http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/index/ en mark.tomalonis.79@alum.dartmouth.org Copyright 2012 2012-03-16T03:40:07+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/class_history/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/class_history/#When:15:01:00Z Class History 2009-09-15T15:01:00+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/30th_reunion/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/30th_reunion/#When:15:27:00Z Get ready for a top-tier 30th, June 18th-21st, 2009! REUNION REGISTRATION IS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE! Click Here Remember to register separately for housing, and sign up now for kid programs and DOC activities. This is it! We’re trapped in cyberspace and registration is available only online, not through snail mail. But if you have any trouble or you are located on a remote planet with no Internet access, you can contact our Registration Jedi Kim Donovan Henley at 413.567.6360. The reunion committee is excited that so many classmates plan to be in Hanover for June 18th-21st. Our biggest challenge will be time management, as we have a truly amazing program schedule for our 30th. HOW MUCH FUN IS TOO MUCH FUN? Click here to View the Official Reunion schedule Here are some key highlights: Our class reunion tent will be pitched at the new McLaughlin Center, which is located behind Baker/Berry Library. McLaughlin has great indoor gathering spaces and the rooms are air conditioned, so dorm life for the weekend may bear little resemblance to your undergraduate experience. We hope this will not be too disorienting. It’s the 100th Anniversary of the Dartmouth Outing Club! (The DOC is even older than we are.) Sign up to spend Wednesday night at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and revisit your freshmen trip. Other DOC activities include day hikes, white water rafting, canoeing, a high ropes course, an Organic farm tour, and a bus ride to DOC’s spiffy new Harris ‘66 lodge on Moose Mountain. Naturally enough, the college is planning activities, including a College Admissions Workshop, a garden walk at the President’s home, academic open houses, Professional School receptions, AA meetings, stargazing, etc. Thursday evening: We launch our class festivities with a bash at 17 Rope Ferry Road, the gracious home of diehard Class VP Bill (Bags) Mitchell and his wife Bray. Friday morning Phil Odence plans to make everyone get up and run before breakfast at the tent. In keeping with tradition, Joe Henley and David Dowd III will oversee a round of golf. Friday box lunch and canoe outing to Gilman Island. Friday night dinner on the nostalgia-soaked lawn of Baker library, as scripted by Ken Beer, Nancy Schwartzman Malmquist, Libby Roberts and Nancy Wilder.  Saturday morning our fabulous Class President Laurie Laidlaw Roulston will preside over our Class Meeting and New Officer Elections at the tent over breakfast. Later in the day you might try hiking, biking, tennis, canoeing, kayaking, or Singles Twister. Less strenuous activities might include floating in an innertube, alumni shopping, or napping in a rocking chair on the porch of the Hanover Inn. Saturday lunch will be a family cook-out at the new baseball field named in honor of classmate Mike Biondi, who passed away too young. Prior to lunch, we will have a memorial service for all those classmates who are no longer with us. Saturday dinner (we must keep eating in order to keep up our strength) will be held at the Haldeman Patio, which is apparently some new hot-spot on campus. Sunday morning breakfast at—you guessed it—the tent. No long goodbyes… ok, maybe a few tears…. Classmate Laurie Rosenfeld will moderate a panel discussion on Reinventing Yourself.  Whoever they are, this year’s speakers will have tough acts to follow given the irreverent lol performances of Gina Barreca, Louisa Guthrie and Buddy Teevens at past reunions. We may also have some fascinating words from a speaker or two who are not Dartmouth 79s. 2009-06-18T15:27:00+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/class_fundraising/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/class_fundraising/#When:15:55:32Z                 Donate to the DCF On-Line Fundraising 2008-09-23T15:55:32+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/finch_marina_03_05_2012/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/finch_marina_03_05_2012/#When:03:40:07Z From Ben Riley, Class Historian, March 16, 2012 Marina Sammons Finch, who lived on Nantucket, passed away on Monday, March 5, 10 days after her 55th birthday, at 8:15 p.m. at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness of fever and a still-to-be diagnosed infection. Marina was born and grew up in Hanover, and was the daughter of Professor John Finch, Chair of the Drama Department. Marina lived in Middle Fayerweather and majored in American Maritime Studies. She played field hockey and women’s lacrosse during her freshman year, and participated in intramural activities during all four years she was on campus. After college, Marina lived in both Nantucket and Vail, Colorado, where she became a competitive downhill racer and expert mogul skier. Marina next joined the Peace Corps, spending two years on the Pacific Island of Kiribati, teaching and working in Public Health. The island’s close ties to New Zealand prompted Marina to move to Christchurch where she lived for approximately 10 years teaching at Aranui High School, and where she was briefly married to a New Zealand airline pilot. For the last 20 years Marina lived on Nantucket where she operated her own scalloping boat and also worked at the Sconset Bookstore/General Store. She also served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. She returned to New Zealand periodically, particularly in February 2011 to assist her New Zealand “family’s” recovery from a major earthquake. She was a proud