent in news. Thank you for your enthusiasm! Peter Duncan was in San Diego in early February to collect the US Sailing John Gardiner award, the highest national-level honor for service to the sport of sailing. Peter has been a key contributor to the Albacore Class racing dinghy, holding most officer positions in the US and International organizations as well as being an avid competitor and running a business to build Albacore sailboats. After the award, Peter visited Laith Ezzet to share a few “’tails” following our Tuck reunion last fall. Laith just returned from the Maldives, Malaysia, and Vietnam. “I flew out of Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines six days before Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared; guess I was lucky my number wasn’t up. This photo was taken with my wife Mary in the Maldives in March.”

T’88s (and a T’87!) meet up.

T’88 late-night selfie: Dave, Johnnie, and Jimmie

Jill and I wish you all a great summer 2014!— Best, Laurie ]

I think I’ll call this class entry the great unknown known by the unknown. Confusing, sure, but that’s the general idea when writing a blue-book test and you really don’t have the right answer. ]

Laith Ezzet and wife Mary in the Maldives

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CL ASS NOTES lives don’t have enough interesting elements to warrant a quick email to your news-deprived scribes????

’89 Betsy Crill Robertson 6401 82nd Avenue SE Mercer Island, WA 98040 betsyrobertson@hotmail.com

Sara Spivey 8507 Chalk Knoll Drive Austin, TX 78735 sspiveyus@yahoo.com

25TH REUNION October 10-12, 2014

Hello! Hard to believe, but our 25th reunion is just around the corner! While some of you may be in denial that we’ve been away from Tuck for 25 years, I [Betsy Robertson] am getting excited to see you all again! Living in Seattle, you can imagine that my trips back to Hanover have been few, for sure. But, after spending an incredible weekend this past fall with fellow study-group Tuckies, I’m super excited to head back to Tuck for a fall weekend! As I mentioned, this past fall our study group— Jim Stern, Kevin Rosenstein, Betsy Robertson, Sue Dahling Sullivan and Lora Louise Broady (and spouses)—all met up in Santa Barbara in a comical attempt to surprise some other subset of people. I’m not sure anyone knew we’d all be there, but everyone knew at least one other person would be there. It was amazing! Then, just recently, I got a phone call from Tom Blaisdell! He and Lee Caswell are the head agents for our TAG Reunion Giving Team. It was fun to chat with Tom, and, yes, he did convince me—and several others, I understand—to join his team. So when you get our call, please answer, chat, and, if you can, donate. But most importantly, please plan to attend Reunion! Interesting enough, most of the news I received from classmates this past month is from folks who are either overseas or traveling overseas. Maybe those of us in the States just figure our

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I received a newsy email from Jan-Willem Pleijsier in Holland. He is busy and active, and here’s a quick snapshot of his life: “Here in Holland, everything is just fine. The Pleijsier family just visited the Austrian ski resort Serfaus. Can you imagine, Tuck is 25 years ago...most of us over 50 and thinking about our retirement plan...no, age is only a number and is that not what every Tuckie wants: high numbers! Business here is tough as everywhere; my animal-bedding company is suffering from limited spending willingness, but as we are a solid family business, we will definitely get through. Family time is spent with horses and on the hockey field. Both kids are good athletes: Olivia is a talented eventer, participating in the Dutch junior team during the European championships, and Adriaan is playing high-level field hockey, a very popular sport in Holland. As the kids grow older, their role becomes more predominant, and this is an ‘interesting’ process. We do hope we find time to come to Hanover this fall to see many ’89 Tuckies!”

Jan-Willem, Emilie, Adriaan (16), and Olivia (15) Pleijsier, taking a break from the slopes at Serfaus in Austria

Mitchan Enomoto send a quick email also. He is currently living in India. “Hello from India. It has been 3 years since I moved from the US to India, taking a position as country head of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. In January, I was invited to an embassy reception to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to New Delhi. Attached is a picture with him. [Look on the 1989 page on myTUCK for the photo!] Here in India, we have been enjoying our Wheelock Street apartment reunion with the lovely family of Yatin Kakodkar (T’89).”

Mimi Simpson is also catching up with classmates when she heads off to New Zealand. “Hello all. Michael and I are about to take off for New Zealand to meet up with our sons, who have been exploring, fly fishing and working on organic farms for the winter. When we’re there we plan to meet up with Hamish and Dawdy Dowell in Auckland. He’s requested some maple syrup. Oh yes, more news...earlier this fall, Professor Dick Bower graciously asked me to dance with him at the local dance-band hangout. His sense of humor and rhythm are still great! He sends his greetings to all the exceptional ladies in the Tuck class of ’89.”

Mimi Simpson and Professor Dick Bower recuperating after dancing the night away at the Tupelo Music Hall last fall

The list of retired Tuckies is growing, and the latest addition is Cuong Do. I first heard the news from Jack Zollinger, who is “in Naples for two weeks of work, golf, and chilling.” And then, Cuong emailed the news himself. Here are the details: “My big news is I’m retiring! Having helped put Merck on a new direction, the company now needs to focus on detailed execution over the coming years—something I don’t have the patience for. I’ve decided to devote my time going forward to another topic that I’m passionate about…autism. My son will be among the ~500K to 1M autistic children making the transition to adulthood over the next decade, yet there is no supporting infrastructure for him and all those facing the same challenge. This is the biggest childhood epidemic of our time and one of the biggest societal challenges in the years ahead, and I want to contribute to finding a solution since my son’s future is at stake. I also plan to teach, join a few corporate boards, and start another biotech company. My wife thinks I’ll be busier in ‘retirement’ than I am now, and I think she’s going to be right as usual.” I’m thinking Jack understands the concept of retirement a little bit better!

On the work front, we have many classmates who are creating and innovating within their companies and creating new companies. Sue Dahling Sullivan has been working on ArtWeek Boston since last summer. The first ArtWeek was this past fall, and it was a raging success; so much so that a second week is scheduled for this coming spring. Here’s a quick blurb from the Boston Globe Magazine in the “Best of the New” issue: “In a way, ArtWeek does for Boston-area arts organizations what Restaurant Week does for its eateries: gives patrons a twice-annual blowout event to anticipate. Presented by Highland Street Foundation, the fall festival featured 50 events (half of them free) in 12 neighborhoods, including pop-up dinner theater, choreography workshops, Spanish opera, and an immersive photography exhibit. The next installment is slated for April 25 through May 4. artweekboston.org” If you are in Boston between April 25 and May 4, be sure to check it out! Please, check out the 1989 class notes page on myTUCK for the photo of Mitchan and the Japanese prime minister and bigger photos of Jan-Willem’s family and Mimi and Professor Bower—as well as the class notes column!

Hastings providing insights on the sport, and Lagunitas beer baron Leon Sharyon providing the IPA as an official sponsor of USA ski jumping. Mr. Hastings was the go-to guy for inside scoop on the debut of women’s jumping at Sochi, and as for Leon, let’s just say he (with product in hand) appeared in many places but was smart enough to keep his guerrilla marketing campaign out of the Putin suite. Prior to Sochi, Skip Perkins made sure Jeff and Leon got the proper send-off. Skip hosted the two, as well as Doug Burke, to a private tour of the High West Distillery and then a fantastic dinner from James Beard–recognized Executive Chef James Dumas of High West. Doug confirmed that Leon’s brew “makes you jump higher and farther.” Back here stateside, John Puckett’s Punch Pizza got a great shout-out by President Obama at the State of the Union address. Punch raised its starting wage to $10/hour, citing a business decision made solely to attract better employees. Never realizing how far “good business” can go, John’s partner John Soranno and pizza cook Nick Chute wound up in the House Chamber as guests of the First Lady. Great call.

That’s it on the news that folks have sent in. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at Reunion—I hope you all can make it! ]

Another T’90 achieved a major career milestone in building a company and positioning it for sale. As CEO, Mike Miskovsky led the sale of Zep Solar to SolarCity for $158 million. Nice work, Mike!

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Tom Mullins has carved out a great life in sunny Florida. He is one of the few who has remained faithful to one employer since graduating. “I’d like to think it’s because I found my niche at a strong company, but it could be that my skills have simply atrophied too much to make me employable anywhere else. I’m currently head of the transport-sector investment banking practice at Raymond James, where we do M&A and financings for companies in the airline, logistics, trucking, railroad, and environmental service businesses. Within the practice, I’m the ‘working foreman’ on our airline deals. I’m based in our HQ in Tampa Bay, which is a vastly underrated place to live (don’t tell anyone, however). Grace Terry Borgeson lives in the area and her husband works at Raymond James, so I bump into her periodically, but otherwise it seems like it has been a while since I’ve bumped into any ’90 classmates. Cheers.”

Mark Hosbein 172 Lafayette Avenue Chatham, NJ 07928 markhosbein@aol.com

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Greetings T’90s. Hope this finds you well. Keeping our priorities straight, we start off with two vital pastimes: winter sports and beer. Our class was represented well at the Sochi games, with Olympic ski jumping veteran Jeff

Up with the snowbirds, Tracey Fulmer recently took up residence in the Granite State. “I’ve been fortunate to have worked in a variety of interesting roles with American Express for almost 20 years (gulp) and have enjoyed the luxury of working from home in Newton, MA, for the last 15 years…. So I purchased and moved to my little slice of heaven, in the charming town of Amherst, with almost 3 cleared acres and a small 4-stall barn. In the (not too distant) future, I plan to spend many carefree days in retirement, hiking with my dogs, training and competing with them in a variety of sports, and gardening. Who knows, maybe I’ll even get some goats and chickens. Looking forward to spring and seeing grass again. Funny how priorities change over time!” Indeed. Charlie Garland’s ideas on innovation continue to grace the pages of business publications. Last June, he coauthored a feature in Diversity Executive magazine on how, with the right leadership, divergent viewpoints in a team produce better ideas. Charlie also spoke at two health care conferences—the Association for Vascular Access and Professional Nurse Educators Group—and presented case studies around his own Cubie™ model of explorative inquiry. “Cubie is a creative thinking tool that helps you think and act more innovatively. It’s designed to illustrate many different ways for expanding our imagination, for challenging conventional wisdom, and for awakening the slumber of subconscious presumption that stifles us all. Cubie acts as not only a conscious reminder to shed that presumption but also as a guide to open a variety of different distinct pathways along which to explore. It shows you first how to think outside the box, and then where to think next.” Blair LaCorte wrote in last fall, just missing our submission deadline. Never running at an idle, Blair had just returned from a pilot program of Dartmouth’s new Leadership Camp. “We all reverted back to undergrads at summer camp and had a ball. The first night, we drank heavily and learned improv from the group ‘Casual Thursdays’ and then performed after hiking to one of the club cabins. In next three days, we cooked a meal in the Hanover Inn with the executive chef; rehearsed and performed a Shakespeare play (including a battle scene); learned to read music and sang a cappella at the performing arts center; climbed ropes; canoed; and participated in

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CL ASS NOTES cool seminars on brain science, electric car engineering, why companies fail, and Middle East political briefs. Dartmouth will open it up next year. Highly recommended! I also got to do it with Karen Blodgett (T’91) so an extra bonus.…” When not tearing up the woods in Hanover, Blair serves as global president of Production Resource Group, which provides the technology, infrastructure, and operating expertise for major events such as concerts, trade shows, and film productions. Peter Foyston sends his regards from China, where he is now Asia-Pacific managing director at Australian food company Goodman Fielder. “The business includes flour, fats & oil, ice cream, extruded snacks, baking, and chickens! I cover Tahiti through Indonesia, with Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and China in between. Let me assure you, while these sound like great vacation spots (and they are), there is plenty of work being done. Lots of travel between the countries and going to Sydney HQ twice a month. Still located in Shanghai, reaching 19 years in China.” John Pang is working his way up the ladder at the defense and national security R&D brain trust The MITRE Corp. “I think I’ve been making our faculty proud. Last year, MITRE reorganized its technical staff into nine tech centers, and I was fortunate enough to be selected as a director for one of the centers, the Modeling & Simulation tech center. Baker, Pyke, and Powell would be proud. I went from managing 35 or so people in McLean, VA, to 150 staff scattered throughout the US. I’ve also been busy integrating 4 different legacy organizations, forming the leadership team, visioning and missioning and communicating with anyone who’d listen. Joyce, D’Aveni, Argenti, and Munter would be proud. I’d thank the Org Change faculty but can’t remember the guy’s name—Welsh? And, of course, getting control of our budget. Shank, RIP, would be proud. We’re doing some very cool modeling & analytics work...On the personal front, my wife and I find ourselves in a new role—empty nesters!” (Don’t ask John what he’s really working on. He might have to kill you.) Lastly, don’t forget about our reunion in 2015, and please stay in touch! ]

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’91 Suzanne Shaw 910 South 10th Street Lafayette, IN 47905 msuzanne_bethesda@yahoo.com

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Hello from Lafayette, Indiana. Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and I [Suzanne Shaw] don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see it in my entire life, and I think I speak for most people living in the Midwest and East Coast. I understand our classmates on the West Coast had an easier winter; however, it has meant water-shortage issues. As I mentioned in my request for stories, I was one of the casualties of winter when I slipped on ice while shoveling snow and broke my wrist. I am in my sixth week of wearing a cast, with two more to go—and then physical therapy. Yippee! As a result, I am using the dictation option on my Mac, so if in the middle of a paragraph you run across an odd phrase, such as, “Boon—No, get down,” you’ll know one of the cats jumped up on the table as I was dictating. A big thanks to everyone who wrote in! So let’s begin by first giving a plug for our Facebook group, Tuck ’91. This was started by Ferit [Ferhangil] and includes around 77 classmates so far. If you would like to join the group, shoot me an email at msuzanne_ bethesda@yahoo.com and I will send you an invite to join. From Richard O’Reagan: “So...Rich moved to our Provincetown house in October to be the clinical director for a new office in West Yarmouth. After surviving the winter, we decided we really don’t like being apart this much (and I miss my dogs), so his last day is April 18. He will be back and forth as we begin renovations on the house. My job continues to go very well. Delta Faucet topped a billion dollars in sales for the first time ever. We

also integrated our bathing company and entered our second year of toilets, so it’s been an exciting and transformational time. We had an amazing trip to Croatia [for, I believe, Richard’s 50th birthday…] and will celebrate Rich’s 40th in NYC this November. Life continues with the 4 dogs—not sure when the 16-year-old blind one-eyed pug is going to pack it in but in the meantime she’s awfully happy!” From Peg Mayor: “Not much new here. I am one of the many in our class who had their oldest head off to college this fall. Mine (Rowland) is at University of Richmond (Go Spiders!) majoring in business finance (go figure). Planning to go to B-school (go figure). I had an interesting exchange on Facebook with a childhood friend. She moved away from Redlands in 4th grade but we have reconnected. She mentioned she’d been admitted to Tuck ’91 but decided to go to Wharton instead. Totally regretted her decision—said Wharton was ‘too big and too cold.’ I told her how great our class is and how connected we remain even now. Way to rub salt in the wound!!” Love it! Mary-Ann [Somers] dropped me a line: “I’m still enjoying Atlanta and Coke. I moved into a new role in Jan of 2013 that doesn’t involve nearly as much travel. So I took the opportunity to get 2 dogs! They are lots of fun... and irresistibly cute!” I have seen pictures of them on the Tuck ’91 Facebook page, and they are adorable—Brittany spaniels, I think. Kevin Marshall wrote in: “I qualified for AARP this year by turning 50 (probably a common theme among our classmates).” Kevin is in his 4th year at Starkey Hearing Technologies, where he supports existing products, launches new hearing aid accessories, and is part of the team developing the soonto-be-released ‘Made for iPhone’ hearing aids. Flexible work hours allow him to coach youth baseball and basketball teams. Kevin and his oldest son, Connor (celebrating his 18th birthday and considering DePauw University), made their first trip to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field to watch their beloved Green Bay Packers. Barb [Jones Marshall] continues to enjoy her role as a group manager in business intelligence at Target. Her team provides business process

consulting and uses statistical analysis to identify opportunities for improvement in Target’s business operations. Ongoing economic pressures and changes in the retail landscape keep the work both challenging and relevant. Barb was excited to host a group of current Tuck students visiting Target this past fall and to reconnect with Lizzie Napier in the process. I love Target. I can never get out of there without spending at least $100, no matter how hard I try. Leslie Kennedy dropped a quick note to say hello and “I just (literally) ran into Bruce Cohen on the running trail.” I am so envious. How great to have Tuckies living all around you. Russ Maney wrote in from Down Under: “Kim and I continue to enjoy living and working in Australia and exploring this end of the planet. I’m now a principal with Partners in Performance, the global business improvement consultancy I joined when we moved here in 2011. In case you don’t hear from him yourself, our classmate Anuj Arya, who introduced me to PIP, was just recently promoted to director (senior partner) in the firm. We stay in touch; he’s still based in Houston, and it sounds like his family is doing great as well. Meanwhile, Kim and I continue to enjoy frequent visits Down Under from daughters and other Yanks. Sarah, born at the start of our 2nd year and 23—how time flies—is now an intensive care nurse in the stroke unit of the teaching hospital at the University of Kentucky. Lisa is a junior there, getting two simultaneous degrees in animal science and psychology, with the goal of working in animal behavior research. She will be an exchange student in Seoul, South Korea, this (U.S.) summer. Kim and I will visit her there in May, with a tourist stop in Hong Kong along the way.” And from the north, Dave Paradi added this: “After a long, cold winter, we are all looking forward to spring. Our oldest, Andrew, is finishing up first year at the Laurier business program (one of the top rated in Canada) and has started a company, Webplio, with a classmate. He loves the school and will be working on the business this summer. Our daughter Laura is finishing tenth grade and has been involved in two bands, including being the soloist for the Senior Jazz Band. She is looking forward to going to the leadership

program at the summer camp she has been attending for years. Sheila is active in our church and in keeping our family on track every week. I have been busy writing and delivering training workshops. I am focusing on helping professionals present financial and operational data more effectively—essentially, translating the spreadsheets and complex graphs into visuals that executives can easily understand. We are headed to Hawaii in August for a family vacation, which we are really looking forward to.” From Mexico, Felipe [Burgaz] wrote: “I joined Kellogg about 8 months ago. I am CMO for LatAm and also run the breakfast category, which is basically Tony the Tiger and all of his friends plus all the cool innovation. Having a lot of fun being back in the consumer-goods world. Living in a great city called Querétaro about 2 hours north of Mexico City. If any Tuckies come to Mexico, please come visit.” That’s Grrrrreat! From Andy Schmit in the Northeast: “I took a new job as VP of engineering services at my company. After spending the better part of the last 20 years in operations, this has been a welcome change. Sue keeps plugging away at her sole proprietorship, and she’s in the midst of flipping her 2nd house as sort of a side job. Not sure if I mentioned it last time, but she buys enough from Home Depot to qualify as one of their Pro customers! Tim turns 18 next month…man oh man does THAT make me feel old. He’s been accepted to SUNYBinghamton and RPI, and he awaits a go/no-go from RIT. He clearly wants to stay in New York! Alex is doing great at school, and I’ve recently started acclimating her with driving the family clunker. I’m teaching ‘my little girl’ to drive…yup, that’s the second data point that makes me feel old. Eric is holding his own at school and has found a natural inclination toward basketball. He’s 13, yet stands 5’ 10 1/2” tall, and starts high school in September. My youngest child is about to start high school… that would be the third data point that I’m getting old. Other than anxiously awaiting the sight of the grass in my backyard (half of it still under a huge pile of old snow drifts), all is well.” I like that Andy is using data points to track whether feeling old. My knees, after a long bike/walk, tell me that I’m feeling old.

Jack Cunningham (1964-2013) As many of you may already know, it has been a sad year for our class. Jack Cunningham lost his battle with cancer on December 20, 2013. Several of our classmates were able to attend the memorial service held January 6 in New York City, including Karyn Wienski Calcano. She posted this note on FB after the service: “Lawrence and I attended Jack’s memorial service today. Did not see any other Tuckies there, but as you can imagine it was packed, so likely I just missed people. Jack’s son Reid did a reading beautifully. His brother Allen—the spitting image of Jack—eulogized him. He spoke of their boyhood days growing up in Richmond, their shared paper route, his schools (Tuck was mentioned), his career. Mostly spoke of his goodness, his honesty and integrity, love of his family, and humility. Jack was not supposed to survive his illness for very long and fought it for 6 years, beating all the odds. In those 6 years, he not only made memories with Holly and the kids, but saw his parents’ 50th anniversary and mom’s 75th birthday. In the end when Jack lost his ability to speak, the minister said he would hold up 6 fingers in recognition of the 6 extra years he had attained. I did not know that while in remission he ran a half Ironman and ran a full one before his diagnosis—a remarkable story. It was a great tribute to a great friend and classmate.” Others from the class in attendance were Ferit Ferhangil, Pam Brennan Carlson, Brad Burde, and Daniel and Lee Klausner.

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CL ASS NOTES Harry Holt wrote in from Baltimore: “I will be taking a delegation of 10 of our honors students from Morgan State University to China. We will visit Beijing and Shanghai as part of a larger United States Delegation of college students with the 100,000 Strong organization through WorldStrides. I have been working as an adjunct professor with the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management for the past decade, working with the Graves Honors Program. I teach Introduction to Business, Business Leadership, and run enrichment learning activities. I promise to share some pictures later.” It seems there is a balance for a very sad event: Robbie Douglass wrote in with the wonderful news that his wife gave birth to their first son on December 17, 2013. “My wife Whitney and I had a son on 12/17/13, Robert Royal Douglass III. Everyone is in great shape, and Andy Steele already has a bead on him. Life has changed for me in a beautiful way. I am way behind most of our classmates on this front but so happy to be experiencing the same joy. Miss all of you guys and still smiling about how great our last reunion was.”

Cheers! ]

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the comings and goings, I added a photo from the last time we were all together, November 2010. Pam and I still teach college: Pam teaches music at the University of Utah, and I teach business at Western Governors University.

