News and Updates

Call for Outstanding Service Award Nominations

In the past, the Class of ’69 Honorees Committee (currently consisting of Greg Lau, Rick Willets, Peter Elias  and Jim Staros ex officio) invited and received a number of recommendations from various members of our Class for the Committee to consider recognizing with the Class of 1969 Outstanding Service Award. Our inaugural awards recognized Rick Willets and David Prentice (posthumously) at our 75th birthday celebration last June and Norman Jacobs and Peter Elias were honored at our October Homecoming last year.

Conversation about Stefan Zweig May 7 and 9 admin

Always looking to innovate, and reflecting a desire to enter into subjects in depth, the Casual Conversation team, i.e, me, is offering you two occasions to explore the works of Austrian author Stefan Zweig, a Jewish refugee from Hitler’s Austria.  The first is on Sunday, May 7, at 1 pm Eastern Time for a

Classmate Brian Maracle preserving the Mohawk language admin

Thanks to Keneth Paul '69 for alerting us to this NYTimes article about Brian Maracle.

An excerpt:

"Now, 30 years later, Mr. Maracle has become a champion of Mohawk, and is helping revive it and other Indigenous languages, both in Canada and elsewhere, through his transformation of teaching methods.

Casual Conversation with Margaret Talbot on April 30 at 3 pm ET

On Sunday, April 30 at 3 pm Eastern longtime New Yorker staff writer Margaret Talbot will be our guest for a casual conversation that you will not want to miss.  Why?  Because she will be speaking of the history of performing arts in 20th century America through the lens of her father’s life and career.   And she is chronicling the life of a parent.  How will we be seen by those who come after us, how will be judged?  And how will we judge ourselves?
 
This is how Ms. Talbot puts it in the book she wrote about this subject:

McWhorter, Thomas E. (3/27/2023)

Thomas E. McWhorter, 75, peacefully passed away on Monday March 27, 2023. He was happily married to his loving wife Ellen (Pressmann) McWhorter for 46 years. Born in Montgomery, AL., Thomas was a son of the late George E. and Margaret (Price) McWhorter. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Alabama and later graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Science in engineering. Tom also received his master's degree in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from Lehigh University.

Letter from Dick Glovsky, our Alumni Council Repressentative

Dear classmates,

As our Class of 1969 representative on the Dartmouth Alumni Council, I’m again reaching out to ask for your input. The Alumni Council, which represents all classes, clubs, affiliated groups and various graduate schools, is YOUR Dartmouth eyes and ears. It’s here to help keep you informed about Dartmouth today, as well as to, hopefully, inspire engagement and share the views of Dartmouth’s alumni with the College’s leadership.

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