Red Sox fan, and was known to be friends with Marshall Fazzone! and all that he stood for! Marina’s friends have posted a beautiful on-line tribute. In addition, classmate Brice Buchanan reports that Marina introduced Jim Holt to his wife when they were both working in the same Nantucket restaurant in 1979, and adds that “Marina was a good soul, a bright and upbeat person who loved many things: her friends, the Grateful Dead, sailing, and Dartmouth hockey (we watched the Green skate in the NCAA “Frozen Four” back in March of ‘79 at Marina’s parents’ house in Hanover).” Da’aga Hill Bowman remembers Marina as “warm, welcoming, vibrant and witty, and enjoying life to the fullest. We will miss her very much, and send our deepest condolences to her family.” Rick Carpenter says that “every summer when I visited Nantucket, I would ride around the Sconset circle shouting "Fazzone!" until she came out. Never did she greet me with anything other than “Carpe Diem!” I will miss her favorable take on life and the possibilities.” Mike Johnston wrote: “Marina was one of those people who have such strong, outsized personalities that, once you know them, you can never forget them. She had great spirit, strong, almost volatile passions when I knew her, a keen intelligence, and always, always a deep and abiding sense of humor.” Marina is survived by her mother, Madeline (who still lives on Nantucket), her older sister Diana, and her younger brother, John. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 22, at 1 pm at the Sconset Casino on Nantucket Island. The family is hoping to hold a subsequent service on Nantucket during a weekend in May or June for those who would be coming from off-island and for whom it would be easier to attend on a weekend. Additional details will be added to Marina’s entry in the In Memory section of the Class Website. If you have any other memories or photos you would like to share about Marina (or any of our deceased classmates) for inclusion on the class website, please . From an online tribute by Mike Johnston, March 14, 2012 The First To Go I want to apologize for the lack of activity around here on Tuesday—I was reached by news of the sudden death of Marina Finch, an old college buddy from Dartmouth, and I was just plain feeling sad all day. Memories kept coming back to me all day long. And I was beset with regret—I always assumed I would see Marina again someday, and I just took that for granted for far too long. Marina lived a very interesting life. She was an EMT and a scalloper out of Sconset, a village at the eastern end of Nantucket island. Out of college, she spent winters in Colorado, waiting tables at night and skiing in the daytime; summers, she'd do the same on Nantucket, spending the days at the beach. This went on for so long that her friends worried she'd never settle down. Finally, in an effort to get serious with her life, she joined the Peace Corps—which promptly dispatched her to an outrageously beautiful island in the South Pacific, where she was given the best apartment on the island in return for teaching English to bright-eyed island children. "I can't win," she wrote. Can't lose, was more like it. She married a guy who was a pilot for an island-hopping airline, I heard, and that's when I lost touch with her. I didn't even know she was back on Nantucket, and obviously she'd been there for a long time. Marina was one of those people who have such strong, outsized personalities that, once you know them, you can never forget them. She had great spirit, strong, almost volatile passions when I knew her, a keen intelligence, and always, always a deep and abiding sense of humor. She left friends literally all over the world—tributes poured in from Scotland, New Zealand, the mountains, the seashores, both coasts. I wouldn't have guessed I had ten memories of the times we spent together—I don't remember much from those days, an unfortunate side effect of pre-recovery addictions—but as the day wore on I rediscovered ten times that many, back in the recesses of my mind. Put the Grateful Dead on and raised a glass of club soda. That's the bitch about middle age. Pretty much everybody makes it through their first fifty years; pretty much nobody makes it through the second fifty. It's only a question of when. The first to go are never easy for those who stay. My thoughts go out to her family. For Mike's complete entry and subsequent comments, click here. From James Holt I am so sad to hear about Marina's passing. It comes as quite a shock to me. I knew her as a Fazzone in college and we would try to see her when we came to the island. From Rick Carpenter Marina was my friend, our friend. Like in her scalloping group, Marina was the lone female in the "Fazzone!" group in college. Dead concerts, Jamieson's, crossword puzzles--she was always with us and will always be with us. In Her Own Words Marina recently wrote about her trip to New Zealand in February 2011 to help her friends through the country’s earthquake devastation. Click here for her posting. From Ellen Welty, March 27, 2012 Marina Finch, In Memory Marina was my roommate at Dartmouth, and my friend forever after. Even though I had fallen out of touch with her in recent years (like the idiot I am), I never stopped counting her one of my closest friends. I went to the memorial service for her on Nantucket, riding the ferry over to the island with Jim Holt. Her scallop boat rested on its trailer outside the little club where the service took place, a vase of brilliant yellow daffodils on its bow. People from every stage of her life paid tribute to her. They talked of how she trained to be a volunteer firefighter, never shying away from what was hard or risky; how she loved the sea and running her own scallop boat, as nervous as she was at first; how she was an expert in antique armor, Napoleonic swords and wine; how she surfed--and bungee-jumped--in Australia. What