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Thanks to the folks who wrote in; the rest of you are on notice! From Courtney Simpson: “The news around my home is that my son Jamie will be attending Harvard next year, where he will also play wide receiver on the football team. I will be back there for most games, so East Coast Tuckies, let me know if you would like to meet up to watch the Crimson. I too am furthering my education and have started my doctorate in business. I will tentatively do my dissertation on the ‘Lean In’ concept made famous by Sheryl Sandberg and would love to dialog with my fellow female T’92s on the subject.” From Michael Ingemann: “We are still in London, and from the helicopter perspective of Tuck class notes there isn’t very much grand news to tell: no divorce, not children (or grandchildren). And no retirement yet. Julius, our eldest, began university this past September, studying product design at Central Saint Martins in London, so we have the benefit of hosting him and his laundry bag on weekends. Unfortunately I haven’t seen many Tuckies since last time but had a great night out with Christoph Braun a few weeks ago, as he had an extra ticket to a soccer match between his local Munich team and Arsenal in London. Munich won (to no great surprise to anyone, I think) and we could go and find a bar in London.” From Alan Jones: “We have had an eventful few years. Andrus (born during our second year at Tuck) returned from two years in Chile as an LDS missionary. He is studying video-game and film creation at the University of Utah. Adam completes his two years in Guatemala this summer, and we plan to visit Guatemala to pick him up. He will resume studying geographic information systems at the University of Utah. Richard is studying cello at Indiana University and is going to Italy for two years for his mission, starting the exact same day as Adam finishes. With all

Alan Jones and family

“With these experiences, our family has felt a strong drive to help those around the world who are living on far less than any of us. We visited Chile and Argentina when Andrus finished, and Guatemala promises to show even more poverty than those two countries. The thought is that if we average $48,000 per person of annual income in the USA, if each of us would donate $365 per year we could each double the standard of living for one person living on $1 per day—and there are many people in our hemisphere living on $1 per day. We have begun to work on a watercapture project in Peru and have found two organizations that are doing good work with donations (LiahonaChildren.org and kiva.org). If any of you want to lend your talents to these efforts, I would love to speak with you about what we can do together. With all we have been blessed with, I hope we can share that more broadly with others who have so little due to the randomness of birthplace.” Now, for something a little different, I give you a Christmas story, Rashomon style, as seen from the perspectives of Tom Heath and Ben Pettersen. A note of warning: most Christmas stories don’t have this many dead animals. First up, Tom’s version: “Our holidays were graced with a visit from Ben Pettersen to our hunting camp in North Carolina. As expected, he brought his ‘bread and circus’ act with him and fun was had by all. Ben hunted big game the whole time, and perhaps the highlight was hearing his story from bear hunting the first morning, where in the pre-dawn hours it was not clear who was being hunted, Ben or the bear; the bear was within 10 feet of Ben in pitch-black darkness, and the fearless

Norwegian admitted that he literally almost had a heart attack...but the bear backed down and ran (it was too early to see and shoot). “We enjoyed great food and many of Ben’s finest tales by the fire every evening, and as was the case 20+ years ago, North Carolina was charmed. Being the food gatherer that Ben is, he came through and harvested a fine buck— see attached picture of Ben with deer and with two young disciples, my son Thomas being the one on the right. I might add that Thomas thinks Ben is the coolest guy around and is demanding a return visit next season!!

definitely Tom’s son—everything is a possible target and that’s the way we like it. I think he will be invited to an advanced training camp in Norway very soon. “During that hunt, I had one of my most crystallized hunting moments ever where I was just 20 feet away from a huge panting black bear in pitch darkness at 0630 hrs. It came in and was on my ‘blind side,’ and I just had a small dike of water between us. Its path was only 4 feet from where I was sitting—this dawned on me, then & there my Colt .45 was loosened and cocked, along with a caliber .338 Win Mag rifle. If it had crossed, I would have shot at it at point-blank distance and hoped for the best. Sadly, it went away after a tense standstill of 2 minutes. I used 2 hours to calm my heart rate down. It was very good, but next time I’ll pop a cap into Winnie the Pooh bear…I don’t like to be stood up.” So, I think we learned a few things here: bring your own sides if you go to Tom’s place in North Carolina for dinner, and use restraint when faced with a huge bear. As Ben always told us back in the day, that which does not kill you makes you stronger!

Thomas Heath (on right, son of Tom Heath) fell under the spell of our mighty Norwegian hunter (Ben Pettersen) this past holiday season.

“In sum, it was wonderful to see Ben and relive many of the good old days from Tuck. We are all mighty lucky to have had such a wonderful experience and crossed paths with so many fine folks!! “Believe it or not, Amanda and I still are in NYC, and our son is now 8 and daughter is now 10. Give us a shout when in town, as we would love to see you.” Next, from ya-ya-ya Ben: “On Dec 26 I flew down to Tom Heath in North Carolina, where he and his son Thomas had invited me to enjoy hunting at its best at the fabled Camp Bryan. It was great and we did manage to get MOB (Jim Rideout/Steve Ott—that’s Meat On the Bank, the thing you guys didn’t do in Alaska). I did knock down a nice buck at 275 yards. “8-year-old Thomas is a true killer, and he decked many squirrels and robins so that we could have some exotic side dishes. He is

and ecological production of seaweed and blue mussels as the backbone of a future feed regime. It looks good.” Lastly, for those of you in the Boston area who may have been surprised to see an email from me recently with my new title of president of the Boston Tuck Club, I can only say this: be very careful about sitting at [T’79] Andy Steele’s table at any Tuck event. It does feel great to have some time to give back to the school, and I feel especially lucky to be doing this now, as my niece Katie Landry will soon be matriculating as a T’16.

Steve Sklar and Stephanie Garcia got a chance to catch up at a Dartmouth Alumni event at the Denver Art Museum.

Also from Ben: “Am sending in some photos of a recent Saturday when I set a longline in 800 feet of water just outside where I live on the Bergen peninsula right by the ocean. The ling (a codfish) was approximately 50 lbs, and we caught approximately 150 lbs of round fish—MOB. Forget buying meat and dinner at the store—probably 15 years since I did that. Luxury in life comes cheap for me; I just need some food gathering and a place close to the sea. “I had a fantastic trip to the US in December. Some wild days in NYC, where John Honigmann and I really picked up where we left at the Dude Ranch. I end up with a major headache every time I see John. You can call me a lot of things, but ‘City Slicker’ is not one of them. Then 4 days celebrating Christmas with my ex in-laws, Kathryn Baker T’93 and Maya & Ella. It was perfect. “Hopefully, in a couple of years I’ll be fulfilling my ultimate business dream: to bring about a paradigm shift in the international salmon farm industry by cutting out GMO, soya, corn, palm oil, and other synthetics that the salmon feed consist of today—bringing in a sustainable

Gerry Moore and his family built a home in Guatemala over spring break.

Steve Sklar wrote to let me know that the Sklar family has been busy with college applications and cheering for Julie (18) and hockey and now lacrosse for Neal (13) and Kenny (16). Gerry Moore and his family have just returned from Guatemala, where they took all three girls on a

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Mary Asel and Robin Frank showed off their selfie skills in San Francisco last January.

service trip to build a house for a family there. I was so happy to attend the bat mitzvah of Rose Horowitch, daughter of Jon and Lynn, this past January in the Washington, DC, area. Jon’s older two daughters are both studying at Deerfield. Happy spring to everyone, and hope to hear from more of you next time. ]

You may remember that Professor Macher sent out an assignment asking you to send in favorite memories from 20 years ago and from the recent reunion. This request calls into question the issue of fresh minds, as many of you forgot to hand in the assignment. Of course the diligent Professor (and Tuck Scholar) Jeffrey Macher completed the assignment and passed with an H. Among his favorite Tuck memories, he listed “Road Rally (words cannot describe), moving Jeff DiModica’s entire dorm room into Buchanan Lounge (where he slept for two nights), and taking Eric Bergwall to the hospital (three times in two years).” Obviously pranking DiModica was a favorite pasttime as DiModica retorted, “Don’t forget sodding my room with the graduation sod and replacing all the furniture.”

’93 Cathy Dishner 42 Shore Road Old Greenwich, CT 06870 cathy@dishners.com

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Greg Capitolo and the Jeffs (Macher, DiModica, and Dishner) after a reunion-weekend run

Jeff Macher

Stephen Conlin shared his two favorite memories: “Skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with my wife Christel and Rich and Mary Lee Brown during spring break second year. ‘The boys’ did learn a valuable lesson during the weeklong trip: never ski the Hobacks during a thaw-refreeze cycle until AFTER the thaw part has occurred. And never give ski pointers to your spouse while skiing said area.” His other favorite memory was a long weekend trip to Quebec City with Christel, Rich and Mary Lee Brown, Shawn and Sharon Johnson, Phil and Catherine Gomez, and Luis and Sol Blaquier. Steve recalls, “Luis’ language skills certainly came in handy during our trip and got us out of a few sticky situations!”

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Over 20 years have passed since we were students with fresh minds and youthful energy. During our days at Tuck, we ran Rip Road, rallied at Road Rally, drank late into the night at Murphy’s, and went Around the World in Buch. Some wise person said, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” And so it was that we found ourselves plodding down familiar routes on old runs, rallying among old friends, drinking late into the night

1993 trip to Quebec City

Andrew Barnard shared some brief but important memories from his days at Tuck. He lists hockey trips to Montreal and staying married through his first year, exclaiming, “It wasn’t easy!” Lastly, Kathleen Bacon wrote in about the Tuck Winter Carnival at the Dartmouth Skiway. “It was a beautiful sunny day with loads of snow, and Jay Weiss was commenting on how all our visitors from other B-schools wished they had gone to Tuck.” Isn’t that the truth? Cathy Dishner recalls mostly ridiculous incidents outside the classroom. She recalls: “Dana felt it made sense to jump from the bridge one evening, and Jay Weiss wore a dress from Kmart with tremendous aplomb. Jeff DiModica brought his dog, Amos, over for surprise visits to unsuspecting Tuckies while studying in their dorm rooms…and then disappeared! Tracy Earles mixed a mean martini, Ron Mirro danced to ‘Greased Lightning,’ Matt Cicero supported ceiling push-ups, and Dan Rosenbaum anchored the ‘boat races.’ The ’Hood had a great basement pong table, and Bergie was a frightening sight the morning after! Stell Hall had the best cookies, La Poule à Dents had the best lion, and Skunk Hollow had the best everything.” Most of all, Cathy remembers the people who defined the place and keep the memories alive. “I don’t remember much of Dec Sci (truth be told, I never really understood it!), but I do cherish the people I came to know!” Reunion was a wonderful weekend for reliving old memories and making new ones. For anyone who didn’t attend, you missed a great time. Sometimes in life you are lucky enough to meet a group of people with whom, no matter how much time has passed, conversation is easy and you are able to pick up where you

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left off. That seemed to be the case with our class. People’s best memories revolved around seeing old friends. Jeff Macher writes, “My favorite Reunion memory was seeing (Ron) Bertasi, (Rich) Brown, (Steve) Conlin, and (Erik) Eames, whom I rarely see or hear from. Three out of four are arguably great guys!” This prompted Steve Conlin to respond, “I don’t even want to venture a guess as to who didn’t make the cut for the ‘3 out of 4’ great guys comment….” Andrew Barnard’s favorite memory was seeing Joe Ziemian and Atsuro Fujii, both of whom made a huge effort to get all the way to Hanover. “OK, maybe Atsuro traveled a little bit further than Joe, but I was happy to see them both.” Kathleen Bacon, who also traveled a great distance to get to Reunion, enjoyed closing down the bar on Friday night, watching Mike McIvor lose badly at beer pong, and hanging out by the outdoor fire down by the river on Saturday night.

Yuki Hirahara, Atsuro Fujii, and Akiko Fujii at Reunion

The highlight of the event had to be the Saturday night emceed by our very own Alastair Borthwick. He tested our knowledge about past events at Tuck and gave out meaningless prizes, including a $1 coupon for meatballs that he swiped from the T’98 table at registration. Only Alastair could get Ward Davis and Andy Bernstein to reprise their talent-show performance of 1992 set to Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy.” The crowd rose to their feet in appreciation. Alastair overheard several people remark that their performance ranked among some of the great Grammy performances of all time! Take that, Beyoncé! In addition to our October reunion, minireunions seem to be happening all over

Peter Stahl and his fiancée, Jill

the place. Mark Tecca wrote to tell us, “While my daughter’s hockey team was in Minneapolis for a hockey tournament over New Year’s, I was able to catch up with Andy Bernstein, Stacy O’Reilly, and Chris Pears. The fact that it was 10 below outside didn’t stop us from having a few cold ones inside.” Kathleen Bacon recalled a minireunion in London with Todd Huntley, Ruthard Murphy, and Cathy Dishner. While a couple of our classmates did not provide the Then/Now memories as requested, they were apparently smart enough to get themselves put on the Tuck faculty. Michael Carusi and Michael McIvor would like to call themselves professors along with the esteemed Professor Macher; however, the correct title is lecturers. You can actually find them in the faculty directory (http://www.tuck.dartmouth. edu/faculty/faculty-directory). Carusi and McIvor taught a 5-week minicourse at Tuck— Investing and Deal Making in Health Care: Practitioners’ Perspectives (IDHC) (Winter 2014). I (Nancy Koefoed) reviewed the syllabus, and it was quite impressive. I would have taken their class. Cathy Dishner says she might have taken it, but she would most likely have been confused and would have happily agreed to meet over beers at Murphy’s…her way of striking a deal over her own state of health! There also was big news from Peter Stahl, which we obtained via George von Wyss. Strangely, the story started with us being sent a picture from George of Peter in a

bathtub…hmmm. Apparently, Peter was staying with George and his wife, Paola, and their son, Marco, in their newly renovated house in Zurich. Peter had a back injury (thus the medicinal soaking). You are probably wondering where this story is going. In his own special way, George was letting us know Peter is engaged. Here’s the story directly from Peter: “We arrived in Zurich Friday morning. It was Jill’s birthday, and that evening I put the ring through one of the candle bases on her cake. Jill blew out the candles, and I was on one knee suggesting she look closely at the cake. She immediately saw the ring and started crying. I popped the question and she said yes. I think there were tears all around. It was very surreal having such great friends there to share the moment.” The wonderful thing about Tuck is that there seems to be a loyalty and a willingness to help fellow alums even if they have never met. Jeremiah Sullivan wrote in that he was in Ireland visiting his son Patrick, who is a first-year at Trinity College in Dublin. While in Ireland, he tested the power of the remarkable Tuck network by reaching out to Bill Hunt, Tuck ’71. There are not many Tuckies in Dublin; Jeremiah’s research only uncovered Bill, but he proved to be a loyal alumnus. They met at his local pub in Dublin and then headed out to lunch, where Bill graciously treated Jeremiah and his son to a fabulous meal. Now that’s some Tuck hospitality!

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Jeremiah Sullivan and Bill Hunt T’71 in Dublin

Dana Macher also tested the power of the Tuck network by reaching out to the one and only Oliver Engert with a question about work. After 21 years, Oliver was quick to respond and help out. As a thank-you, Dana offered to buy Oliver a glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape at our next reunion, remembering “The King’s” beverage of choice.

this spring. It was a tough deal here in Boulder County last fall; the impact was far-reaching. Anyway, I don’t have much to report. I’ve launched an investment bank in Boulder called Blue Sage Advisory. I am optimistic about the opportunities in front of us, as we operate in a very interesting segment called Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS). The Link family is doing great too. Anyway, I can add that I have recently caught up in person with Peter Sisson, Rick Moss (picture taken in Boulder at my office), and Steve Pinado. They all had great things to report. I enjoyed discussing impact investing with Rick. I also enjoy Facebook postings of many of our classmates.

It will be another five years until we meet again in Hanover. Therefore, it will be another five years of requests for news from Jeff, Cathy, and me. Please stay in touch. And when 2018 rolls around, you should drop everything and come to the 25th reunion. Remember the adage: “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other’s gold.” Here’s to more golden moments among our class in the future. ]

’94 David Link

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20TH REUNION October 10-12, 2014

I [David Link] am writing on a warm spring night here in Colorado, and it appears spring is finally on its way. There are renewed fears of flooding with anticipated mountain runoff

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Eduardo Dutrey: “Nothing unusual to report. Summer ended in Argentina, and this time we did not go to the beach. Instead the whole family—Rosario, Margarita, Candela, and me—went to Aspen to ski. We spent 8 wonderful days skiing; lots of snow and hard work for Rosario and me keeping up with the skiing pace of the girls. Somehow we managed and survived. I am attaching a photo of my daughters Margarita and Candela in Aspen.

I have been asked here to encourage all of you to attend the upcoming reunion this October 10-12. Hope you all plan to be there. Our Reunion committee includes Andy Palmer (who is starting a new company, so we are lucky to have him), Annie Allman, Christophe Oliver, and there could be others. Anyway here goes: Ben Auslander: “My four boys continue to grow—and play lots of soccer. Most weekends I am consumed in a good way with those logistics. I recently decided to leave J.P. Morgan after four years and am headed to something much smaller and more independent. I am looking forward to a new chapter after 22 years of working for Goliath organizations. Also, we have a Snowbird Utah trip coming up this spring break and my boys can’t wait. Hope to see many of you at the 20th!”

“It is unbelievable how fast time passes! We are celebrating our 20th anniversary reunion! I am thinking of going, business allowing. Argentina continues to be a mess, but that is hardly news. Hopefully we will see a change of government next year. Regards from the southern hemisphere.” Annie Allman: “I don’t really have anything to share for the class notes—status quo here. My gig with Steve Wynn wrapped up, and I am back hustling clients and/or a job :-( not my favorite thing to do!” Russell and Patty Wolff: “We were in Park City, Utah, in February and had a chance to ski with Kristin Erdlen Curtin and Dan Curtin and their family. We also recently had dinner with John and Amy Tyree, as well as Jeanine and Alistair [T’93] Borthwick in NY.” John Dex: “Hi, Dave: Sorry not much to report, except I attended the Super Bowl in NYC and watched my Seattle Seahawks destroy the legendary Denver Mannings. Oh, wait: you aren’t a Denver fan, are you?” ]

’95 Kristin Sanborn 9 Rowan Road Summit, NJ 07901 ksanborn27@gmail.com

Rick Smith 1823 Cambridge Blvd. Upper Arlington, OH 43212 rasmith@resource.com

Kristin Sanborn: Let’s talk about the weather. Rick Smith: Shall we? Kristin: We shall. Because it sucked all winter. I self-diagnosed myself with PTSD: Post Traumatic Snow Disorder. Rick: Yeah, I must admit that rather than going to the grocery store on yet another zero-degree day, I contemplated which of my twins I should eat first. Kristin: GET IN MY BELLY! I like that you said “… I should eat first,” because you left open the door that you might eventually eat the second one at some point. Rick: Look, it was below zero for a couple of days in a row. What’s a guy supposed to do? Eat vegetables? Anyway, Morgan has plump little thighs. Definitely some tender meat in there. And Brady’s a skinny lil’ guy who’s always showing off his little ribs. Tasty, tasty ribs. As you can see, it’s a tough choice between the two! Kristin: Okay. I’m officially getting scared here. Rick: You say “getting scared” and I say “getting hungry.” Kristin: No, I think I’m going to stick with “getting scared.” Rick: Are you sure you’re not at least a little bit hungry? Kristin: Actually, what started off as friendly, witty banter has made me lose my appetite. Rick: So I assume an invitation for the Sanborns to come over to the Smitty house to watch Silence of the Lambs and eat some fava beans is out of the question? Kristin: Yeah, we’re definitely busy that night. [Insert awkward transition here … and we’re off!] Let’s start with some big news. (Kristin: Pun intended? Rick: What’s a pun?)

Anyway, Vanessa Chin Cheshire let us know she is due to have her FIRST child in April 2014. “Yep, I’m thinking I might be setting a record for the oldest parent award. Earliest this kid will make it to Tuck will be the class of 2041! Signed, Big and Getting Bigger in NYC.” If you’re looking for power, and we don’t mean the cheap, flimsy stuff…we mean the fresh, “holy crap don’t touch that because you’ll fry” kind of stuff, then Thad Hill—the new CEO of Calpine—is undoubtedly the person you should talk to. Rick: I need to book some time with Thad to discuss my power. I feel like the power I’m getting right now is stale. Sure, it’ll power a lamp, but it just doesn’t have a bounce in its step. I’m wondering if it’s foreign-made. Kristin: I always buy Made in America power. Yes, it costs a little more, but I know it’s handcrafted American quality. Rick: Do you go with organic? Kristin: Definitely. Yeah, I’m paying more… about 24 cents per kilowatt-hour…but I feel better about myself knowing my power was organically grown, with no additives or hormones. And speaking of additives and hormones, we got a chicken update from Ruth Burk! “I had a very traumatic day when I first got your request for updates—I was in the process of getting rid of a rooster. Do you know how hard it is to give away a rooster? Even for free? Yikes! Here’s the backstory: We never asked for a rooster. I was a bit suspicious when this chick (one of seven we raised last spring) was sprouting a fantastic red comb and growing at 2x the speed of the other chicks. Suspicion was confirmed when he started crowing about 2 weeks ago. That’s when the clock started ticking, because my husband is a light sleeper and the last thing he wanted to hear at 5:30 a.m. was the little guy learning to crow. So…he calls the farm store where we got the chicks and asks about their return policy. How funny is that? ‘Umm … I’d like to return a chicken.’ But my husband prevailed, and it turns out the woman on the other end of the phone has 100 hens and 9 roosters, so what’s one more? Bingo! Scott had a winner. So, I boxed up the rooster and delivered him to the store this afternoon.” Rick: I like that they “boxed up the rooster.” I prefer my chicken in a bucket.

Ruth Burk and daughter Hannah

Kristin: Stay classy San Diego! No wonder you were single for so long. “How ’bout you and I have some dinner together? I’m thinking we down a bucket o’ chicken and see where things go from there.” Rick: Hey now. Nothing’s sexier than a woman who paws her chicken from a bucket. I’m just sayin’. Continuing on, Glenn Harper is now the… let us take a breath, because this title takes a while to get out…okay, let’s go for it…the Vice President of Product Planning and Strategy for Small Ships and French Rivers at Vantage Deluxe World Travel. Rick: Sounds like a personal ad I wrote before I met my wife. “I like small ships and French rivers.” Kristin: Oh my god, I answered that ad! But I never heard back! Apparently, you weren’t interested. Rick: I guess I figured you weren’t a “bucket o’ chicken kind of girl.” “I’m recovering from the busy season at Chocolopois, which lasts from September through February and is nonstop crazy,” Lauren Adler wrote in. “Sales are growing as a result of selling our own hand-crafted chocolates to other specialty food stores. It’s been a much-needed avenue of growth, and it’s wonderful to have it taking off nicely. We were fortunate to have a successful Kickstarter campaign last summer that enabled us to revamp the packaging for our chocolate bars and create point-of-purchase displays that were required by some of the larger specialty retailers. I have Kickstarter advice I’m happy to share w/anyone considering a crowdfunding campaign. Mark and I are taking a trip to Belize with Taza Chocolate for their ‘chocolate week’ at the end of March. We’ll be visiting small family cacao farms, making chocolate from the bean, and touring Maya Mountain

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CL ASS NOTES Cacao, which is a fantastic nonprofit that is making a huge difference for Belizean cacao farmers. Of course we’ll also be doing nocturnal jungle hikes, seeing Mayan ruins, and spending a few days on the Caribbean.” A whole bunch of Ohmans (John, his wife, and two of their sons) skied in a 54-kilometer Nordic ski race. Said John, “I did question my sanity around kilometer 27.” Ned Hill let us know that daughter Jazy, who was born in Hanover, is finishing up her first year at UT-Austin. Kid 2, otherwise known as Charles (although we prefer “Kid 2” as a naming convention…it’s cleaner and easier to remember), is a junior in high school, and politics permitting, Tessa and daughter Lia are planning to go to Russia and China (it’ll be Lia’s first trip to China since she was adopted from there in 2000). And Ned’s heading to Hanover in April to be on a Dartmouth Ventures panel with Liam Donohue.

Ned Hill and family at Disney

“I’ve been back in the Motherland for about a year now, developing several waste-recycling facilities,” wrote in James Beach from Russia. “Construction on our first project begins this summer, and there is no shortage of opportunities. Capitalism here is alive and well, with a much safer environment than in 1995, despite what you might read/watch from the media. I went to the Olympics in Sochi and had a blast. The highlight was definitely the USA-Russia hockey match—the atmosphere was like a Super Bowl.”

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James Beach and Russian friend at the Olympics

“After 8 years,” said Jan Faller, “I’m leaving Highbridge to join PIMCO as a risk manager for their alternative funds. Just put our Connecticut house on the market and will be moving to Newport/Laguna Beach.” “The aging process is slowly ruining us all,” said Peter Stevens. “Mike Pelzar just had surgery for a fused disc in his spine/neck but is recovering well. We took our sons to the Bruins game, and while he is not skating, skiing, or playing golf right now, he is standing upright (which is an improvement over the last time I saw him). Jack Sins has had two surgeries since the last column: one was a full hair replacement, and the other I believe was a vasectomy (or it may have actually been knee surgery and shoulder surgery; at least that’s what he is telling everyone). As for me, I did hurt my back this winter rescuing an old lady from a burning building (or maybe shoveling snow) but have at least avoided surgery. I did have one particularly humiliating experience in the hot tub at the local YMCA where I found myself discussing back injuries and treatments with three octogenarians, two of whom appeared to be in better physical shape than I.”

PA and Wallis Weiner as the Beckhams

Rick: Its awesomeness cannot be denied. Kristin: What if one attempted to deny its awesomeness? Rick: That person would spontaneously combust because its awesomeness cannot be questioned. One must not question the inimitable laws of the universe such as denying the awesomeness of this photo. It simply cannot be denied or questioned. Kristin: Then it shall not be denied or questioned. From John Montag, “A big thanks to Wilbur Swan, Jim Catudal, Peter Stevens, and Peter Lawler. In the recent Tuck Today they mentioned Good Sports Foundation. We have since connected regarding organizations that will (hopefully) benefit.”

And perusing our good friend LinkedIn… Maurice Russel was promoted to senior VP at Brastec Technologies. Manu Kalia is a co-founder of Greensparc Energy Advisors. Rob Hoyt has founded Exelar Consulting. Jean-Pierre Geronimi is now the VP of business development for the Global Trade Academy in NYC. Larry Medina is the senior manager of postgraduate career services at Singapore Management University.

And what’s up with your authors?

Kristin: Can we discuss the awesomeness of the photo we received of PA and Wallis Weiner as David and Posh Spice Beckham?

Rick here. Seriously. I’ve got three young kids, and Mother Nature dumps this kind of winter on us? Not cool. Not cool at all. For a mother,

Kristin: The weather this winter made me want to do something…ANYTHING…other than stay home inside with the kids. So I’ve started working on a little Fin Tech venture that’s keeping me busy. No one is sending me paychecks yet, which has me a little confused. I’m not sure who to call about that. I guess I’ll have to hire a head of HR and call them.

you sure weren’t sympathetic to our kids and our inability to get them outside. Three young kids cooped up in a house for months on end is anything but awesome. Our house is trashed, and our spirits are crushed. I do hold a grudge, Ms. Nature, and you will pay for this injustice. You will pay. We will talk to you again in six more months. By then Kristin will have hired and fired a head of HR and then had that HR head file a complaint against her, and Rick will still be holding a grudge against Mother Nature because he’s a grudge holder. ]

’96 Ewa Borowska 627 Pine Street Boulder, CO 80302 ewa.borowska@comcast.net

Trent Meyerhoefer 22226 Douglas Road Shaker Heights, OH 44122-2039 trentmmeyerhoefer@eaton.com

Barry Winer 3110 Rodman Street NW Washington, DC 20008 bmwiner@ix.netcom.com

Hi everyone! Barry here to open up the 2014 Tuck Today season. Kind of like Spring Training that way…but very different. Two opening thoughts for you, and then we’ll dive into all the news. Thought one: Change. Have been thinking about this more than usual lately. Literally as I was doing final edits on this column, the email announcing Dean Danos’s retirement landed in my inbox. Did you know he is the longest-serving dean of any top B-school? Wow. Back to change. How hard it can be to achieve professionally. How much a part of our personal lives, welcome and unwelcome, it can be. And its inevitability with respect to all things and realms. And that leads me to my second thought. Thought two: Community & Column. I was

in NYC recently and had dinner with an undergrad classmate I hadn’t seen in, well, a lot of years. Like Ewa, Trent, and me, she writes the column for our undergrad class and has done it singlehandedly since the late ’80s. I think the woman deserves a Nobel for that alone, knowing how much more manageable our task has been sharing the load among two or three of us since ’97 when we got rolling. She loved the idea I gave her of finding a buddy with whom to partner. And while I didn’t say it this way to her, I’ve always thought her column sucked. But that isn’t her fault; at least, not mostly. That column is usually a quarter or half a page rather than the 3-4 pages we fill. Always dominated by the same 4-8 names of folks in the writer’s immediate orbit in/around NYC versus having wider representation, as we normally do and struggle mightily to improve. There are lots of reasons why most columns in most alumni mags are that way, having to do with institutions and people and busy lives. Tuck was different. And so is this. Speaking only for myself, this column, now in its 18th freaking season (!), helps strengthen community. With the school and, more importantly, with each other. It’s a lot of work sometimes to put this together. But it also offers real rewards, with connectedness chief among them. Thanks for helping us do this. And if you weren’t able to write in this time, just hit me up next time, will ya? Thanks soooo much. OK, enough philosophy. On to the news you really care about. Or so you tell me. Because it was a bit longer ago than I care to mention, I’ll just report that we scribes go to crazy lengths to connect and share news. As example, I “recently” stuffed a Mini Clubman with girlfriend, Labrador retriever, and the bare essentials on luggage and drove from DC to the west coast of Vancouver Island…and back. Took several weeks to do it and along the way connected with a number of you. That trip, along with others and the most recent submissions, will comprise the fodder for this edition. And apologies in advance that too many (i.e., more than zero) of the photos have me in them. When you go out and beat the bushes nationally to talk with classmates as I’ve done, that happens. Let’s start with this first photo of Gene Lowe, Bill Craver and me.

Barry, Gene, Bill, and friends with some Carolina ’Q on a nice Saturday in March

This isn’t your run-of-the-mill “3 T’96 Stooges” pic like those “other” class secretaries use. A couple of key differences for your consideration. First, Craver. His first time in a Tuck Today (TT) shot in years. Bill was in the midst of coaching some very interesting entrepreneurs in a local competition when Gene had us over for a BBQ in mid-March. Gene, you ask? Ah, sure. Gene and his lovely wife, Sehnaz (not shown), recently bought their house following Gene’s move with SPX to Charlotte last year. It’s on a golf course, which prompts interesting decisions, given the Lowe household is all about soccer. Final note about this pic before we move on: how about ’dem two Labs? That’s Foster (6) on the left, Jenny (11 or 12) on the right. Get one for your kids/family. They’re awesome. Write me for details and ideas. No, I’m serious. You can write me, whether or not it has anything to do with dogs. Orrises! Here at TT, we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Orris clan. If we gave out “Platinum” status for helping us make the column useful and occasionally even a bit interesting, Jay and Christy Orris would surely get such status simply for consistently participating. I mean, geez, they take their kids on large vessels circumnavigating the globe in the interest of education! The Orrises, they of “two boys, one dog, and one cat,” still live in Boulder but travel to lots of fun places by boat, air, and who knows what else? Since we last checked in, the Orris clan has visited Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (no good coffee shops there, regrettably). And as we go to press, Bee Utarnkul will be visiting the Orrises for reasons I’ll explain in a paragraph or two. For now, here’s our second GREAT pic of all four Orrises with a friend. Not sure what you think, but I think Jay and Christy both look exactly the same as in ’96, except for the two boys. They’re obviously a bit shinier and newer.

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CL ASS NOTES And our own Chris Trimble, Phil Ferneau, and Matt Rightmire, all of whom are pretty firmly entrenched up at Tuck. More from the Barry travel file. Rich Cunningham! There’s another name we don’t get into these pages enough. Saw Rich for lunch in Lexington, Kentucky, last year. Rich is based there, working for Humana, which occupies one of the taller buildings in the land of serious (championship, even) hoops and fine thoroughbreds. For whatever it’s worth, L’ville is a surprisingly nice town, good for family raising. Points off for me in not taking a note or two when Rich and I met and for not emailing him again before this went to press. I believe he and his wife have two children.

Jay and Christy with their boys and, if you look very, very closely, a GIANT tortoise

From my x-country drive, the following classmates were sighted: Brent Phillips. Brent very kindly hosted us in Boise, Idaho, where he was still with HP and doing annual (or semiannual) drives home to Arkansas. Really great to see him, and Boise is a great town. Aside from the blue football field, just a lovely town ringed by mountains and plenty of great outdoor space. I have a picture of myself with Brent but didn’t find it in time. I’ll blame that on the haze and maze of online and offline cloud and storage solutions (websites), all designed to make our lives easier. Alex Santos & Tricia Carroll. Alex and Tricia are in Evanston, IL (can you say “Kellogg”?), with Alex commuting into Chicago, where he’s with the exec search firm Egon Zehnder. Alex and Tricia have two amazing kids, Max and Luisa, along with a very feisty cat and calm dog. Evanston is a great town perfect for family raising imho. Matt Tritley. On a more recent trip, I was able to also connect with Matt, which doesn’t happen often enough, given we were studygroup and room mates at Tuck. I am delighted

to announce that Matt, Mary (McDermott) Tritley T’95, and their three boys and one daughter acquired an impossibly cute Lab puppy last November. The dog, named Tucker, is distantly related to my own Lab. And, yep, have a great shot of Matt with Tucker, but to see that you’re going to have to either email me or go to myTUCK to see it. Matt also sees Dietrich and Katy Knoer on occasion, who live close by after a recent move. Kathy Schaider Black. This was actually a near miss when we were in Oregon (or was it Washington?). Kathy has her finger on all the finance buttons at Portland State University, so look out all you Pac NW rising senior applicant types! BTW, bit of a trend in our class with higher ed. Aside from Kathy at PSU, there’s also Chris Clifford, who runs a good chunk of a large business operation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. We at TT have a soft spot for Chris since, like the Orrises, he’s a regular in these pages and often sends us cool photos of himself on the sideline at big-time college football games. Go UAB! Then there’s Bruce Taylor at Stanford (more on that below).

And, moving south to…Houston, Texas, where I managed to connect with both Kala (Puppala) Marathi and Kurt Prohl…at the same time! Kala is splitting time between the University of Houston (teaching B-school students the finer points of venture capital and innovation) and running a family office, while Kurt continues with an energy-focused PE firm. Kala and her husband have two boys (10 and 14) and know the best place in Houston to buy “boots and a hat” (ten-gallon, or “ cowboy hat” to us coastal types). And Kurt and his wife, Kelly, an accomplished sommelier with a wine consulting and retailing business, it turns out, are cat people…or at least have a couple of them. Was great to reconnect with both of them after too many years. Pic below, with big thanks to Kala who made Herculean efforts, nearly thwarted by smartphone issues, to get this in by the buzzer.

No hats. Maybe a couple of boots? Dinner in Houston: Kurt, Kala, and Barry.

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Somehow, we missed Tim Bohdan in Houston for the dinner soiree. Tim is an independent consultant focused mostly on the oil & gas sector. This works out very well since, well, he lives outside Houston in Katy, Texas, a very friendly sounding place. Like many of you, Tim coaches (actually, officiates) lacrosse, and his two college-age sons are pursuing tech entrepreneurial and US Navy careers respectively. You know how everyone has been groaning about the extended, snowy, and especially cold winter of 2013-14? We’ve had an unusually large amount of snow in DC. And I’ve heard plenty of complaints from NY, Boston, and even Hanover. Well, shame on all of us bellyachers. None of us had it as tough as Brad and Jen (Tobiason) Martin, Val McGary, and Peter McDonald, all in Minnesota! According to Jen, they actually closed Minneapolis schools when temps dipped to -40 (yep, that’s NEGATIVE FORTY, in case you missed it). Alright, alright, I won’t complain about snow in DC anymore. Brad is still in corporate finance with a small company, Peter is hanging on valiantly for the “longest run at one company from graduation” honors (to be awarded at our 30th reunion in 2026), and Jen does some freelance work for Accenture. And as weaker transitions go, this is the spot in the column where we go unplugged, à la Clapton, or something. Two classmates for this edition. First, Jay Bartlett: “Julie, Tessa (7), and I bought a house in Norwich a year ago (though still own our Quechee place) and spend every weekend up there. I’m coaching Tessa’s hockey team at Campion on Sunday mornings, skiing at the Skiway every weekend, where we reliably see Jay and Heather Benson and their girls, Laurel and Isabelle. We also see Margaret Rightmire there nearly every weekend while her girls are out skiing (Matt and Andy are usually Nordic skiing elsewhere). Tessa is looking forward to rejoining the swim team at the UVAC again this summer (she and Julie lived in Norwich last summer and will do so again this summer). Last summer, in her first meet, she swam a relay that included Laurel Benson and Izzy Pepper (daughter of John Pepper T’97) and one girl who isn’t fortunate enough to have a dad that went to Tuck in the mid ’90s!  We are pretty much living the Upper Valley dream, at least on the weekends!”

And the second unplugged is…Chris Amirian: “We moved to a new home in October a mere 5 miles from the old one: still in NJ (Tenafly), further from work, but a better school system. Our ‘puppy’ from the animal shelter is now almost 3 years old, and despite their assurances that he was almost full grown at 40 lbs, has grown to a muscular 85 lbs. So you could look at it as we got twice as much dog for no additional cost/effort, or they saw us coming and unloaded the equivalent of a monster truck on us, telling us it was a Prius. Either way, he’s part of the family now and we love him. Work at Samsung continues to be a fast-paced, dynamic environment, though my last trip to Korea was in 2012; my travel now is mostly domestic. We are gearing up for spring skiing and rented a house at Killington. More enthusiasm than skill for me, but my daughter loves it, and we’re hoping to meet up with the Trimbles and Hochstadts while up there.” Next up: Bee! Or, more properly, Rangsima “Bee” Utarnkul Bhakdibhumi. Bee and her husband Joof were in the US late last year and swung by DC. I was able to get 60% of the DC-area T’96 clan to come out (Reid and Amanda [Halbert] Jackson couldn’t make it) for such an auspicious occasion, as the photo nearby shows. Bee is back in the US this spring, with her two sons enrolled in a special educational program/school in Colorado. The Orrises are hosting them, so therein the promised explanation from above. Bee was also in Beijing recently, where she saw Raymond Yue and his family, including his very “well behaved” children. Word on the street is that Raymond hasn’t changed much since ’96, which I take to be a very good thing. Write me, Raymond! Bring your family to DC, a must-do for educational travel also involving giant pandas. And with no edits or other adulteration, word from William Paiva (OK) about himself and Frank Keller (PRC). “I have recently made several trips to China, and on many of those trips I have met up with Beijing Frank (AKA Frank Keller) for a little local libation and tourism. I am happy to report that China’s 7+% GDP growth is being fueled by mine and Frank’s Tsingtao consumption. On the home front…Amy is still married to me, and my kids still think I am awesome.” If ever I should have run a caption contest à

Bee’s World Tour! Here, Dan Hurwitz, the “good” Barry (Winer), and the “other” Barry (Faulkner) join Bee for an après-dinner photo in NW Washington.

Keller to Paiva: I don’t get it. This wall ain’t that great.

la The New Yorker, the nearby Keller pic is it, as my caption is a tad weak and no doubt some of you would have hit this one out of the proverbial park. Bruce Taylor wrote in from the Left Coast, as referenced above. He’s now in his third year working at Stanford’s GSB, with a focus as a sort of West Coast bookend to Chris Trimble’s work on innovation at Tuck. In Bruce’s words: “I recently took a new position as global director of Stanford Ignite, an innovation and entrepreneurship program for grad students, PhDs, postdocs, and technical professionals primarily in STEM fields who are looking to commercialize their ideas or innovate within an existing company. In addition to running the program on campus at Stanford, I also run Stanford Ignite in Bangalore, Paris, and

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CL ASS NOTES Santiago. In the next year we are also looking to expand to Beijing and Brazil. I flew 27,000 miles in January alone.…” Now, that seems like a pretty cool deal to me, except for the 27,000 miles part. Gauntlet laid. Trimble, we want at least 30,000 from you in May. Are you up for the challenge? One other, very recent sighting. I had a wonderful brunch in Manhattan recently with Katherine Moss [Hochstadt]. Katherine’s just awesome, and it was great to see her. She and her husband, Doug, get to go to the Oscars each year, related to Doug’s work at ABC Television. Pretty cool, that. I just go to a film festival where I get to see some premiers of films that usually make it to the Oscars later. And to set up my close, riddle me this. Three T’96ers find themselves in the same Portland, OR, hotel and together with a fourth local classmate they go to dinner. Barry Bonder (Intel), Rob Lytle and Jay Bartlett (Parthenon), and Ricko Kowalczyk (consultant and mayor, Half Moon Bay; still one of the cooler gigs, imho, however financially distressed some Cali municipalities may be). Fair to say the gents’ meet-up was serendipitous, and by all accounts (there were a few) much good wine was drunk and food eaten. The proverbial good time had by all, with plenty of life-extending laughter. Who paid? And why do you think that? To play, email me your answer at bmwiner at gmail dot com. And said dinner participants are, of course, ineligible. There may be a prize but no guarantees. Points for creativity, as always. And finally (right?), the close in two parts. First, a sincere thanks. Thanks to many of you for meeting with me when I darkened your doorsteps in far-flung cities and states in recent months. Thanks for sharing a meal or raising a glass. We really have a great, great class of people. Thanks for writing in last time, this time, next time, or even just writing me apart from the column. Always great to hear from any of you. Second, The Tip. I promised something potentially useful related to travel. Something that maybe 90% of you highly educated and well-traveled types may not already know. Ready? Here goes. “Vancouver.”

Wait. Wait! Stay with me here as there is actually a good bit of confusion among educated Americans about Vancouver. Did you know there are three of them? There’s the big city (aka Vancouver City) on Canada’s west coast that everyone knows. That’s where they have great coffee, restaurants, and riot after Stanley Cups. But then things get a tad foggier. Just to the west, reachable by ferry across the Strait of Georgia, is Victoria, a lovely city also well known. But some don’t realize that Victoria sits on the southern tip of the 2nd Vancouver, Vancouver Island. Finally, the third Vancouver is the least known because it’s small, American (in Washington State), and only really known for its role in the Indian Wars and a fort that remains. So, for The Tip, back to Vancouver Island. It’s large. Very large. At 300 miles long and up to 50 miles wide, it’s officially “the largest Pacific island east of New Zealand.” There’s so much to see in terms of unique geology, amazing wildlife, trees, and coastline. Make time, sometime in your lives, to drive yourselves from Victoria north and then west on the only road that crosses the island in the south. It’s an easy half-day drive. Go all the way to the west coast of the island toward a truly amazing national park, called Pacific Rim, and book lodging in one of the only two towns, near to each other, that are there. Tofino. Ucluelet. Get the world’s best fish tacos from a truck in Tofino called Tacofino. Do this and you’ll thank me. See you next time here, in DC, or where you live. Call, write, or visit. No, really. ]

’97 Helen Kurtz 2423 West 22nd Street Minneapolis, MN 55405 helen.kurtz@genmills.com

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Hello T’97ers! We hope you’re all doing well. Thanks to those of you who sent in contributions to this issue’s notes. Please keep your notes, emails, and pictures coming in— it’s great to hear from you and to share your news with your classmates. In the meantime, we have a bit of news to share with you all from classmates near and far. Starting with “far” (at least from Hanover), Dave Bartlett, Peter Denious, Michael Sullivan, and Eric Harnish met up for drinks in Hong Kong last September. In addition to sharing libations and memories, they were able to share that day’s South China Morning Post newspaper, which featured an article on Jack Herrick’s business wikiHow—a reminder on several fronts of Tuck’s global reach. We also heard from Kristin (Van Horne) Conneen that she saw Julie Moore last summer in London, where they shared some good times at Royal Ascot, Queen’s Cup Polo, the Ceremony of the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle, and, of course, a Bruce Springsteen concert. Kristin writes that “we saw the queen at all these locations—less the Bruce show.” Julie and Kristin also met up with Kim (Rugala) LaFontana, Stacey (Mann) Raiche, Julie (Ditto), and Jen (Geissel) Zervigon in New Jersey, where Jen and Eddy hosted everyone and their families for a long weekend over the summer. Kristin’s latest news is that “we are leaving England and moving to Singapore this summer. Back to Asia for the next few years. Should be exciting and warm, and we all look forward to our new adventures....” Also from

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Asia, we got a short note from Yuan Shen that after 20 years in the US, she “finally moved back to China, working for a startup money manager in Shanghai.” From a bit nearer (to Hanover), we got a great photo from Alexis Wallace of his visit to the Dartmouth Skiway in March 2014, where his son Elliott was racing in the 2014 state championships. Alexis reminisces that it was “a joy to be back at the Skiway with my 14-yearsold boy (!!!). The lodge had a major overhaul in 2008 and is probably the nicest lodge we have visited over the course of the championship meets this year.” He also was “thrilled to meet recently with Professor Don Conway, MD T’72 at Tuck and discuss pricing of our stroke drug, a biotech compound in the first phase of human clinical trials. What a fantastic resource for alumni and students alike!”

Alexis and Elliott Wallace at the 2014 NHARA Championship

Chris Stevens and Helen Kurtz had some great back and forth about a Stevens’ family potential move to Minneapolis, where Chris’ employer, Pentair, is headquartered. Alas, Chris has ended up in Switzerland—somehow precision, chocolate, and raclette won out over Minneapolis’ negative temps, cheese curds, and many lakes. Chris updates that “we’ve been living here in Schaffhausen for just over a year now, after our three years in Melbourne. The adjustment to Switzerland has been a bit more difficult due to the language. (We were all able to pick up Australian much more quickly than Swiss German.) Our boys are now 15 (Sam) and 13 (Alex). Sam is attending the international school in Zurich, which includes a 90-minute commute each way.

Alex is attending the local Swiss school as he works on his German-language skills. He’ll transfer to the international school as well for next year. So, we’ll all probably move closer to Zurich. Meghan is teaching part-time, learning German, and working on a master’s degree in language acquisition. We’ve enjoyed Europe so far, with trips to Ireland (to visit Meghan’s sister, who lives in Dublin), France, Austria (skiing), Italy, and Germany.” Gary Giles shared that “my boys are finishing up second grade and ‘senior’ kindergarten. Jen, my wife, recently gave up practicing optometry to focus on chasing them. We just returned from spring break in New Mexico: covered most of the state—skiing in Taos, galleries in Santa Fe, and a few days on a friend’s ranch, where my boys learned how to clean out the barn. Professionally, I’m running ops and R&D for Juice Plus: going on eight years now. Gotta put in a plug for TAG: want our participation rate up to 70%. We are real close!” As for me (Helen), all is well—despite our arctic winter in Minneapolis. Stella is 3 and loves to sing “Frozen” at full decibels, swimming, torturing the cats, and generally effusing about everything from Fruit Snacks to her red sneakers. Henry is in kindergarten, and in his recent teacher conference he was described as “exuding joy.” Lest this sound too much like a saccharine Facebook post, I’ll also say there was little joy at the airport this morning, where our family battled springbreak lines and…some tantrums happened. I’m still loving my job at General Mills (nearing 17 years!) and was recently promoted to vice president. In my assignment, I have gotten to teach branding in China, walk the red carpet at Cannes, and increase my depth of brandbuilding expertise while working for the CMO. I’ve been at Tuck a lot lately, between recruiting, Tuck Summer Camp, and the MBA Advisory Board, and it is a joy every time. I have loved catching up with Erin (Cochrane) Tunnicliffe and getting to see the Upper Valley every season. And as for me (Judd), I’m still enjoying the mountain air in Luzern. While it was a so-so year for skiing in die Zentralschweiz, we still managed to get in about 25 ski days this year by traveling bit farther afield to Austria, the

Engandin, and southern Switzerland. Work with EF High School Abroad remains a (positive) challenge, with plenty of travel within Europe and across Asia. On a rarer trip to the US, I ran into Lutz Goedde at a coffee bar in New Orleans. He was there on a project and is doing well with his work for McKinsey, based out of Chicago. ]

’98 Doug Haar 7 Village Circle Westfield, NJ 07090-3626 doug.haar@gmail.com

Steve Meade 281 Summer Street Somerville, MA 02144 srmeade@yahoo.com

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Steve Meade would like to introduce his son Thomas Meade to the community; here he is with his “Tiny Tuckie” bib. He was born on September 24th at 4 lbs, and we all spent some weeks with the good nurses and doctors at the Brigham and Women’s before bringing him home. Today he is a plump 13 lbs and doing very well; thanks to everyone for your support and well wishes.

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CL ASS NOTES Ken Cohn reported the following about his family. “Peter is living his dream, flying the F-18 Super Hornet from Atsugi Naval Air Facility near Tokyo. Livie is HR coordinator at Tiffany, with benefits like employee discount— not sure whether that will save us any money. Diane is now learning laser aesthetics. I have stopped doing general surgery coverage to focus on speaking, consulting, and mentoring doctors and hospital leaders; I feel blessed to be working in health care during a time of transformative change.” Alex Nieberding wondered, “Is there a prize for longest stint for a T’98 at his first job out of Tuck? Perhaps a selection of surplus Tuck-logobranded keepsakes left over from the most recent reunion? After over 15 years in private equity investing, I left CVC Capital Partners at the end of February. I’m now looking forward to exploring new professional challenges. I spent the first two weeks of ‘garden leave’ skiing, initially with my wife and 8-year-old son, thereafter with a fun group of Dartmouth and Tuck alums as part of an excellent Tuckorganized ski weekend in Verbier, Switzerland. When not skiing, I am enjoying life in Frankfurt, Germany.” Beth Perez said, “Things are great here in Colorado. I have taken on some new responsibilities at DaVita, overseeing the integration of DaVita’s acquisition of Healthcare Partners. Carlos is busy with his role at Wowza and even hired another Denverbased Tuckie to work on his team. In the fall I had a chance to spend the weekend in the San Juan Islands with Patty Hastings Germanow and Rachael Hannah. We had a great time, the highlight of which was a half-day kayaking trip. We made use of many layers of fleece much like we once did in Hanover.” Vince Trantolo has been spending his time moving back and forth across Central Park in Manhattan. By the time you read this, the family will be back on the west side on Central Park West. He reports, “Landry turned three and started school at St. Thomas More, while Brady turned one and decided to start walking at 10 months. Mom and Dad are simply trying to keep up. We spent the holidays in Aspen, which was great. As you can see from the picture of Brady, he really embraced the whole Aspen look and seems to be a natural fit for Hanover in the future.” ]

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“Ladies, lots of Ladies” (quick…what T’99 is responsible for that little gem? And no, it will never get old...) and Gentlemen: we have experienced an even more severe than usual shortage of notes entries this quarter. We can only surmise that you are saving all of your juicy details for our upcoming reunion scheduled for the weekend of October 10-12. Oh, and it will be a good one. Food! Door prizes! Slide shows! Crash diets 10 days beforehand! If that’s not doing it for you, we’ve heard that the Hanover Inn is all posh now, complete with a celebrity chef-run restaurant. So, make your plans now because it won’t be the same without you.

Vince Trantolo’s son Brady, loving Aspen!!!

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Jen (Watt) Wilson started her reunion a little early, as she is wont to do. While visiting Seattle with her sister-in-law, she was dining at a restaurant when suddenly she spotted a “strangely familiar neck.” Not kidding. According to Jen, the body part in question reminded her of “Margo (Ellis) Christou’s thigh, only slightly bigger.” Jen approached the owner of the neck saying, “You look just like Lucian Lui!” to which he replied, “Jen Watt!” The rest is history. The stars must have been aligned because while Lucian used to reside in Seattle, he too was visiting from his home in Boston. Always the understated one, Jen was not quick to tell us the real reason she was visiting Seattle—she was invited to present at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on behalf of the Make A Wish Foundation. The much larger Gates Foundation was fascinated by the way that the Make a Wish “Batkid” wish became a viral and social media sensation, and Jen was there to give them a little schooling. The woman with hands-down the loveliest name in our class, Peony (Sy) Herrera shared an update that may make you ask yourself (as we did), “Am I really doing all I can to suck the marrow out of life? Really, am I?” “After 14 years living in Barcelona, I started to feel that maybe I was getting a little too comfortable and a bit bored. So for my 45th birthday, I decided to treat myself to a new life experience by moving to a new country where I can immerse myself into a new culture and at the same time improve my Catalan. “I decided to head up north and move to Andorra, a country that I didn’t even know existed while I was at Tuck. Since it’s only a two-and-a-half hour drive from BCN, I can easily manage my business, while at the same

time keep myself excited about life and all the new possibilities that this little country of 60,000 people, has to offer. “My spa business is going well, despite the ongoing economic crisis, political corruptions, and difficulty doing business in a Mediterranean culture. Last summer, Levi’s Spain asked me to collaborate with them to launch Revel Jeans in Barcelona and Madrid. For the occasion, I launched my first nail polish collection—a limited edition of 8 colors to commemorate Barcelona. The collection was called ‘Beautiful Barcelona,’ and each color was named after a neighborhood in the beautiful city.” The always-reliable Alex Smith (who never seems to miss a Facebook opportunity to comment on someone’s attendance at a sporting event) let us know about two things—a T’99 “moment that matters (MTM)” and a terrifying event. First the T’99 MTM, “In mid-January I was in Marlborough, MA for (what else?) a hockey tournament for AWS (his son, Arthur). As a result we were able to see Karin Stawarky.” As a sidebar (we know you love those), Karin has recently joined DSI (www.decisionstrat. com) as senior partner, heading the organization practice, and is back spending most of her time on the East Coast (finally). But back to Alex’s terrifying event.… He wrote, “I had a midlife crisis that has resulted in me buying (and wearing) a wolf-coat (from GrizCoat.com, a Tuck-affiliated startup).” The picture may be printed: “Check me out; yes, I’m wearing it to Tuck Reunion.” But if not, close your eyes and picture Alex in what you think Alex in a wolf-coat would look like. There might be a sweater vest over it; you never know. Not so terrifying, picture some of the Tuck professors from our day. Terrified yet? [Look on mytuck.dartmouth.edu for Alex’s pics!] The lost son of Cohasset, Massachusetts, Rob Hess kindly provided us with the link to his blog, Namaste means Hello (http:// namastemeanshello.tumblr.com/)—an ongoing account of his family’s fascinating relocation to India. It’s part travelogue, part history lesson, and part social commentary, with a healthy soupçon of everyday observations. To give you a taste from the first entry:

undergo her sixth surgery in the past year and “We came to India expecting that we would does it all with a smile on her face. It’s been a learn to speak Hindi, the most prevalent heartbreaking experience, but her resilience language alternative to English. But instead we gives us a lot of strength!” have learned to speak Tamil. Our beloved new family here, including Driver Mahesh, Cook Also weaving in implicit messages about high Shaila, and Housekeeper Debra, are all Tamil, levels of fitness at our advanced ages is Thomas originally from Tamil Nadu, the state to the Gerster, who always manages to leave us east of ours here in Karnataka. The Tamils speechless with all of the interesting things he we know and love are kind, hardworking, does close to home in Switzerland, as well as and extremely focused on family values and much farther afield: education. They have become part of us. When I asked them one day naively if they had ever visited Sri Lanka, our next vacation destination, “I finished the Florence Marathon in November within the time limit set as a goal. To do it with they replied quickly with a stern and simple no. a muscle lesion, which I caught during some Their brevity surprised me. So now I know and sprint training units two weeks before, was I would like to share what I have learned.…” So there, it’s a teaser. You are teased. Read the blog. neither smart nor heroic but made for some spectacular and colorful pictures of my upper left leg, not suitable to a sensitive audience, Felicia Rosenzweig has been lucky enough to however. But the prescribed 2-month rest catch up with two T’99s from the same study falling into the Christmas season (having lost group over the last few months. Two client trips its true spirit here also, but bringing joy mostly to Brazil provided just enough time for two to the food and gourmet industry and having visits to Rio de Janeiro to visit Katherine Rivet some unwanted weight consequences) will and her amazing family—Cesar Galan (T’05), render the upcoming Rome marathon at the Santi, and Sofi. Since Felicia lives in London, end of March somehow even more strenuous. it was apropos that it rained both weekends in Rio, but there was still plenty of steak, pão “Next to my duties as a board member for the de queijo, caipirinhas, as well as construction. ‘honourable Guild of Wiedikon,’ I am now also There’s a World Cup coming, you know. going to be on the school governing board in my town…as if I was looking for how to spend Vipul Vyas swung through London in April any rare free time. Most importantly, all family while on a UK tour as an internationally members are good and healthy. After a week of renowned high-speed-train expert. Or maybe skiing in the Italian town of Livigno with tons he was there to talk to prospective clients of snow like I haven’t seen it since I was a child, in sexy Greater London locales like Milton we are all looking forward to our trip to Brazil Keynes. Either way, he updated Felicia on in the summer and hope to catch up with life in Palo Alto with his wonderful and Carlos and Adriane Miyaki in Rio and Mathis brilliant wife, Kristan Staudenmayer, and Dreher T’92 in Curitiba.” 3-year-old-son, Arjun, and his work as a serial entrepreneur with companies, both well- and It’s always nice to end with baby news: Wonjae dubiously named. Ask him.… Yang, his wife Sunny, and their two sons, Ethan and Oliver, welcomed their newest Kara (Rocheleau) Lazarus shared news both family addition, Elizabeth Sua Yang (Ellie) on heartfelt and inspiring: “It’s been a crazy year December 20, 2013. And finally, Dan Neuwirth for Ben and me in Minneapolis! Think Pink and his wife Alison Killilea also welcomed a Idea Consulting has been very busy; I am very baby—son Charlie was born in December 2013. fortunate and appreciative for all the work! I ran two marathons this fall (Twin Cities and That’s all for now; we can’t wait to see all of you New York City) and had a blast, although I (we can hope!) in Hanover in October for our am quite slower than in my younger days. I 15th reunion, and please don’t be shy about turned 40! I got to see Margo in New York and sending us updates. ] Jen Sayer for our annual Thanksgiving visit in Phoenix. I spent a great deal of time this past year caring for my 7-year-old daughter, Lucia, who was diagnosed with a neurological defect in her spinal cord. She is about to

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CL ASS NOTES ’00 Alastair Bor PO Box A2206 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia bor@tuck2000.com

Our Tuck2000 Facebook Page (http://www. facebook.com/groups/tuck2000/) continues to gain members, and as I write this we are up to 125 members and more interesting posts than ever. If you are not on there and feel left out, it’s a private group so just drop me a note and I’ll add you. Andy Kuo, Isabel Scharmer, Jason Eglit, and Jerry Newton are the latest members. Ace Suzuki wrote about a Tuck get-together in Yokohama, Japan, at the CoBS (Council on Business & Society) international forum. He subsequently also met up with Pat Palmiotto and her husband Ron, as well as Penny Paquette [T’76] in Kyoto. Remi, Ace’s daughter, took them to the Golden Temple and entertained them at a cozy Japanese house restaurant afterwards. See the photo nearby.

Penny Paquette, Remi and Ace Suzuki, Ron Hiser, and Pat Palmiotto in Yokohama

Devin Mathews, who is a managing partner at Chicago Growth Partners, has been writing articles for Fortune magazine, with links to the article on the Facebook page. A particularly interesting one was about avoiding the “venture capital trap.” Sherilyn Butler is a founding member of the Tuck Club of Nashville, which has already held its first Tuck ’Tails in Nashville. It was attended by people spanning T’72 to T’13 and even included past operations professor Eric 100

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Johnson, who is now the dean of the Owen School at Vanderbilt. José Minaya, Romy Bakhru Minaya, and Devin Mathews rang in 2014 with their families at Deer Valley ski resort in Utah; there’s a great photo on the Facebook page. Kamran Pasha had a great couple of articles in The Huffington Post in December. One was about being a Muslim in Hollywood, and the other was a much more controversial article entitled “Jesus, Capitalism and Manifest Destiny.” This was followed by an interview on a conservative Christian radio station, where he expertly handled some tough questions related to the article. There is a link to the audio on our Facebook page, and scroll forward to the 1:41:07 mark to hear the Pasha lay down the law. In November, the Sydney Tuck contingent celebrated Thanksgiving Oz style by the pool at Eric Wang’s house, with Alastair Bor and family and Amy Duly McKeough and family. At dinner, there were two big announcements made: one was about Amy, Richard, and Kate leaving sunny Australia for a year to live in London (no, not the UK, but Ontario, Canada), where Richard was transferred for work. They left in December, and despite it being the coldest winter in decades, Amy has written in that they are enjoying being back in the snow! They’re looking forward to seeing polar bears, the Northern Lights, and many, many hockey games! As for the other big announcement, we’ll leave that for the next issue. Rick Balakier has invented a new pill bottle. Check out the new invention at http://www. redcap.us, which has a lot more info. This product has been described by another Tuckie as a “work of genius,” “simple, effective, and will save lives by helping people keep track of whether they have taken their prescriptions to prevent overdoses. There is a HUGE market for this.” Donato Monaco has set up a LinkedIn group for T’00s, so if you’re too shy/contrarian/cool to go on Facebook but are on LinkedIn, then it could be a good option to keep in touch. In October, our own Comrade Alexei Sidnev was giving Dmitry Medvedev some advice about elder care. There is a link to the YouTube clip on the Facebook page. Nina Coslov and her business partner have

revamped their Ideas for Thoughtful Parents site (http://www.ideasforthoughtfulparents. com/) with the goal of making the 100+ “use it now” ideas more easily accessible for busy parents. Take a look. They’d welcome your feedback, and if you like it, please share with others! Kyle and Darci Darnell Bolenbaugh had dinner with Deirdre Findlay when she was in London at the beginning of the year, which was terrific fun. Kyle and Darci also had dinner with Dartmouth President Hanlon and a small group of Tuck alums. They were very impressed with both him and his wife and the direction they are taking the school. Darci and Kyle have decided to move back to the US, specifically to Chicago, this summer. They’ve had a great 4.5 years in London but look forward to Thanksgiving, the Super Bowl, free refills, and being closer to more Tuckies. Even though they are returning to their home city, it will still feel like a new adventure because they’ve been gone for so long. They’ll also be very sad to leave London, which on balance is a good place to be with so many easy travel opportunities and where it is culturally acceptable to take advantage of vacation time. At last count, they’ve visited over 25 different countries while living there. Kyle is joining a new company in which he and Darci are part of the founding investor group. Kyle is not going back into banking, but the company is closely related in that it has developed a software product that facilitates and changes the way that M&A and financing transactions are marketed. Stay tuned for a launch announcement! Craig Urch wrote with the big news that they had an addition to the family in September. Owen Taylor Urch is very cute and living up to the stereotype of the mellower second child. Their older son Colin is three and a half and has developed a great personality and also picked up some unintended slang. Craig wrote that on a recent drive, he let loose a diatribe about Boston drivers that he probably didn’t learn at daycare. Craig has spent the past two and a half years working in the energy group at a business information services company named IHS. He started out as the commercial manager of a part of the company, conducting research on renewable power generation (wind, solar, biomass, etc.), but since then his scope has expanded into other parts of the energy industry. The job can have all of the challenges you’d find working at a large multinational company, but the research is very interesting so he enjoys it. The highlight to date has been

’01 Lloyd Baskin 747 Robinhood Road Rosemont, PA 19010 lloyd@aya.yale.edu

hello.” Welcome to the club, Jason—from what I can tell, it’s a pretty rocking decade so far! Jim (T’04) and Alison Wille Harris shared that “Natalie Bowen Harris was born Monday, January 6, 2014, and weighed in at 6 lb, 3 oz, and is 20 inches long. She is our little sweetie and is very happy and healthy. We hope to introduce her to Tuck and all our Tuck friends soon!”

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working with Dan Yergin and James Rosenfield to organize an Africa Energy Summit at last year’s CERAWeek conference. Brian Foster and Nancy T’01 attended the Green Inaugural Ball during President Obama’s inauguration weekend. Brian is still at CEB, and his portfolio will expand to include the European portion of the advisory business. He and Nancy also sent in a cute picture of their kids who are growing up quickly. That’s it for now. If you’re up for a good “blast from the past,” go to this page, http://www. tuck2000.com/links/links.html and check out the links in the “Archived Personal Pages” section. I was doing some cleanup and rediscovered them. ]

Happy spring—I [Gina Clark des Cognets] hope these notes find you happy, healthy and ready for a fantastic summer. Kristen Eble Maynard writes from Boston: “I’m starting my fourth year working at HBS, and as odd as it still sometimes feels to work for a rival school, I’ve had barely any spare moments to think about it lately. In September, I moved from my role of budget director for the school to a brand new venture. We are sticking our toe into the world of online education (website launch in just a few weeks!), and despite never seeing myself as the entrepreneurial type, I’m enjoying both the experience, as well as having all HR, finance, legal, and operations under my oversight. While the length of the workday does not recommend entrepreneurial ventures as an ongoing lifestyle choice, it is hard not to be addicted by the chance to make decisions everyday that will fundamentally shape a new organization.” Congrats, Kristen—the HBX launch was quite impressive! Ilsa Webeck also writes from Boston that she “started a new job at HeartWare in Framingham, MA in October and have been enjoying it! It has been great to get back to the medical device industry after a few years step away in biopharma. Our company is growing, so anyone interested in a new gig should check it out! I can’t believe my kids are 7 and 1.5 years old already. Time really is flying past.” Jason Copland shares that “Just like Jimmy Buffett (no kin to Warren), I am a pirate looking hard at 40. I hope that anyone who comes down to NC will look me up and say

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Finally, I was lucky enough to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina and to Lima, Peru, for Tuck work in early February. In Buenos Aires, I stayed with Jake and Beth Appleton, who live literally around the corner from Kerry and Ed Pokorny. During my visit, which was much too short, we enjoyed a real Argentine asado, complete with my new favorite cheese course, provoleta, and a delicious dulce de leche brownie cake for Lily Pokorny’s 3rd birthday! Kerry, Beth, and I ventured into the city for some shopping in Palermo and a walk thru the Recuelta, and we took some nice runs along the river. Henry, Nick, and Olivia Appleton all joined me for a yoga session, and Caroline and I fought over who could eat the most mint helado. In Lima, I enjoyed a great “reunion” with Andrei Belyi, who has moved to Lima

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Greetings T’02s. Hopefully, by the time you read this, the Northeast’s deep freeze of 2014 will have ended (as I’m submitting these notes on March 24, Hanover is still buried under snow). But enough about the weather, as there is a lot of fun T’02 news to report from across the globe.… Cinco amigos en Buenos Aires—viva la Tuck!

enough to be able to eat ceviche and causa on a daily basis! I was in Latin America for our Latin America advisory board meeting—we have new regional boards that help advise Tuck on our brand building and admissions activities throughout the world. Four of our classmates are on these boards: Ed Pokorny is on the Latin America board; Mathias Margreiter is on our European board (and I will see him in Oslo in June!); and Steve Tseng and Jie Lian are on our Asian advisory board. Woot woot, hello T’01 pride! After a winter like this, the column would not be complete without some T’01 ski-hill sightings: Archer, Eliza, Annabel, and I had a terrific weekend catching up with Chris and Amy Lund and their twins, Hannah and Grace, for a Mad River Glen weekend in February. Ginny and Drew Snow and their kiddos met up with Eliza and me for a day of skiing at Burke in February, which was terrific, and Heidi Peterson and I connected for a couple of runs at Sugarbush on one of the last frigid ski days of the year. I always love to hit the slopes with T’01s, so do let me know if you are headed up this way!

Let’s start with Julia Soukhareva’s famous 2013 holiday card. Just when you think Julia’s cards—eagerly awaited every year by many— can’t get any better, and Julia can’t surprise you anymore, she does both! The sequel to Julia’s holiday announcement was the arrival of healthy baby girl Alina Soukhareva in January 2014. Julia writes: “Alina is a wonderful baby and such a delight to my heart; she is everything I hoped for and so much more. But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that motherhood kicked my ass (I salute all mothers, they rock!). And if possible, I wanted to thank all my classmates who reached out for their wonderful gifts, support, and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me. I am so grateful.” Congratulations Julia!

That’s all she wrote—please send Lloyd and me more news next time so we can share the love and excitement of our 2001 class! Lots of love from Hanover.—G-Rock ] Alina Soukhareva

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Suzanne Schaefer has also jointed the New Moms’ Club, with the arrival of a baby boy, Ari Emilio Ortega, May 4th (2013) in NYC. Suzanne writes that she and her husband Edgar “are loving this parenthood thing and find ourselves laughing and grinning daily as Ari tries new things...cruising around furniture (loves), eggs (likes), kale (epic fail), among others. Ari is already racking up the passport stamps, having been to Mexico twice to visit Edgar’s family, and of course he’s also been to Tuck when we have been up to visit my parents.” Never one to let grass grow under her feet, Suzanne also assumed a new role at American Express after her maternity leave. She is leading AmEx’s global women’s initiatives and

inclusion efforts as part of the Global Diversity & Inclusion group. Awesome news on multiple fronts from Suzanne!

Patty via email or FB if they’d like to donate to her big hike (note: this is Lisa plugging for Patty—she didn’t ask me to do so!).

In other wonderful life event news, Caryn Greene wrote in from St. Louis that she married Robert Nightengale in a great celebration in New Orleans, where they paraded in the streets (literally!) and shared a special weekend with many Tuckies before honeymooning in the Seychelles. In addition to many Dartmouth folks, T’02s who celebrated with Caryn include Anissa Kelly, Anthony Haralson, David Hinton, and Vanessa Dulman. Also of interest, Caryn’s better half is a sports columnist for USA Today and a contributor on MLB.TV—I am personally hoping for some good baseball contributions to THIS column from Robert. Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Adding to our Pacific Northwest representation, Christina Reyes recently left the perpetually sunny skies of Phoenix for the lovely-butdamper city of Portland, OR, where she is a brand manager for Pacific Natural Foods. She and her three-legged dog, Reese, are enjoying the change in seasons. Woof, woof.

The Zhang family, with newest member Yiqing

Matt Camp shared a great work update from Boston-based nonprofit Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), where he was named president of the organization in 2013. ICIC is a nonprofit research and strategy organization that promotes inner-city economies and businesses—they are lucky to have Camper as their helmsman.

The Phillipps family

Caryn Green and Robert Nightengale’s New Orleans wedding celebration

Great family updates came in from Xiaoyan (Lorinda) Zhang and Dave Phillipps. Lorinda writes that she and her family are still “enjoying the quiet life in CT. I’ve moved from Cigna to Aetna, and we had another daughter on October 1, 2013. Her name is Yiqing (pronounced ‘ee tsing’; means ‘sunny sky’). Big sisters Yilan and Liya are competing to be the best ‘mom’ for this live ‘baby doll’...I am getting a lot of help.” First-time contributor Dave Phillipps shared a great update on work and life, all going quite well for him. Dave writes: “After 8 years in the New York metro area working for Starwood, we moved to Belgium a little over a year ago now. I’m still with Starwood but moved to become the CFO of our Europe, Africa, and Middle East division. We’ve had a great experience so far and had the opportunity to

visit a lot of interesting cities and countries. The kids (all four of them in school now!) love their international school, and it has been nice to show them a world outside of Connecticut. That being said, it looks like we are moving back in the summer as I will now be the CFO of the Americas division. Looking forward to catching up when we are back in the States.” I’m sure that kids Emily (8), John (6), Peter (3), and Kaitlyn (3) keep Dave and Laura busy! Joining the Phillipps as expats in Europe are John and Robin Sweeney, who recently made a big move from California to Strasbourg, France, with their two daughters (update courtesy of Facebook). It already looks like they are taking full advantage of great expatriate adventures. John still works at Millipore, just now he does so “en français!” Patty Russell continues to globetrot from Seattle as part of her job with Foundation Strategy Group, with travels taking her to Singapore, China, India, and Africa. When not accumulating frequent-flier miles, Patty is training to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro later this year. Patty’s hike will benefit the Seattle Y, where Patty has been a member of the board of directors for the last five years and is currently serving as board chair. Folks should contact

Doug Anderson, president of DC-based Bisnow Media, also reports via Facebook an interesting new program that Bisnow helped launch in late 2013. Gen-Z is a program that helps foster interest in business and entrepreneurial ventures among U.S. high school students and hopes to help discover the next generation of Mark Zuckerbergs. Hopefully Doug might steer some of them to Tuck.

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And finally, a robust update from our classmates in Japan. I had the good fortune to spend two weeks in Japan in February, and there is no rival for the hospitality of the Japanese T’02s (Tuck Trivia: Did anyone know that our 14 Japanese classmates represent the largest contingent of Japanese in a single Tuck class?!). Shin Mizuno helped organize two great dinners in Japan, giving me the chance to catch up with Satoshi Minamoto, Junichi Shimizu, Kan Kato (recently

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CL ASS NOTES married—congratulations!), Yuji Ohata, and Yasu Watanabe. The food was delicious, beer and sake plentiful, and we also feted the 2013 Red Sox World Series champions (thank you, Koji Uehara!). Yasu and his wife, Ayako, also hosted me for a special home-cooked meal and introduced me to their one-year-old daughter, Miku, who is a smiling ray of sunshine. Kaori Oishi took time out of a busy weekend to treat me to an exquisite lunch at the Park Hyatt Tokyo (“Lost in Translation” bucket list) with her adorably gregarious five-year-old son, Kenya, who I peg to be a future CEO or president. The thoughtful and fun generosity of our classmates in Japan is something that I will always remember and was especially welcome so far from home. In one final note from my end: after a fantastic 12-year adventure at Parthenon that started during my 2001 summer internship, I left the firm in July 2013 for new TBD adventures (leaving Izzy (Younger) Allen as the sole remaining T’02 torchbearer at Parthenon!). I’ve been enjoying an extended break from working, capped off by a 10-week round-theworld trip. At virtually every stop in my travels, I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity from an amazing global community of Tuckies. In addition to my amazing Tuck hosts in Japan, I fulfilled a bucket-list wish by attending the Australian Open men’s semifinals courtesy of Russell Wolff (T’94, ESPN) and Joe Bachman (T’03 and host extraordinaire); was taken in and spoiled by Asi De Silva (T’01) and his family in Jakarta after a volcanic eruption waylaid my travels across Java; Elio Fattorini provided me with food, shelter, and laundry in Hong Kong, where he lives with resplendent waterfront and mountain views; I saw Dean Danos and team as they passed through Hong Kong for an alumni event; and Asli Erkanli (T’99) and her husband Kerim were extraordinary hosts (and carpet-shopping negotiators!) in Istanbul. I would encourage everyone to track down local Tuckies during your travels—whether for work or pleasure. The hospitality and friendships—both new and rekindled—have been a tremendous gift.

So… thank you, arigatō, m goi, teşekkűr ederim, and merci to everyone for news, updates, and hospitality. I wish everyone a great back half to 2014! [NOTE: Make sure to check out the online version of our class notes at mytuck.dartmouth.edu for more great photos!] ] The very adorable Zack and Chance Callahan

’03 Cathy Kim Walker cathy.walker@lancergroup.net

We had a great showing at our 10-year reunion; it was great to see so many familiar faces. Our community has expanded by leaps and bounds. Excited to report that our community has not one but two sets of new twins to announce! Rob Callahan shared, “Rebecca and I welcomed Zack & Chance, our identical twin boys, on December 30. The twins were born early at 3.5 pounds each but are now over 8 pounds and thriving. Everyone is glad to have the twins home from the hospital, although 2-year-old big sister Phoebe is still mourning the loss of her ‘only child’ status.” The (Ken) Aso family also welcomed two lovely bundles of joy. Helen (Powers) Textor shared her exciting news: “I was sad to miss everyone at our 10-year reunion, but we were busy as we welcomed our third son to the world on October 11, 2013. Bowen Theodore Textor joined our family, and his big brothers George (age 8) and Charlie (age 6) are thrilled to have another boy in the house. On a recent trip to the East Coast, Bo, at 7 weeks old, met Dean Danos because we were seated next to each other for the cross-country flight! Hope to see some Tuckies soon in the Bay Area!” Lisa Steele also had some wonderful news to share: “We welcomed our little girl, Evelyn Elizabeth Stevenson, last July. Her photo is attached. She’s already traveled to the UK (where her dad and my husband, Philip, is from), as well as Aspen, where Philip and I met and got married. We live in New Canaan, CT, and I run the global hedge fund practice for my executive search firm. All is good!”

Lisa Steele’s daughter, Evelyn Elizabeth Stevenson

It was great to hear from Ali [Dorf], who had this to share: “I spent the winter attempting to tire out my son Henry (he turned 1 in December) by chasing him around the house and encouraging him to play in the snow.” Beyond that, she continues to work at Cambridge Associates, shoveled a lot of snow, tried to find time to see T’03 friends, and generally wondered how it was that 2013 went by in such a blur. She’s hoping that she remembers more of 2014 and gets out for more than one summer hike. Peter Friedman had something very cool to report: “Things have been busy for the Friedman family, as in 2013 we made the move to Vermont. After over 10 years of living in TX, NJ, NY, and CT we are finally settled—we hope. We have moved to a small town just over an hour from Tuck in the mountains of Vermont. We are only 10 minutes from several ski areas, Sugarbush, and Mad River Glen. The whole family is loving the country life and embracing the cold and tons of snow. As well, I have started my own PE firm focused on investing in small to midsized US-based

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aerospace and defense assets. I am loving working for myself in my small office over the one coffee shop in town. If any Tuckies are ever skiing in Vermont, please drop us a note as we would love to see you.” The guy I will always refer to as my roommate (even when we are 80), David Garrison, had a lot of good things to share: “In fun work news, I left Edelman last fall to launch The Brytemoore Group, a brand consulting firm that helps clients ensure their organizations are capable of actually demonstrating their brands in ways that matter (not just run campaigns). We’ve already had some big clients, and it’s been great fun building the idea and the team. We’re getting a lot of traction with out-of-the-ordinary brand challenges, like celebrity brand portfolio work and how to evolve commodity brands. In personal news, Imogen’s almost two now (yikes!); maybe it’s old hat for all the parents who’ve been through it already, but I’m loving watching her grow so quickly.” David also had some additional updates on classmates: “In Tuck interactions, Victor Cai and family moved back to NYC recently; it’s been great hearing about his (ad)ventures and to have him as a sounding board as I’m building the business. Here’s a photo from a day we spent up in Central Park with family (Nicole’s behind the camera).”

David Garrison with Victor Cai and family

Andrew Haggard has been very active staying in touch with a whole bunch of Tuckies and had this to share: “(1) Fernando and Alexa went to Sochi for the Olympics and are not able to comment on their involvement in the Crimean takeover. (2) Barrett Rankin recently attended a UVA basketball game in Virginia, and this is the first time he left North Carolina in 17 months. (3) Ryan Mayhugh officially renounced his allegiance to the Cleveland Browns and will now spend his fall weekends

carving wooden bowls from sustainable bamboo to sell at his mom’s market stands. (4) Andrew Haggard started a pan-Hellenic Cape and Islands charity flight service to lead orphaned great swans from their vineyard nesting grounds to Canada every spring. (5) Peter May recently received a lifetime achievement award from GeoCachers of America for his 1,000s successful cache stash. His code name for the GeoCaching website remains private, but Scott Ising is working to uncover details of all of his caching successes. (6) Tom Comiskey T’03 was recently appointed regional office manager at M&T Bank (true story), just like his Dunder Mifflin hero Dwight.” Not to be outdone, Fernando Maddock added, “Great intro, Andrew. I can also add that: 1. Rumor has it Scott Harrison has recently celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary. Since most of us weren’t invited to the wedding, reports of an anniversary are unconfirmed. 2. Scott Ising and Peter Peter May are currently engaged in a tense bet over whether Peter Peter May will actually attend the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. Monetary stakes are high and by the time this edition of Tuck Today goes to print, the answer will be clear. Sports fans will have to wait until the following Tuck Today to get the results supported by pictures. 3. Jeff Pearson ran the New York City Marathon 2013. Pic attached of his effort, as well as his massive cheering section. 4. Sean Ruhmann is well as usual, having recently celebrated a 40th birthday. 5. I can confirm that Alexa and I were at the Olympics in Sochi and despite our best efforts over bottles of Beluga Gold vodka, Vladimir was reluctant to divulge his intended use for the Crimean Peninsula other than yet another location for gambling, hookers, and tax-free havens, much like he told us was to become of Sochi, Russia. 6. After successfully weighing his 1,000,000,000th pound of waste, Ian Jacobson was named CFO and COO of Eco-Products. Pic attached of our studly garbage man looking oh-so Colorado. Paper or plastic, Ian? That’s all the news that’s fit to print…for now.” Brian Myerholtz rounds out our report with his last-minute submission: “Since I still have a couple hours left before the submission deadline, I thought I would send you a picture from a recent trip. The attached meeting of the ‘Brians’ took place in Orange County, CA, in February. The Myerholtz family (Brian, Laurie, Katie and Alex) escaped the frozen tundra

Sean Ruhmann dressed in style

The Myerholtz and Cleugh clans

Prescott’s birthday: Mike Conlon, Prescott Taylor, and Brian Flez

of Chicago and met up with the Cleughs (Brian, Erika, Wiley and Alina) in San Juan Capistrano (San Juan mission pictured). If you couldn’t tell, the Myerholtzes are the ones with the pale skin, sunglasses, and a general fear of the sun they have not seen in months.” ]

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CL ASS NOTES ’04 Frank Arias 208 Westhaven Drive Austin, TX 78746 frank.arias.97@alum.dartmouth.org

10 T H REUNION October 10-12, 2014

Greetings everyone. This edition brings very few updates. Bart Cornelissen reports that he is in the process of leaving Bain. “I was given the opportunity to become a partner in our Johannesburg office, but was under the condition to stay for 3-5 years at least over there. As I already wanted to move outside of Bain for a while, this became probably the right time as a result. So if you have any suggestions for the job-search process, much appreciated.”

Alison Wille Harris (T’01) and Jim Harris happily announce the birth of baby girl Natalie Bowen Harris, who arrived on January 6, 2014, weighing in at 6 lb, 3 oz, and measuring in at 20 inches long. “She is our little sweetie and is a very happy and healthy two-month-old now. We hope to introduce her to Tuck and all our Tuck friends soon.” Todd Newman just missed the last article but writes that he is now living in San Diego this summer, as he went to work for Bumble Bee Foods as VP/GM emerging categories. “And immediately lost 10 lb when I left Hershey. If you live in the Northeast, look for Bumble Bee SuperFresh in the frozen seafood case—all natural, fresh-frozen, restaurant-quality meal for two, and gluten free! (Shameless plug)” Meredith Taylor van de Water, who works at the Gerson Lehrman Group updates that she is currently on maternity leave, since she and her husband, Remko, welcomed their baby girl, Waverly van de Water, on February 2, 2014. “We’re having such a great time getting to know her...she’s already gotten to spend some quality time with the New York ‘aunties,’ Karen Miglionico, Sylvia Lee, and Amy Bruhn and had a visit from Nate Chang recently when he was in town for work.”

’05 Francis Barel 12 Place du General Koenig Paris 75017 France francis.barel@gmail.com

Dora Fang 340 Sanchez Street San Francisco, CA 94114 dorafang@gmail.com

Hello classmates and friends, A new year, and another Tuck Today update; thanks for being responsive to Dora’s pings on various social-media channels for updates—we got quite a few pieces of news this time! As usual, most of the folks who responded were those who’ve had (another?!?!?!) child, but of course we always love those updates and adorable baby pics. We also have some fun updates from Italy, Australia, Mexico, Malaysia, and Singapore—what a well-traveled bunch! A couple of new ventures, promotions, general updates, and sightings too!

Mergers and Acquisitions

Waverly van de Water

I wish everyone a great and fun summer in anticipation of the ten-year reunion this fall. —Frank Arias T’04 ]

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Carolyn Sousa got married to Mark Crampton on 1st June 2013 in Salo, Italy. In November 2013, the family moved to Australia, and on 21st January 2014 in Sydney, Australia, Finley Edward Crampton was born, weighing a nice 4.04 kg (8.8 lb). Carolyn’s new role is as the specialty dermatology business unit manager for Novartis Australia. She has marketing and sales responsibilities for Novartis’ portfolio of products treating conditions like psoriasis and urticaria that significantly lower people’s quality of life. The new address: 7 Hereford Pl, West Pymble NSW 2073 Australia. Visitors more than welcome. (congrats Carolyn on the wedding, baby, move, and job! and, ooohhh! very nice! who’s going to visit Australia?) Frank and Silke Hermelink were the proud parents of Felix, their newest addition. Felix was born on October 24, 2013. He came somewhat earlier than expected but he is doing very well now. (oh! glad he’s doing great. congrats!)

Elizabeth (Brecht) Bride’s new daughter, Louisa McHenry Bride

Elizabeth (Brecht) Bride and her husband Jay welcomed their second daughter, Louisa McHenry Bride, on November 10, 2013. Baby Weezie is doing great and big sister Frances is slowly adjusting to the new reality. Elizabeth is now back to work full time again and took a new role within Bain Capital, managing investor relations/fundraising efforts and marketing for their venture capital affiliate, Bain Capital Ventures. She is still in Boston but moved out to the suburbs about a year and half ago, so she lives right down the street in Newton from Jeff and Meg Russel. (oh goodness, the suburbs. who would’ve thought we’d all end up there? glad you’ve got good neighbors, and congrats on baby weezie!!!) Tom Collin had a busy 2013. He left Shanghai, China, to join GEMS Education, the world’s largest player in the for-profit K-12 space, as CEO for Malaysia. He has ambitious goals of opening upward of 60 schools in the country. He still commutes from Singapore, where his family resides, to Kuala Lumpur, every week. In November 2013, he and Amelia welcomed a new addition to the family, Eugénie. Brother Carl took it well, even if he sometimes acts out when dad is away. (China, Singapore, Malaysia! how do you keep all that straight? congrats on the new gig, 60 schools, wow!) Deanette and Ryan Myers welcomed the newest addition to the Myers family recently. Libby Marie Myers was born January 29, 2014, and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19 inches long. She arrived a few weeks early, much like her older sisters Maggie (5), Carly (4), and Emily (20 months). They are excited that everyone will have a “buddy” now and that they will maximize the use of all the girls’ clothes! It is going to be a fun adventure! Ryan is still working at J. Crew as the senior director of international logistics and supply

chain strategy, and Deanette is still working at Deloitte in their Learning and Development organization. They are living in New Jersey and just bought a home in Westfield. They moved in May and couldn’t wait, as they had been living in a two-bedroom apartment for the last year and half. (ok, really, FOUR DAUGHTERS? that’s amazing. we’re in AWE. congrats on the new house, and surviving your 1st trip to Target with all of the children!)

Deanette Myers’ four daughters: Maggie, Carly, Emily, and Libby

Malik Franklin is getting remarried in March to Nikki Fajana (UVA undergrad and Fuqua alum) down in the Dominican Republic. (Check out Malik and his bride-to-be online on myTUCK.) Ramsey Jay will be there. Franklin will settle in the New York area initially, with an eye on the West Coast in the future. His son, Balin, is turning 9 years old in March, and he is doing awesome! Professionally, Malik is working on building his own real estate investment and advisory business. For the last year, he has been pursuing his own real estate deals as well as raising capital for real estate developers’ projects. Separately, he’s also teamed up with a few guys from his Dartmouth undergrad days, Nam Mokwunye (D’92) and Noble Ekajeh (D’93) on a project to launch a network of acute-care hospitals across Nigeria. The effort has strong momentum, so they are increasingly excited about the endeavor. (goodness, what a huge update. new relationship, raising a good kid, building a business, and helping the world? sheesh! Awesome, and congrats Malik!) Darby Kopp is the proud father of Eliza Kopp, who was born last November. She adores her older brothers Reid and Jonah. (Check out adorable Eliza online on myTUCK.) Darby was also in a race with Adam Von Reyn in

Cambridge recently. Adam breezed past Darby at the finish line despite “getting in late” the night before and starting the race 5 minutes after Darby. Darby and his family live in Newburyport, MA, and he is still with Harbor Light Capital Partners. (go Adam! sorry, Darby. your daughter is super cute though.)

New Ventures After 4.5 years at Limelight, Laurie Schrager decided it was time to find something new to do with her time. She found a great opportunity with MuleSoft, leading the business operations function. She is lucky enough to be joining 3 other Tuckies (Simon Parmett, Matt Kilgess, and Steve Hallowell) and she knows they would love to have more! Between jobs, James, Kara (3.5), Parker (1.5), and Laurie went to Hawaii to build sand castles. (you’re much too modest, Ms. VP operations! congrats on the new job, and glad you got some beach time with the family before diving into the new role.)

Laurie Schrager’s daughters Kara and Parker in Hawaii

Andrew Chun’s elder son Brady is 6 and younger one Drew is 4. They live in Marin; life is crazy but fun. Press Club is going strong in its sixth year, and Andy is opening up a second concept in April. He has purchased a 120-year beer hall in downtown SF called Schroeder’s. He is updating the food/drink menu and some decor but definitely maintaining the inherent character. Stop by and say hello if you are in

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CL ASS NOTES SF! (congrats Andy! we’re all very glad you’re making sure we have nice things to eat and drink in San Francisco. also, the family is adorable. here’s a nice write-up in the SF Business Times on the new venture: http://www.bizjournals. com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/02/schroeders-sanfrancisco-renovations.html?page=all)

Andrew Chun and family

Francis Barel published his first Englishlanguage novel, Saving Kennedy, after having written novels, short stories, and poetry in French. But Francis is still working full-time at PayPal, developing the Middle East and North Africa for this company that he loves more every day. He was able to finish his book right on time for the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination, thanks to a mix of heavy travels, long sleepless nights, and sheer energy. (and he’s the unsung hero who creates the first edition of each of these updates, before Dora gets to add the commentary, congratulations, and snark to each one. thank you, Francis!) Wojtek Wolski: “After 8.5 years at Opera Solutions, I decided to take on a new challenge, and I am joining Accenture Digital. I can’t believe that I was at Opera for so long, esp. that I always viewed it as a temporary (1-3 year) job after Tuck. The fact that I never got a company ID/badge reflects that I always thought I would move to something soon.… I didn’t realize that ‘soon’ was actually 8.5 years!” (how did you manage to work at a huge company for 8.5 years and never have a badge? didn’t you have to swipe into a building, or pay for your cafeteria lunch? congrats on the new gig!)

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Francisco. They made the big move from the city to the ’burbs in November. They are now in Burlingame, loving having some green space, fewer stairs, and a real parking spot but miss the city vibe. Kate is still at Genentech (year 9!), she is now a brand director in bio-oncology. Chase moved to the corporate strategy and business dev group at McKesson about a year ago. The boys, Jack (3.5 y) and Finn (1.5 y), keep their parents busy. They get to see many of the SF Tuckies (Hoversmiths, Groeningers, Oylers, Chuns, Plantes, and Bryce Fraser) but not as often as they would like, since most of them have moved out of the city! (congrats Kate and Chase on the new jobs and new house! we’d love to get a group pic of the SF Tuckies you see often for the next update. and 9 years at Genentech, wow!) Pratip Banerji is still having fun at Google working on Play for Education—building a new business that gets Android tablets and educational digital content into K-12 schools. He works out of their fast growing Cambridge, MA, office but makes frequent trips out to the headquarters in Mountain View. He joined the many Tuckies living in Wellesley (he has two other Tuckies, an ’01 and an ’80 on their block, one of whom is his next-door neighbor!), and they are having a blast with their two kids, Asha (6) and Rohan (3). (so many Tuckies! glad to hear. say hi to the Bay Area crowd next time you fly out!)

Pitt Means is settling in at Exvere and enjoying getting back into the M&A business. The kids are growing up fast. Henry, who was 1 when they arrived at Kiddy Sachem, is now 12 and going to middle-school dances. On his down time, Pitt is making up for not playing Tripods by playing in a Seattle men’s league. His team name is the Hackers, if that tells you anything, and that probably overstates their actual abilities. (you practically have a teenager! eeek! glad you’re back in M&A, and on the ice.) Ku Chung: “It’s been 9 years since Tuck and everything is still moving at a crazy pace! Still with EF and in London, now overseeing the company’s ef.com (i.e., web/mobile) strategy, and recent focus has been on mobile/responsive sites and launching global online branding campaigns—which often involves a lot of nodding from my end while the professionals do most of the talking and walking. My girls are now 8 and 5, and they are crazy smart and beautiful—not sure how that happened, but I think Heesun had something to do with it. No updates for the Korean gang this time but will share the juicy details after this summer’s visit to Seoul. I dedicate this update to Dora, who is doing a super job in using social media to reach out to Tuckies.” (thanks Ku, it seems to be an effective tactic! and yes, we’re very much looking forward to the “ juicy details” after your trip to Korea to see our classmates there.)

Nahshon Davidai moved to Seattle to work for Expedia. About 4 months ago, Expedia consolidated all consumer marketing efforts under Nahshon.... The Davidai children are now 13, 9, and 2.5, and everything is great. (he says that so nonchalantly, but seriously, it’s ALL CONSUMER MARKETING for Expedia. that’s a big deal. speaking of deals, will there be travel deals for your favorite classmates...? congrats!)

Javier Romero is now completely settled in Mexico City with Sofia and two daughters: Victoria (4 yrs) and Inés (1 yr). They are enjoying the great weather and vibrant lifestyle of the city. He is still working at BCG, focused on energy, infrastructure and public sector. (we think that BCG is the only company Javier has ever worked for; how is that possible? wow, that’s especially impressive these days! glad you’re settled in your new home.)

Edwin Lau: After spending much of the past three years trying to figure out what people value in entertainment for Microsoft’s Xbox One, Edwin is contemplating adapting some of those programs to affect leadership and teams. He’s exploring raising funding to allow the team he has assembled to go full-time on the idea. (exciting stuff, can’t wait to hear more about the new venture! also, Edwin moved to a fabulous new place in downtown Seattle.)

John McIlwaine: “Amy and I have two boys—Sean (9) and Conor (3). Professionally, I work for a Catastrophe Risk Management company—we develop software that helps insurers, brokers, reinsurers, and the capital markets assess and trade risk related to hurricane, earthquake, severe storm, flood, fire, terrorism, pandemic, etc. We also support the efforts of insurers and reinsurers to securitize and ‘cede’ their risk to capital markets through

We’re going to lead off with some great news from Jim Hampe: “Amy and I are so thrilled to welcome a new Hampster to the family! We adopted a baby boy, Benjamin William, and I can’t say thank you enough for all of the support on our amazing journey. We are just over the moon for little Ben. In other big news, I won the Fantasy Football title for my Tuck League, so, yeah, big year.”

catastrophe bonds—these are noncorrelated to the markets with significant coupon rates. I head up the Business Development, Consulting and Client Services, and Securitization units for our Reinsurance practice.” (we’re not *exactly* sure what all those things mean in John’s update, but they sound important! thanks for the update, and glad to hear the family is well.)

Sightings Gino Ammirati and his wife Jenny are apparently on tall advertising banners at Whole Foods! They have launched a new yogurt company, An American Yogurt Company. (Check out the banner online on myTUCK.) (we’ve not run into these ads, but imagine how surreal to see your classmate, life-size, on a banner, while you’re grocery shopping!) Look out for Lynette (Darkoch) and her husband Chris Fitzpatrick in the Vineyard Vines catalogs (they have been in the last 2!)—they have moved to Stamford, CT, to work for the preppy apparel brand. They are excited to embrace the “every day should feel this good” lifestyle of this growing brand and look forward to reconnecting with more NYC-area Tuckies. (Lynette is the new VP of planning and allocation, so when you can’t get enough of your favorite gingham button-down shirt or rhubarbcolored pants...well, you know who to call!) Dora Fang is still living in Park City, UT (and disappointed no one from Tuck came to ski!), but will likely be moving (again) as the gig at Backcountry.com exploded. Apparently, still trying to set the record for “most jobs” and beat Jesse Sherman (who tied for the award at our 5th reunion). She’s been traveling a bunch for work and fun since the last update and was able to meet up with Tim Grein in Denver, Dan Bernard in Hartford, Lee Bouyea in Burlington, Edwin Lau and Brad Shutzberg in Seattle, Isai Peimer in Park City, and Ashlea Mittelstaedt in Park City! (is it weird to comment on your own update? wait, don’t answer that, it was a rhetorical question. anyway, it’s been super-fun seeing Tuckies all over the place. reminds me what a great time our 2 years at Tuck were. and those of you who travel for work, look up a Tuckie while you’re on the road—you never know who you’ll run into and have a great meal with!)

Edwin Lau, Dora Fang, and Brad Shutzberg in Seattle

That’s it for this edition. Seems most folks are doing well, personally and professionally. Be sure to keep your loving (and lonely) class secretaries up to date with your happenings and goings on. You know you love to read these, but (as much as we’d like to) we can’t make up content...so send it in! 2005tuckies@gmail.com Loyally, Dora and Francis ]

’06 Matt Keeler 1504 Hartford Road Austin, TX 78703 keelermc@gmail.com

Matt Kummell 5 Remsen Avenue Medfield, MA 02052 kummell@yahoo.com

Chris Manning 2103 Downing Street Denver, CO 80205 ctmanning@hotmail.com

Your class secretaries are making a market call: it’s overheated and we’re due for a downturn. We’re not sure when, we’re not sure if more gains will be made, and we’re not sure how far things will drop, but it’s coming. And when it comes, we’ll be poised to take advantage of it, unlike everyone else, who didn’t see it coming and will be running in fear. You read it here first.

The newest Hampe displays his “talk is cheap, more results” gesture after Jim was caught bragging about winning the Tuck Fantasy Football league this year (when all that was on the line was bragging rights).

Yes, Keith Velia, this is exactly how it works: “I know I am a couple of days past the Tuck news deadline, but I assume the way this works is everyone gets a deadline from Tuck directly, nobody replies except maybe a rare few, and then you guys email everybody to try and get some info.” Uh huh. Go on.…“My better-latethan-never news is that I am unemployed and on the job market. My employer, Bayer Diabetes Care (who I’ve been with since graduation) relocated to NJ, and I certainly wasn’t downgrading from Ridgefield to Joyzee.” Sounds reasonable to us. “I’ve only been off a couple of weeks so far, and with my severance package I am so far mostly just enjoying some time off to relax. It’s kind of a second-year redux, just without 500 friends around and 2- and 4-year-old sons to take care of. So, it’s really not much like second-year at all.” Alright, that’s the Tuck network bat signal, y’all—get to work! Haozhong Mao checks in from Shanghai: “My baby son was born on Feb. 10, 2014. It is one month now! We are very happy about his arrival!” People! Seriously! In order of priority: name, gender, “Mom is doing great/

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Haozhong with his “son to be named later”

was amazing,” date of birth, something funny, height/weight. In the absence of such information, we can only presume the kid’s name is an ambiguous Pat or Chris, was 300 lb upon arrival, and your wife is cursing your name. Welcome to the world, Pat Mao! Csaba Nagy gave us the old-fashioned “talk about yourself in the third person” update: “Csaba is grateful to all the Tuckies and Tuck staff who supported his successful Kickstarter campaign for a mobile game called Art Life, to be released toward the end of 2014. He will export this success soon when he moves to Toronto, Canada, to consult and help guide a shared kitchen startup called The Cake Collective.” Csaba likes spicy chicken! Csaba is getting upset!

Csaba. We’re speechless. Congrats.

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Andrew Schneller chimes in from Boston: “I wish I had something more exciting to say, but life continues to be primarily parenthood and work. Kids are growing up, increasingly more fun, and easier to deal with. Lucy is 4 and Henry is 2. I still work at Liberty Mutual and I imagine I’m one of maybe 3% of our class who works for the same company that they joined after school. I have taken the lead on Liberty’s efforts to boost innovation and the use of emerging technologies in our global operations, which has been a ton of fun. I’ve been lucky enough to jet around to Caracas, São Paulo, Lisbon, and Madrid recently.” Jordan Solomon has finally left McKinsey: “I joined the NBA, working in team marketing and business operations. It’s been awesome so

Wollmer, Schneller, Masani, Song. They need to get someone with a vowel in there so we can spell something.

Bryan Falchuk wrote an entire update, then had to write a whole different update just a few days later. He also wins the award for the most hyperlinks in a TT update—double-click on them with your finger in the magazine, and we’re sure they’ll open up in your iPad: “A lot has happened since my last update. It started with running into Chris Koegel at a local Whole Foods late in the summer. It sorted of ended there too, actually. Otherwise—After hitting 6 years with Beazley running US underwriting and claims operations, I decided the time was right to go after something I’m truly passionate about. While I look for my next role, I’ll be focusing full-time on my health and fitness company, newbodi. es (http://www.newbodi.es), offering people health, fitness and life coaching, training, advice, products, and mentoring. I recently launched a podcast (http://newbodi.es/podcast) and YouTube channel (http://newbodi.es/ youtube), added vegan and gluten-free options for my protein-bar line (http://newbodi.es/ bars), and even had two teams in Professor Neslin’s database marketing class doing Google AdWords projects for me. For some reason, Google suspended both of their AdWords accounts, so I’m clearly onto something so big that Google is afraid of me being too successful and maybe buying them out or something. I’m guessing that’s what it was. I’m also working on launching a boot camp around Boston but need a good venue. If your company might be interested, or you have a big lawn and no neighbors to complain about noise early in the morning, let me know! If you’re interested in getting some help with your health, there’s a sweet Tuckie discount, so just reach out.” Oh, you didn’t think he’d stop there, did you? While it’s not quite a body fat update.…“Since my last update, I’ve completed a half marathon and have nearly completed recovering from a half marathon. I’m planning another half marathon this summer, at least another century ride, and am looking at doing a charity climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro but the whole ‘quitting your job and spending $15k on a trip’ is logistically challenging. If anyone in the Northeast is interested in doing a century ride, let me know—it would be great to get a little

Tuck team together for an event. I plan to do the Wounded Warrior ride again in September (basically riding around Brian Schmidt’s house), so reach out if you want to join. Or if you want to join my team for the Runner’s World Heartbreak Hill Half Marathon this summer, give me a shout (bryan@newbodi.es).” Oh, and “On the family front, my son Michael is now five, amazing, and also enjoyed seeing Chris at Whole Foods.” Jen Sikes, world traveler: “Just wanted to send a quick update. I left Belo Horizonte, Brazil, after 2 years and moved to Zurich, Switzerland, in late 2013 with my husband. Currently enjoying lots of chocolate while we settle into our new home and I start a job search. I’d love to see any Tuckies on their way through the area, so definitely reach out!” Michelle Duke and some Tuck classmates “had an epic Tuck girls’ ski trip in Vail a few weeks ago. Great powder, sick house, and an 8+ hour drive back to the airport. Lorelei, Monique, Kat, Lifeso, Heaslip, Sienna, and Covahne all missed their flights out that night. Kelly Tschantz won the best effort award, though. Newborn at home, got in Friday night, had one ski day, and took the first flight home on Sunday to relieve Butz of single-daddy duties.” Susan Subbiondo Shindler had the best update: “Toronto sucked, so we moved back to Boston. SO MUCH HAPPIER.” José “Call me Joe” Alvarez is eating very healthy with his beautiful wife Estefania. When we say she’s beautiful, we mean that in a friendly way. I mean, we mean it, but not like that. Let’s just get off that topic. What we want to say is that he’s virtually vegan. He’s not virtual like Max Headroom, but he’s all-but vegan. And, coincidentally, in our opinion he’s always been all-butt. For those without any Tuck friends on Facebook, Nes Weigand got married in March. It was a low-key affair, just the happy couple and a few folks gathered together for an early afternoon ceremony, followed by a champagne toast. The couple followed their wedding with a three-day weekend at an aunt’s lake house. Brian Schmidt walked into Nes’s wedding and said, “I’m the fattest guy here.” As of press time, we are not sure if he meant “fattest” or “phattest.” We think both adjectives applied.

Zach Segal is still in Cleveland. Dan Pozen makes making money look easy, especially when the market is up 30%. He and Heather are in London, where it’s apparently more efficient to be when running a book of US-based stocks. Class secretary Chris Manning has some news: he and the family are moving to Park City, Utah. He’s joining classmate (and former Tuck Incubator partner) Jeff Danley at Peak Capital Partners, a firm that Jeff and a couple others founded a few years back. Chris and Jeff are pretty excited to work together. Their first move was to create a companywide, mandated PowerPoint template with a blue background and yellow font. With that milestone past them, they’ll continue building a real estate private equity business focused on apartments and other asset classes in the near future.

Coop T-shirts still fit!

’07 Leslie Hampel 180 Montague Street, #31E Brooklyn, NY 11201 leslie_hampel@yahoo.com

Christopher Herbert 349 Mountain Road Wilton, CT 06897 christopher.m.herbert@gmail.com

“Danley Boys”—sounds like a good name for a series of crime-solving brothers to us.

Boy, how time flies. Kummell’s oldest (Bryn, who was 4 months old when we started at Tuck) is about to turn 10. She alternates between being absolutely lovely and making him groan, “Ugh! pre-teens!” Son Aidan is nearly 7 and has decided pretty much anything you make with Legos is better with some sort of gun on it. Keeler continues in his role as Groupon’s janitor, cleaning up crap so you can keep getting stuff half off. He just wrapped up a gig that had him flying all over the world for the past 15 months to standardize how the big G does bizness in 48 countries. Now he’s running merchandising strategy and operations for Groupon Goods, helping them break out of core categories like iPhone cases, Justin Bieber singing toothbrushes, and, um, back massagers. Sure. THAT’s what they are.... ]

I [Leslie Hampel] hope you all survived the worst winter ever! By the time you read this, we’ll all be sitting by the pool drinking lemonade and enjoying the summer. But today is March 24, and it is 31 degrees in New York City. I am writing this column sitting in front of a space heater, with a blanket snuggled around me and one hand wrapped around a hot cup of tea. I thought Chris Herbert going to work for The Weather Channel would come with some perks—he has been absolutely no help. Seven years after living in New Hampshire, and I have lost my ability to survive winter. I have spent the last 4 months hiding inside, but some of you have been out and about making news; here is what you’ve shared. Kate, Ben, Tuck, and Ellie Flaim also cannot wait for winter to end. They’re in the midst of applying to elementary school for Tuck and hoping for the best. Ellie is up and running— literally—and always has something to say and a song to sing. The family, in an effort to ignore winter, went to Jamaica for spring break and didn’t want to leave. They also stopped

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CL ASS NOTES in June and are looking forward it; we plan to live in the Blackheath area. AND John grew his hair back—it’s real!”

The Hutchins/Zearfoss family

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by Hanover en route to Sugarbush a month later and were so happy to see some of their old friends. They’re looking forward to seeing the Fairweathers during the summer and try to get in quality time with Heather Onstott and Doug T’06 Perrygo whenever possible. If anyone is in the Cambridge, Mass., area, please look them up. Particularly if you want to babysit. Daniella Reichstetter, David Whitelaw, Sarah Heaslip Whitelaw T’06, and Joe and Maricar Pfeister recently gathered for a Tuck ski weekend in Tahoe to celebrate Joe Pfeister’s ongoing commitment to skiing with a yellow blowfish helmet cover. Not only was he extremely popular with the 8-and-under ski crowd, he also managed to avoid running people off the trail, thanks in part to his commitment to neon.

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Neal Salerno and his family are still in Houston and enjoying it. Neal changed jobs last December for a new challenge. He took a role as VP at AFGlobal Corp., helping to run one of their divisions and doing M&A work, a major benefit being that he changed up the monthly travel to Asia for shorter trips to Europe. The family is also doing well. “The girls, Vivian (4) and Lillian (2), are keeping us busy. Sandra stopped working last year in order to take care of Lillian. Lillian had major brain surgery last August in order to save her life, and while it has been hard and she has a lot of challenges going forward, she has had an amazing recovery.” John Zearfoss is still keeping an eye on things for UBS in risk management and working on his bedtime renditions of Grateful Dead songs on guitar. Jenna Hutchins works with sales and marketing systems at McGraw Hill Financial and is hoping for Tickle Monster of the Year award. They both continue to dream of free time. The kids are doing well; “little” Chloe is now 14, enjoying her school socially and academically and pursuing her love of horseback riding. Zachary (Jenna was expecting him while at Tuck) is 6 and loves math, skiing, and being a complete ham, especially while dancing to the Xbox. Laurel is 4 and loves art, dance class, The Magic School Bus, and getting everyone else to do what she wants them to do. “We are moving to London

Marc Aquila is staying warm this winter with the help of a lot of firewood. Apparently, his arms are in a constant state of soreness from all the chopping and splitting to feed the woodstove. Nothing like using an MBA to practice homesteading 15 minutes from Tuck. He could probably use some help from Paul Atwood to see if it’s any good. Paul did some forestry/timber stuff pre-Tuck, right? Violet turned 1, can walk now, and participated in her first conference call while visiting Marc at work. As you can see, she found out how to take her first selfie while Marc was trying to pay attention to his boss.

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Eli Lilly has sent Aki (Matsunaga) and Joe Fletcher on international assignment to Sydney, Australia. They’ll be there for the next few years enjoying lots of sun, excellent wine, and Vegemite. Charlotte (now 2.5) is also enjoying the adventure and is quite smitten with the kangaroos and koalas. Chris Martens has had a pretty busy year so far; having missed the class trip while at

Tuck, he finally made it to Machu Picchu in February, albeit via train rather than the Inca Trail. Hooray for science! He also visited the Galapagos Islands while in South America. Come April to June, he will be working in Myanmar, so any travelers on the road to Mandalay should look him up! Christian Koether reports that Chrissy (Quirolo) and Jon O’Keefe moved to Westport, CT, just up the road from Christian and his new home in Weston, CT, where there’s a fire pit and cold beer available at all times for any Tuckies who would like to drop in for a visit. In addition to new home ownership, Christian reports that he was elected to the board of directors of Kitchen Brains and got his Sea Plane rating on his pilot’s license…one step closer to living the Jimmy Buffett dream in the islands!

Oscar Fernandez is proud to announce that he and Carolina will be getting married in May. Congratulations! Alana Yacco married Thomas Obaseki in the fall. She is tight lipped about the details, but class secretaries are sending a delegation to Boston (where the couple have recently settled) to discover details. Moving on to the Tuckie baby boom, we start off with Sarah and Jeff Mohan sharing the happy news of welcoming Allison Charlotte Mohan to their family on October 23rd. Ryan has been loving his new role as big brother (so far!), and they’re all doing well.

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Rohit Dugar left his job at Goldman last summer and is now the proud founder and managing director of Hong Kong’s very own craft microbrewery, Young Master Ales (www. youngmasterales.com). You can now usually spot Rohit in the streets of Hong Kong wearing red pants (instead of a monkey suit!). In addition, he and Maansi Gupta have a tiny Tuckie on the way who will be with us by end of March. It’s a boy and they are really excited to meet this “little master”! ]

’08 Allison Curran 2920 Aldrich Avenue S, Unit 537 Minneapolis, MN 55408 amc0501@hotmail.com

Dennis Lasko PO Box 4668 #8167 New York, NY 10163-4668 dennislasko@gmail.com

Louisa Roberts 310 West 52nd Street #24A New York, NY 10019 louisa.roberts@ideapharma.com

This update features 5 babies, an engagement, and a wedding, as marriage-to-children conversions continue at a rapid pace for the class.

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Proud parents Naman Baliga and Srivatsa Desikamani were thrilled to welcome Vedant Desikamani, who was born on Thanksgiving Day last year, November 28, 2013. The Finzi family also increased in 2013, and Benny had to stay home changing diapers while T08s partied at the Tuck reunion. Gabriel was born in May and with only a few months, he has already decided to apply in 2040. For anyone coming to Brazil for the World Cup, the Finzis would be happy to host you or just have some beers while you are in Brazil. The Donigian family also continued to expand adding baby #4 on February 18th. That brings it to an even 2 girls and 2 boys. His name is Jack Sarkis, and he was 7 lb, 4 oz, and 21.5 inches. “It was our 3rd home birth—guess I’m too lazy to get pants on, and the hospital is

‘really far.’ We’re all doing really well; enjoying the family and the farm!” Right, Aram…that’s what everyone thought… the guy with 4 kids, a distinguished military career, and a farm is lazy. [Look on the 2008 page of myTUCK for pic of Jack!] Julie and Rob Higgins welcomed their daughter Molly on November 18th. She arrived 10 weeks early and was only 2 lb, 15 oz, but after a couple months in the NICU, came home to them as a healthy and happy baby girl. They feel incredibly lucky that she has done so well, and Jack is loving his new little sister. In other news, Julie recently took a new job at Parthenon as the director of the private equity practice. [Look on myTUCK for a Molly pic!] In non-baby/marriage news, after three years of living on the Gold Coast of Connecticut, Juan Carlos Olivarez decided to return to energy Spring/Summer 2014

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and enjoying life, with lots of relatives nearby in Portland, OR. A little farther south in Palo Alto, Otto Krusius and wife, Lauren, had their first child on March 10th at 4:05 a.m.—a lovely little girl, Anna Elise. Anna is off to a great start, giving her parents a new set of challenges and looking forward to her first visit to Hanover soon!

George Gordon is happy to report his October marriage to Adriana Suder, one of the sisters of Fabian Rivera’s wife, Sofia! With a huge contingent of Tuck attendees, including Kevin Johnson, Mike Giordano, Joe Finelli, Jess Liu, Allison Zeilinger, Dan Donahue, Oscar Garcia T’08, Oscar Fernandez T’08, Shefali Shah, Nicolae Cristea, Emily Ratcliff, Rodrigo De Haro T’10, and Phil Degisi, the couple had a late-night fiesta celebration before heading to Africa for their honeymoon. Currently, George and Fabian live next to each other in Guadalajara, Mexico, and are having great adventures and amusements as real-world neighbors (feels like there is an idea for a sitcom pilot here). After nearly 4 years with McKinsey, George is forging out on his own in Mexico this spring. Best of luck!

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Patricia Henderson 1807 South Genessee Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019 patricia.henderson09@gmail.com

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Tatiana (Ertseva) Ridley and husband, Iain, welcomed their daughter, Catherine Elise Ridley, on February 17th. Weighing 7 lb, 3 oz, and measuring 20”, she’s enjoying growing up in the Bay Area with lots of Tuckies around to help her know the virtues of East Coast grad schools.

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5TH REUNION OCTOBER 10-12, 2014

Writing this slope-side in Park City, it doesn’t seem to me (Patricia) like it could be spring already, but alas, time keeps moving on, as does the class of 2009. This is the last class notes column before the big reunion in October; if you are planning to join us, check out the tips from fellow class scribe, Colin Van Ostern, below. On to the latest exploits from our fellow T’09s….

Newest Tiny Tuckies Teran Martin is happy to report that his wife, Christine, had the earlier reported son, Everett, on September 22nd. The family is doing great

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You know the saying, “Two is better than one”? Nothing is truer than that in a few lucky Tuck houses. Dan and Rebecca (TP’09) Galemba welcomed their second daughter, Alexandra, on December 9. No one’s happier about it than her big sister, Lanie! Jana Swedburg and Andres Gomez Isaza also report the addition of their second child, Alexa. While the couple is a bit late to report the birth, which took place last May, the whole family is looking forward to visiting Tuck this fall!

Tuckies at George Gordon and Adriana Suder’s wedding.

Saba Deyhim is still working for IBM, focused on strategic planning for industrial and health care clients. She married Manu Parbhakar in July in California, and again in December in India. In the California wedding, the couple celebrated with Jill and Nick Piscopo, Dennis Zhang (who gets bonus points for being at both weddings), Khalida Fazli, Katherine Loarie, Yeechin and Mike Harvey, Patrick Coady, Chuck and Natalie McGraw, Martin Chai T’06, Charles and Van Cieutat. Manu has been totally adopted by the Bay Area Tuck community, and Saba loves living in Berkeley. In India, the couple was joined by Shantanu and Shweta Mathur, with little one Advay, Dennis Zhang, Teguh Situmorang, and betrothed couple Kathrin Naumann and Vivek Raval (who themselves will be wed in Omaha in August!). Tom Harris reports that the Harris-Harris connection is official, as he married Liz Harris T’10 in Manchester, VT, in August. The Tuck

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contingent was strong, with attendance from a host of T’09s and T’10s ready to celebrate the couple. A photo of the couple celebrating with the Tuck guests shows a good time was had by all! Attendees included Christina Montero Reichstetter TP’10, Hans Reichstetter T’10, Lauren Fraser T’10, Will Parker T’07, Pete Iwancio, Alanna Hynes Degisi T’10, Natasha Vargo T’10, Cori Lewis Ring, Rose Kraemer Carpenter, Kate Pettrone Morse T’08, Mindy Mraz Barber, Pete Albro, Whitney Albro TP’09, Omar Heredia TP’10, Matt Barber, Phil Degisi, Karl Reichstetter T’10, Tim Carpenter T’08, Jon Mohraz, Eric Morse, Sam Wilson, and Christina Hale Mohraz T’08.

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family. Anita is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the couple met in Aaron’s other master’s program, at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC. Aaron reports more new developments on the job front, where he recently started as a consultant at FSG Social Impact Advisors in Boston. He joins Chile Hidalgo T’08 and Katherine Errecart T’08, as well as a number of older Tuckies, helping to keep the Tuck representation high! We’re just wondering if he finished the wooden boat that we reported on in the fall?

Other Happenings and Adventures

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Sam Wilson tied the knot to wife Amanda this past October in Greenwich, CT. Among those in attendance were Tom & Liz Harris, Jon & Christina Mohraz, Pace Ralli, Charlie Smith, Lisa Rockefeller, Hadley Allen, Matt & Mindy Barber, Peter & Whitney Albro, and Johnny Boynton (Tuck Bridge ’01). Sam and Amanda are living in NYC but look forward to celebrating their 1st anniversary at Tuck for the five-year reunion! Aaron Mihaly got married on Jan. 4th to Anita Amaral Gurgel (who, while not exactly a Tuckie, is one in spirit!). The wedding was in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with close

While the wedding “reunions” have been extensive this past year and the anticipation to our five-year celebration is mounting, a few industrious T’09s are making their own reunions happen. Lindsay McPherson Batastini reports a midwinter trip to Scottsdale with 6 T’09s and 4 TP’09s. The group rented a house for a long weekend and enjoyed hiking, golfing, the spa, and cooking together. Attendees included Sarah Merriman, Steve Cheng, Lindsay McPherson Batastini, Matt Batastini TP’09, Derek Kalles TP’09, Kirstin Kalles, Taylor Greason TP’09, Allison Zeilinger, Ella Witcher, and Geoff McMillan TP’09. Jason Wynegar is moving up in the world with a new job in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. After moving the family from the AC Boardwalk to the Las Vegas Strip, he’s looking forward to catching up whenever classmates are in town. Don’t worry, he does agree to live by the Vegas rules of silence, so your secrets

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are safe with him! And while Patricia writes this in Park City, her T’09 partner-in-crime/secretary Colin Van Ostern reports that wearing a Tuck sweatshirt while walking through the Public Garden in Boston on a nice day can still, in fact, bring you face-to-face with friends you haven’t seen in a few years. And, related, Carolyn Zern and Kristen Loureiro are both doing great, as are Kristen’s adorable nieces, Grace and Evelyn. …and now, five Reunion tips from Colin (the guy who is lucky enough to get two official reunion adventures, courtesy of his T’08 wife): (1) If you haven’t booked a place to stay, do it right now. Like, today. And if everything is booked, don’t lose all hope; last fall everything was booked, but Colin and Kristyn found a room by calling the day of the reunion itself (someone had canceled). (2) Having your kids there is awesome. It’s fun

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CL ASS NOTES to see how families grow. It’s also sometimes hard to catch up with old friends when you are juggling a stroller and BabyBjörn. So if you have little ones and you are able to arrange some child care, it helps a lot. Last year some Tuck partners did babysitting for reunion goers, and it was a big help. (3) Stay for the whole time. You’ll leave feeling like there were still a dozen people you didn’t have enough time to catch up with. (4) It’s great to see fellow students—and also great to see favorite professors and think about work issues from the lens of a classroom. Keep an eye open for the classes hosted by Tuck professors on Friday and Saturday. (5) New Hampshire is jaw-droppingly beautiful in early October. Leave time for golf, a short hike, a picnic, or just a daytime drive with old friends. ]

’10 Michelle Mejia 401 1st Street South #121 Minneapolis, MN 55401 michellemejia02@gmail.com

Jonathan Piques 5112 Evergreen Drive Wilmington, MA 01887 jonathan.piques@gmail.com

Matt Proch-Wilson 29 Worcester Square #2 Boston, MA 01890 mattprochwilson@hotmail.com

[Editor’s note: Look on the 2010 page on myTUCK for this issue’s great photos!] Alright, T’10s: we know it was a rough winter. In fact, we’ve never seen so many whiny Facebook statuses about the weather. But despite the worst winter in a long time (we’re just pretending like you don’t exist right now, warm-weather Tuckies), you still took the time to let us know what you’re up to. And for that, we’re eternally grateful. And now, without further ado….

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Dan Peterson is super-busy! He writes: “Traci and I had our second daughter—Ryleigh—in June 2013. She and her older sister Alyssa, now 2 and a half, adore each other, and everything at home has been going great. They both have loved the unusually snowy winter we’ve had in DC, which is great training for the time they may spend up in Hanover someday. Traci and I are always looking for a reason to get back up. I ended up getting promoted the morning that Ryleigh was born, which meant no one cared about my promotion (appropriately). Ashley Lash Hosford also moved very close to me without either of us knowing—we randomly ran into each other in one of the quietest streets in Virginia. Small world getting smaller!” And that’s not the only Tiny Tuckie news here, folks! Al and Chelsea (Thoke ’09) Rich welcomed Dylan Olivia Rich to the world on 12/12/13. A bit early, but the newest Tiny Tuckie is doing great and looks forward to attending mommy’s 5-year reunion this year. Travis Page and Amanda moved back to Los Angeles from New York a little over a year ago. Their first child, Jackson Parker Page, was born on June 4, 2013. Travis also started a new job running a business development unit at Demand Media in September. He doesn’t get to see as many Tuckies in LA, but runs into Nathan Brookshire and Anthony Smith (’09) frequently. Karina Yamaniski and Luis Fernando Yamaniski are growing their family. They already have Niccole (1 year and 8 months old) and Victoria is on her way (due in April 2014). Harry Alverson is living the good life in Katonah, NY, where late-summer highlights included reunions with Fall A&B study mates Daniel Hawkins and Joshua Rodriguez. But their biggest news for the year is the addition of Mirabelle Lombard Alverson to the roster of future Tiny Tuckie alumnae. Mirabelle was born January 8, 2013. But wait, there’s more! Lindsay and Andy Naporano welcomed their baby girl, Beatrice Sophia, on April 29th. In a surprising turn of events, they have not moved again, and Andy is still at the same job as a year ago.

And just when you thought the Tiny Tuckie news was over, Melissa Llarena writes: “My husband and I are proud parents of identical twins born on 12/17/13. Noah was born at 4:26 a.m. and Nicholas only 9 minutes later...the longest 9 minutes of our lives. Noah weighed 4 lb, 11 oz. Nicholas weighed 5 lb, 10 oz. On another note, our firstborn son Gabriel, who is almost three years old now, knows a new word: ‘contractions.’ The babies are healthy and ready to explore the world. I, however, am not yet ready to chase after THREE boys!” Meanwhile, in Toronto, Scott Dalgleish reports: “I finally got my act together and proposed to the love of my life, Alex Lithwick, back in November. She said yes! But let’s be real here, how could you say no to this fine piece of Canadian bacon? The wedding is set for Labour Day weekend this year.” That fine piece and his fiancée are also moving to L.A. soon, or so we’re told. Speaking of bacon, class secretary Michelle Mejia wanted to let everyone know that it is her most favorite food, although Doritos and Red Bull will always hold a special place in her heart (it’s the Tuck breakfast of champions, after all). Oh, and that she’s loving NYC and the 2 a.m. Chinese delivery place. Buchanan ex-resident and lacrosse enthusiast Bastian Latt is now working for Amazon in Germany and will be visiting Seattle in June. He’s hoping that will trigger a few Tuck reunion pictures, which should most definitely be featured in the next class notes. Bastian also wants to remind everyone that he has a furnished apartment ready and waiting for Tuckies during Oktoberfest. In his words: “Stay focused. Spend some of that IB cash.” Paul Granada reports that he and Nancy went to Paris/Florence/Rome during Xmas/New Year’s to celebrate the New Year. It wasn’t quite as impressive as Paul’s illustrious tripod career, but the Eiffel Tower was pretty cool and stuff. Speaking of Paris, Cedric Dellemagne decided to leave the land of the original french fry to move to South Korea in October, where he joined Samsung in their Global Strategy Group as engagement manager. And the moves just keep coming…in January, Claire Voorhees joined Fundamental Credit Opportunities, a New York-based hedge fund focused on the municipal credit markets. She

was hired as a member of their investment team as their credit analyst. Meredith Giersch is loving life in the Rockies, where she has a new job with Net-Results, a late-stage marketing automation startup in Golden, CO. ]

’11 Amanda Knappman 951 Fell Street, #331 Baltimore, MD 21231 aknappman@gmail.com

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Shaun Mehtani 10 West Street, #17C New York, NY 10004 shaun.mehtani@gmail.com

The T’11s have been moving, traveling, and basically getting familiar with frequent-flyer programs! After more than two and a half years in Korea at Samsung Electronics, Juston Johnson has decided to move back to the United States. You can now find him working in Los Angeles as a product manager for Beats Electronics. On the other hand, Jeremy Grossas and wife Reiko left the US to move back to Japan. Their daughters Kiku and An seem excited to discover 50% of their roots and spend more time with their cousins. The Picottes are on the move again! Abby, David, and the greyhounds are moving from Louisville, Kentucky, to Columbus, Ohio. Abby is now general counsel at two startups based in Columbus. David is joining Alliance Data as a manager in the company’s finance group. Steve Kenning moved from Boston to join KIXEYE, a San Francisco-based video game developer, as its director of strategy. And although he didn’t move countries or states, Jeff Wang has transitioned into a role as the director of strategy at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Outside of work, he is trying to stay active as a singer in the Bay Area, although we are hoping he will resume his modeling gig with Ray-Ban China. Countless Tuckies ventured down to the land Down Under for the wedding of Ian Teh and Fay Gosiengfiao in Sydney, Australia.

Closer to home, Annie Snodgrass and Zack Dennett also tied the knot in a Tuck-filled wedding. Annie has taken on a job with One Kings Lane as a senior manager of merchandise planning for the Lifestyle & Leisure Division. Benoit Martin and Telma Moraes got married last year, twice: a civil wedding in France and a religious wedding in Brazil. They now reside in Jersey City, NJ.

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Andrew Brown married Caroline Hockmeyer on November 9 in Connecticut. Andrew writes, “We were very fortunate to celebrate with many friends from Tuck in attendance. We celebrated our honeymoon with an amazing trip to Hong Kong and Thailand.” They are currently living in New York. Sara Glazer and Sean Heikkila married on a perfectly beautiful day in October in Rhode Island. The couple also resides in New York.

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CL ASS NOTES While many Tuckies were globe-trotting, others were preparing their homes for new additions…. John Moran and his wife Amanda had a daughter, named Avery, on Feb 19th—8 lb, 5 oz, lots of hair. Big brother Jackson, who is two and a half years old, is in love with her. Nicole Dotts-Wright and husband Simon welcomed a baby boy, Austin Nicholas Wright, on January 22nd. Austin weighed in at 7 lb, 7 oz, and 20.5 inches long at birth.

’12 Derrick Deese 929 Portland Avenue, Apt. 712 Minneapolis, MN 55404 derrick.deese@gmail.com

Roman Hughes 1 Harborside Place, Apt. 345 Jersey City, NJ 07311 romanhughes@gmail.com

Weddings & Engagements Paulina Orkisz & Greg Kelly (see pic nearby) Nilesh Ranade & Parul Parmanand Marco Castillo & Katherine Kosman Katie Gads & Chip Frazier recently were hitched in Vail, Co. A number of Tuckies attended their ceremony. Liz Morbeck & Tucker Kelton got married in Sun Valley. Geoff Mattei & Rebecca Drejet got engaged over Thanksgiving. Mattei crushed a piece of coal to get the rock. Jeremy Wertzer & Sabrina Hall-Little T’13 Debbie Soon engaged to Art Sadovsky

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Greetings, classmates. Last time we left off there was a string of engagements, weddings, and babies. Your class secretaries seem to think this is not unique. Maybe by the time our five-year reunion comes around, we can give updates on things other than engagements and babies!

Nicole and Simon with baby Austin

Anne Carrihill and T’12 beau Colin also had a baby girl, named Madeline Welles Carrihill. She was 8 lb, and 20 inches long. The family has been enjoying long walks in the rain in Seattle. Perhaps they can go for a long walk to Steve Hooper’s second outpost of Kigo Kitchen, which is located in Seattle as well. And that’s all the news for now.…With all the nuptial tying this year, we dub our next issue of class notes “If You Like It, Then You Better Put A Ring On It.” ]

As always, we’d like to lead off with some words of wisdom from our favorite jokester, Ian Warthin. “Class of 2012: We all left Hanover complaining about that yellow slip of paper in our mailboxes that showed how much freaking money we owe. Now that we’re almost two years out, we all have slightly less debt but are probably making the same poor decisions we did back at Tuck. For those of you who sit at work wondering what you’re doing with your life, remember, one of your classmates currently has a worse job. And when you are sitting at the office peering out the window, do you feel like you were stalked by Hanover weather this winter? I sure do. On another note, Laura and I bought a backyard that has a house on it and are happy to welcome friends and foes to the guest room, for the time being.” As your secretaries, we love receiving meaningful updates (like Ian’s) from you all. We get a few notes from people and always wish we got more, but luckily, we are also really good at Facebook/LinkedIn/Instagramstalking people. Social media is great these days. Here are some of the most recent engagements and weddings. Derrick’s Klout score is skyrocketing.

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Tuckies celebrating at Paulina’s wedding

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It also looks like our class wants to make sure the pipeline for Tuckies is robust. By the looks of it, there are going be a lot of new applicants

for the class of 2040. Some new additions to the Tiny Tuckie family are as follows: George & Sarah Craft welcomed their second child to the family. Mary Taylor Craft was born on January 4th. Big brother James, now about 20 months, is excited to have a younger sister around. George is excited to have another tike to keep him company while watching the Masters. Colin & Anne T’11 Carrihill are excited to announce the arrival of their baby daughter,

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Madeline Welles Carrihill! She arrived February 23rd and tipped the scales at 8 lb, 20 inches long. The whole family is doing well. Madeline will be in contention for best-dressed baby if Colin has anything to do with it.

Madeline Welles Carrihill

Johnny & Jennifer Kaye welcomed Baby Bruce to the family! Divya Mani & Vicente Piedrahita welcomed Nicolas Piedrahita to the world. For those on Instagram, you can find him by searching for the hashtag #Nicoelmico. He’s met some of his future classmates too (#IvyLiona).

Some other Tuckies are excited about adding a dependent on their taxes. Erika Santos and Welbr Dos Santos, Heitor Nakayama & Ana Lucia Serikaku, Chris & Meredith Lapointe, and Jennifer & Gardiner Holland are all expecting their first child soon. Meanwhile, Macarena Herrera & Sebastian Martinez are already on their second (Bautista is due in August). Speaking of seconds, Chris & Leah Toussaint welcomed Aubrey to the family in November. And our favorite drummer, Dan Mueller, is expanding to a 6-piece band (look for the cutest video ever on his Facebook profile).

the corporate strategy group. When consulted on what she expects from her change, she said, “A social life and more than 20 hours a week of sleep.” Sophie, we hope you can catch up on some sleep. We’re having a beer in your honor to celebrate and hope you did the same.

Most of our classmates are getting married, starting families, and taking on the trials of parenthood. It seems like we basically went to Tuck to get a lesson on reproduction and family life. However, some people have started to get the itch to try something new on the job front.

Paulina (Orkisz) Kelly joined New Balance as a product manager. Paulina, if you’re reading this, please tell us you get some discounts on their kicks. If so, please reach out to Derrick; he really likes New Balances and has been salivating over your LinkedIn page for some time now. He also wonders why the New Balance for J.Crew are so freaking expensive!

Several of our classmates are testing the waters in the startup/tech world. Hopefully, one of them can become the next Zuckerburg and donate a hockey rink at Tuck. WiseBanyan, which seeks to be the world’s first free financial advisor, went live in January. Brian Ramirez has taken on the role of CMO. His days are challenging, but he’s excited to build an awesome product. RoomHunt, which launched in January, wants to become the go-to aggregator for rental listings, starting with the competitive San Francisco market. David Weisburd founded the company and is getting some great press coverage from the likes of TechCrunch. Finding a place and a roommate just got easier. Caroline Hollis joined the team at Square in product marketing. Geoff Mattei is joining the C-suite club (following Fede’s lead). He is now CFO/COO of Tummy Company Inc., a pharma company selling OTC medication for heartburn. Hopefully, his new role won’t make him one of the top users of his firm’s products! The models and bottles lifestyle of banking is coming to a close for some of our classmates. Those who left must have been tired of staring at Excel for hours and making all the commas in a presentation size 12 font vs 13. Rich King abandoned the i-banking world for more reasonable hours at American Capital as a senior associate. He will now have time to regrow his biceps to their size while at Tuck. Like Rich, Sophie Roux is leaving her group for the greener pastures of a consulting role in

Alex Duff joins E-Pom and Fabio Weiss at Alvarez & Marsal, still based in New York. Alex was also found pulling out his hair over the student-board budget from 2011. It never reconciled, and his time at Bain couldn’t help him figure that one out.

Lisa Hochman and Annie Garrigus will be reunited in Chicago. They both recently landed jobs at GoHealth, a health-insurance exchange. So those of you who have questions on what are all these new exchanges, how will it affect me, you can just ask Lisa or Annie. Hopefully, their website won’t crash. Watch out New York City—Walter Patrick Burke is moving to the Big Apple!!!! No confirmation on job yet, but the NY crew is very excited with his move. NYPD also has set aside extra patrolmen to make sure Mr. Burke stays in line when he is out and about. Pablo Carbonell continues his trek throughout the US. He moved from Capital One to a product development role at Epic, a software company for the health care industry in Madison, Wisconsin. Pablo Muñoz is back in Buenos Aires after leaving Itaú. He has set up a financial services consulting firm with an old associate, mostly so that he can get away with not cutting his hair and wearing a leather jacket to work. He holds the record of being the only Argentinean that Brazilians are sad to see leave their country. Forget about the World Cup in 2014, Brazil. Logistical issues and stadium defects are nothing compared to what may be coming soon. José Malpartida, a.k.a. Joey Badgame, looks like he is likely moving down to Brazil

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CL ASS NOTES winter. Thankfully, he was able to escape the worst of it, heading down to Uruguay over the holidays for some fun in the sun…. As an added bonus, he got to hang out with Thiago, who was in Punta with his beautiful girlfriend, Monica. Uruguayan women were heartbroken to hear he’s no longer available, while men were relieved to see they have a shot once more. Ben has enjoyed a nice break from traveling for work, with back-to-back local projects. He has used his weekends to escape the never-ending New England winter with trips to San Antonio for March Madness and Napa with Rich and some T’13s. He hopes winter passes soon so Ian can start filling his backyard and Deese doesn’t lose his entire Northeast Lawn and Garden market. ]

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in an international expansion role for Amazon. Seattle breathes easy for the first time in two years. We’re not sure whether Brazil is ready for him.

Ben Dower is still dressing well and also was recently promoted to a director at The Chertoff Group. His LinkedIn picture still looks like it was a backup for the cover of American Psycho.

Kevin O’Connell—Aside from having had a kid, he’s moved on to Toplands Capital as a managing partner. Toplands Capital is a private investment company formed to acquire and operate a small to mid-sized, privately held business.

Gustavo Froes and Luciana Zanini are staying in their current jobs but bringing their talents back to Belo Horizonte, Brazil. First order of business: Carnaval with Tuckies!

Alexandre Vivo Rodrigues left Booz to join Table Partners, a strategy consulting firm based in São Paulo. Abby Whitbeck recently posted that she is a founding member of Beyond Z, a nonprofit passionate about discovering, developing, and connecting extraordinary, diverse young people who have the focus, drive, and talent to become experts and leaders in our world. The organization firmly believes that the next generation of global leaders can emerge from everywhere. Kelly Sennatt continues her path of awesomeness. She was named a senior manager of product marketing at EnerNOC. Congrats! Marco Castillo was promoted to a director in sales strategy at Responsys. Ivan Padilla is now a production quality manager at Pratt & Whitney after finishing UTC’s graduate leadership development program. Congrats, Ivan!

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Ken Hockycko is a department head for Strike Fighter Squadron 143. We don’t know if it’s a promotion, but it definitely is cool as hell. Still in number one for coolest job post-Tuck. As for your secretaries, Deese finally got tired of the polar vortex tundra of Minneapolis (no offense to everyone who’s staying there) and left for the (warmer?) climates of Washington State. He’s a relative-value kind of guy, so is just trading bitter cold for rain. He’ll be a senior vendor manager in the Lawn and Garden category at Amazon. He lucked out in that he will be working alongside Anne Carrihill! By the time you’re reading this, he’s figuring out how he’ll get all of you to be his customers for patio furniture. He also realizes that while many people are ready for parenthood, he wants to take his time. In his first encounter with #IvyLiona, immediately upon holding her she burst into tears and wouldn’t stop. See the picture on Instagram for yourself. Roman is still obsessing over fragrance products, stopping at all sorts of weird stores under the pretense of “market research.” He’s also tired of the cold, although it hasn’t affected the number of barbecues he’s done over the

’13 Anne Duggan 133 Saint Botolph St., Apt 3 Boston, MA 02115 anneboydduggan@gmail.com

Uttara Sukumar 84b St. John’s Wood High Street London NW8 7SH England uttasuka@gmail.com

Liz Yepsen Brandschenkestrasse 110 8002 Zurich Switzerland elizabeth.yepsen@gmail.com

#HSV (High Skim Value): Your classmates are very successful and have recently wed/had children/worked too hard. Donate!

#gottamakethatpaper #midwest #extreme Chris Halstedt and wife Lauren are settled into their new home in Dallas, TX. Chris is back at Goldman Sachs in their wealth management group, while Lauren is pursuing a commercial real estate career. They miss Hanover but are enjoying a new chapter in life, y’all! Speaking of TexMex, Meg Robinton is now the Target Corporation buyer for ethnic food

(think tortillas, taco seasoning, salsa, and sriracha sauce). Since Tuck, she and Mark Robinton moved to Eden Prairie, MN, where Mark was able to transfer to HID Global’s office. They celebrated daughter Ellie’s first birthday on February 22nd; it is hard to believe that a whole year has flown by. Speaking of Minnesota, Kate Bante is on her way! Having finished her first Cargill field assignment in Omaha, she’ll move to Minneapolis this summer. She then went on to say some medium things about the Midwest, which we omitted, but we’re definitely sure you’re going to love the Megamall. Speaking of the Midwest, Ryan Layton and family continued training for the Boston Marathon right through Iowa’s polar vortex. Maren is up to 18 miles and Ryan’s up to 9. Like last year, they’re running to raise funds for Rett syndrome research, after which they’ll head to Turkey to relax. Contact Ryan to donate to their fund. Maren is busy with their almost 2-year-old (Kate). Leah is doing amazing in kindergarten and has a very dedicated team of special-needs teachers and aides who completely believe in her. Ryan is also enjoying his role at John Deere. We can’t mention extreme sports without mentioning April Gentile-Miserandino. April recently found herself working on a consulting project in Uganda for a month. She found time to white-water raft down the Nile in addition to conducting a due diligence. You say Class Action, we say Class 5 Rapids. We can’t mention lifevests without mentioning Jason Meyer’s recent move to Manhattan, where he’s spending his time at work trying to keep Chandan Layek out of trouble at iGATE. Adrien Germain-Thomas is likewise staying afloat, in Stamford, CT, working for Kantar Retail, a retail consulting firm, subsidiary of WPP. We can’t mention consulting without mentioning Chris Pearson-Smith, who reports he is still saying “yes” to life in SF and falls in love with the city on a regular basis. A new board position with Friendfactor. org and organizational behavior consulting with Deloitte keep him busy by day, while nights are spent at soulful house LNDPs and planning his next trek to Burning Man. We can’t mention late nights without

mentioning Dan G. and his overnight shifts. Only a few more months until Dan—a.k.a. countdanula, according to his email address— starts ophthalmology anophthalmic surgery training at Bascom Palmer in Miami. Anyone looking for a reason to visit Miami? We can’t mention travel without mentioning Pete Gauthier, who became a published author on Poets & Quants with his overview of his exotic job and locales as a USAID investment officer. We can’t mention exotic without mentioning Christel Bouvron, who is leaving NYC behind for a position at Thomson Reuters in sunny Singapore. We hope her elaborate TuckStuff wardrobe includes some summer wear. Christel, let us know if you are giving away freebies. Finally, we thought we’d actually just paste the full text from an actual email Andres Bilbao sent us: “Things are going great for me. I’m in a project in Mexico working for a public sector client. I am also doing a lot of travelling all over the place on weekends. There’s nothing really exciting for me to share except that I am running for congress in Colombia, I’m going to be a father, sold Grocery Glee for 2 Billion USD, and got into a clinical study for twins to cure annoyance. Actually, none of these things have happened so there’s not much to share :( If you want an update, you could always say ‘Andres is still more fun than Daniel.’”

wearing Google Glass soon anyway, so we’d all figure it out. You look super cute in your G+ profile, Joya. Since you mentioned the South Bay, Kaia Dekker was on vacation in Uruguay and Buenos Aires when she found out the hardware startup she’d been working on got accepted to an incubator program. She packed up her place in Boston, found housing in Oakland, and began fundraising, managing beta user feedback, and dealing with a key supplier suddenly having major issues; her stock price, outlook, and the SF weather remain sunny despite the lack of sleep. Congrats, Kaia. Seattle-based Peter Kruger showed off his souped-up, newly launched www.rocklobby. com at SXSW in Austin, TX. We’re super excited to hear more developments as he changes the face of local live music.

#USAUSA #singalong Following in Niya Johnson’s footsteps, Kate Head ditched the U.K. and became a U.S. citizen on October 18, 2013, through a sing-along to “Proud to Be an American.”

#ido #theydid #putaringonit Fewer weddings this round given the offseason, but we expect it to be back in swing this summer, so call us back then for more info.

#banksohard [Intentionally left blank. No bankers submitted updates for this edition.]

#startmeup #newventures A few of you have been making the rest of us look lazy as you start off on new ventures. Laura French Rigby would like the record to reflect that it is she that holds the record for finding a job, quitting a job, and finding/ starting a second job at L.L.Bean, using her Database Marketing skills. Weirdly, we all wear US size 7.5 women’s in those cute red Bean Boots, Laura. She and husband Sam Rigby extend an invitation to visit them at their new home in Portland, Maine. Joya Zuber headed further down the peninsula to start as a technical account manager at Google. We can’t remember whether Joya said this was OK to put in class notes, but she’ll probably post a selfie of her

Tyson Seely and Shannon Sweeney wed in Woodstock.

For now, Tyson Seely married Shannon Sweeney (TDI ’09) on September 28, 2013, in

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Woodstock, VT, at Tyson’s great-grandmother’s house, the same place his parents were married nearly 30 years ago. Chhavi Arora married Abhishek Reddy in October in India. Oliver Foley married Kinnon McCall in Nantucket at the same place where they first met in high school on November 2, 2013. They’ll now share an anniversary with Sean Puri, who married Lindsay Hum, also on November 2nd but all the way across the country in California.

#iwill #theywill #putaringonit #lobsters Everyone knows that Thanksgiving through Valentine’s Day is Engagement Season, so this issue we’re devoting an entire section to the topic. Our first intra-T’13 engagement happened when Brad Callow proposed to Katie Gagne, and our first intra-Tuck engagement was achieved when Jason Gannet T’12 proposed to Kaitie Donovan. The record for first Outward Bound engagement goes to Taylor Cornwall and Crystal Leveillee, who got engaged in Paris, France, on a recent trip and have already set their life hashtag as #taylorandcrystal. Record-setters and happy couples, congrats! Ashley Conti and Chris Smith pulled in a close second in the first intra-T’13 couple on December 1, complete with Christmas theme, including a “The Smiths” ornament, though Chris astutely commented, “This should probably say Conti-Smith.” Mariko Shimizu got engaged to Ryu Kawano Suliawan in a traditional Japanese Shinto ceremony, complete with the ritual sake sipping from cups of 3 different sizes. (Yes, like Goldilocks.) Not to be outdone by her own engagement ceremony, the couple will be having a western wedding in Bali to make it official later this year. Mike Kuo and girlfriend Eileen got engaged 122

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Mariko Shimizu and Ryu Kawano Suliawan in a Japanese Shinto ceremony on the 17th of December in Sausalito, CA. Mike wins the prize and our hearts in the “engagement banner” category. Miss Abigail Isaacson and dreamy fiancé Mr. Zander Abbot were engaged, probably in Maine, and her dreamy brother, Nathan T’15, will also likely go to the wedding, also likely in Maine. Sabrina Hall-Little got engaged to Jeremy Wertzer T’12 in the early hours of 2014, with the assistance of their beloved maltipoo, Maxwell Smart. Karen Olson and Casey Diehl D’09 got engaged on January 20 on a quiet night next to their VT-made farm table. Luckily, she was able to quickly spread the word immediately after, due to a conveniently timed trip that included stops in New York, Boston, Hanover, and Portland, ME. Walker Fullerton asked Jess Harrison to be his forever winter-hiking buddy with champagne turned slushy on the top of Snake Mountain in January. Finally, Jon Ryder asked Carreau Mueller to be his on Valentine’s Day.

#somanybabies Graduation from Tuck made everyone pretty excited, and 9 months later, we got babies.

Vihaan Bhatia in his bunny costume

brother and fends off the interlopers at daycare who want to bother his brother, and Kristin recognizes that sometimes Bill is useless so lets him sleep. Speaking of two kids and too little sleep, Brent Dance, wife Andrea, and big brother Nash welcomed Beau Anderson Dance (B.A.D.) on August 5th, weighing in at 7 lb, 15 oz. Andrea is superwoman and is doing really well juggling new baby, new home, and new life—thankfully, same husband. Nash is adjusting to life as an older brother and is infatuated with Beau’s soft head; “be gentle” is the new motto. The whole Dance family is looking forward to a Boston Marathon trip in April to support the racers and a visit to blessed Hanover.

Ankur Kumar and wife Jenny welcomed Ariana P. Kumar to the world on September 12th, weighing 7 lb, 8 oz.

By the time this little pamphlet finds its way into your (or your parent’s) mailbox, Joao Felipe Viana and wife Patricia will have their own little pamphlet; their daughter will be called Luiza and is expected in early May. Since they couldn’t wait that long, they also adopted a pretty street dog, naming her Cacau and helping her get healthy and strong. She is smart, very polite, and loves to play with her toys.

Bill Detlefsen, wife Kristin, and big brother Ty welcomed baby Elliot. Ty is an amazing big

Sean Niu and wife Zhiying welcomed Natalia Xichen Niu on December 11, 2013. Already

Anshuman Bhatia and wife Jayati welcomed Vihaan on January 22, 2014; the costumes came later.

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wise beyond her years, Natalia is acting like a 1-year-old, with her strangely long hair as a newborn. She is preparing for the big move to Shanghai when the entire Niu family leaves the Boston area. Chris Davis and wife Brenda had their first child—an adorable baby girl named Adelaide Kate. Ajay Kumar and wife Poonam welcomed their little wonder, Shaurya, on February 28, 2014.

#reunirnos While it’s only 1,500 some odd days until reunions, some of you just can’t wait. Organized

and impromptu mini Tuck reunions happened around the globe: Ankur Kumar, Sandy Levine, Dave Rader, Dave Sibley, Sarah Stern, and Liz Trenkle all reunited at a Bain new consultant training session in Miami this February. For the sake of our personal brands, we omitted these photos. Continuing his MMIB godfather duties, Brennan Igoe held the first major Boston Tuck gathering on September 28, 2013, with over 30 Tuckies attending. Daniel Pe±a [Daniel Pena Gonzalez] hosted the first Tuck Classic in Cabo, with Andres Bilbao, Rafael Romero, Maxime Vincent and Sankalp Malhotra in attendance. Mathieu Pluvinage, Uttara Sukumar, and Ivan Ardemagni attended the Tuck Alumni Ski Trip in Verbier, Switzerland, staying in the gorgeous home of gracious host Mark Byrne T’86. The #eurotuckies reunited again after spending New Year’s skiing in Italy with Liz Yepsen, Tomas Garcia Moreno, and Fi Ammita, as well as Matteo De Sabbata and Liz Trenkle, who flew all the way from the US for a week filled with good food, friends, and Tomas’ inappropriate jokes (which we reluctantly omit—too many expletives).

#korea #eddiehoward #storycorner Since Eddie Howard redacted his comments about life in Seoul, we sought an update from another Tuckie, Henrique Thielen; we’ll be asking a few of you world travelers for longer excerpts like this, but Henrique set the bar:

“Moving to Korea has been more overwhelming than we originally thought. The language is a true day-to-day barrier, given Koreans are generally shy to speak in English. Other than that, the country is truly amazing, especially the nightlife (we miss Tuck Sitters!) as well as the countryside scenery. Seoul is a crazy city with a VERY high population density; everything is busy and packed all day long, very different than Hanover. Koreans are very nice people, very humble, quiet, and silently smart…so I have no idea how I am here! Anyway, the whole family is having a blast, kids love their American school, and here we share a few pictures of the last couple of months.” We also recently found out that wife Natalia is expecting a third child! We cannot wait for the insta-cuteness that will result from this development. Congrats, Henrique and Natalia.

#payitforward #sponsorships Like what you see? Strong alumni support is just one thing that makes all this possible. If you haven’t already, join us by making your gift today at www.givetotuck.org. Contact us with your updates! Anne (anneboydduggan@gmail.com), Liz (elizabeth. yepsen@gmail.com), or Tara (uttasuka@gmail. com). ]

I n M emoriam The Tuck School of Business offers its condolences to the families of the following alumni whose deaths have been reported to us in the past six months.

John T. Witte T’46 February 17, 2014

Raymond J. Bankert Jr. T’50 December 30, 2013

Allen Nadler T’67 January 12, 2014

Harry M. Carr T’47 April 1, 2014

Raymond S. Alexander T’54 November 23, 2013

Charles R. Carey T’71 January 19, 2013

Joseph P. Donahue Jr. T’48 September 14, 2013

Thomas A. Croft T’54 February 11, 2014

Timothy H. Campbell T’73 November 2, 2013

Richard A. Gilbert T’39 January 19, 2014

John C. Bird T’45 December 29, 2013

Robert B. Kirsch T’48 April 12, 2014

Denny W. Speidel T’54 October 12, 2013

Douglas P. Leinen T’76 November 13, 2013

Allan J. Rosenthal T’41 January 21, 2014

Fred C. Cohn T’45 October 7, 2013

Harold S. Simon T’48 April 7, 2014

Peter T. Johnson T’55 February 9, 2014

James J. West T’89 January 10, 2014

Charles M. Cahn Jr. T’43 February 10, 2014

David C. Donaldson T’46 January 15, 2014

Donald R. Gilmore T’49 October 15, 2013

Donald M. Keller T’55 February 4, 2014

John Berton Cunningham T’91 December 20, 2013

Gilbert L. Augenblick T’44 December 1, 2013

David H. Kingsbury T’46 April 13, 2014

John A. MacDonald Jr. T’49 November 25, 2013

Richard A. Steinberg T’55 March 3, 2014

Lyuben Petrunov T’06 May 6, 2014 Spring/Summer 2014

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With his wife Mary Ellen looking on, Dean Paul Danos shares an embrace with Sally Jaeger, assistant dean and director of the MBA program, following his announcement to staff that he will not seek reappointment to a sixth term at the end of his fifth term in June 2015.

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