a life she led, what amazing things she taught herself how to do. In photos of her taken of her on her scallop boats, Marina’s smile is just as joyous as it was over three decades ago. She stayed true to the people and things she loved—her friends and family, the sea and ships—but she also kept forever expanding her world, and the circle of friends who loved her. Always, she had a huge, generous spirit. And how she loved her friends, no matter how quirky or nuts they were. At Dartmouth and beyond, she especially loved the Fazzones, and they loved her; you just can’t tell the story of Marina at Dartmouth without putting them front and center in it. After graduation, Marina and I drove out to Shane Starr’s wedding on the far side of Ohio, in a little tin cup of a car. The trucks thundered past us, the open road stretched before us, and Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead kept us company. It was a great trip; I got to ride with one of the best people I’d ever meet. Lucky me. In memory of Marina Finch, the Class of 1979 will purchase a book for Baker Library. In Memory 2012-03-16T03:40:07+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/test/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/test/#When:20:25:26Z 2011-2012 Class dues:  $40 Contribution to Class Project:  $20 Test Merchandise:  $20Additional contribution to Class Dues(get a free class tote!) 2011-09-20T20:25:26+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/slade_ronald_i/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/slade_ronald_i/#When:10:07:07Z From Ben Riley, Class Historian, September 2011 Dear Classmates I regret to inform you of the death of our classmate, Ronald Irving Slade.  Ron, who lived in Andover, Massachusetts, passed away from liver disease on July 30, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Gail Ann Slade, and two children, Rachel and Elliott.  Ron was a psychology major at Dartmouth, a member of the gymnastics team and Kappa Sigma, went to Germany on LSA, and was a member of the Nathan Smith Society.  He worked for many years in the Environmental Health and Safety Department at Boston University.  Ron’s brother, David (’77), also attended Dartmouth.  The obituary from the August 11 edition of the North Andover Eagle Tribune is reprinted below. Take care, and may every member of the Class of 1979 cherish each day! Ben Riley Class Historian from the August 11 edition of the North Andover Eagle Tribune ANDOVER — Mr. Ronald I. Slade, a resident of Andover and beloved husband of Gail A. (Sempsrote) Slade, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long and courageous battle with liver disease. He was 53-years-old. He was born in Melrose, on Sept. 29, 1957, to John and Faith (Fairman) Slade. Following graduation from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. in 1979, Ron spent most of his career at Boston University in Environmental Health & Safety. He loved spending time with his family at Jolly Island on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire and attending the Boston Church of Christ. Besides his wife, Gail, Ron will be greatly missed by his two young children, Rachel and Elliott; his brother and sister-in-law, David and Marilyn Slade; his father and stepmother, John and Gail Slade; a large and loving extended family, and many, many friends. He was predeceased by his sister, Heidi (Slade) Westhoven, in 1987; his mother, Faith, in 2006; and his stepfather, Frank Conrad, in 2010. ARRANGEMENTS: A memorial service celebrating Ron will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. in Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 188 Elliott St., Danvers. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, an education fund for his children will be established. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home of Andover. For additional information, please visit, http://www.burkemagliozzi.com. In memory of Ronald I. Slade, the Class of 1979 has purchased the following book for Baker Library: The Great American Hall of Wonders: Art, Science, and Invention in the Nineteenth Century by Claire Perry Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2011 In Memory 2011-09-13T10:07:07+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/homecoming_2011/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/homecoming_2011/#When:05:55:52Z FEB '12 | DEC '11 | NOV '11 | JUN '11 | special 2pg. spread! | banner JPG! Got news? Fill out a Class of '79 greencard! 2012 Mini- and Micro-Reunions! /*********************************************** * Flexi Slideshow- © Dynamic Drive (http://www.dynamicdrive.com) * This notice must stay intact for use * Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code ***********************************************/ var variableslide=new Array() //variableslide[x]=["path to image", "OPTIONAL link for image", "OPTIONAL text description (supports HTML tags)"] variableslide[0]=['http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/images/2012_photos/2012_Chicago_mini1b.jpg', '', "Chicago: Joel Stafstrom, Nancy Wilder, Terry Gould, Norm Richter, Arch King, Peter Greulich, and Jon Peabody"] variableslide[1]=['http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/images/2012_photos/2012_micro_tomalonis_kim.jpg', '', "Mark Tomalonis, President Jim Kim, Erin Tomalonis '14"] variableslide[2]=['http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/images/2012_photos/2012_micro_bcameron.jpg', '', "Matt Cameron, Brendan Cameron, wearing of the Green at the 251st St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC."] variableslide[3]=['http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/images/2012_photos/2012_maine_mini.jpg', '', "Maine: Steve Richardson, David Van Wie, and Meg Coughlin Lepage '80"] variableslide[4]=['http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/images/2012_photos/2012_micro_tomalonis_zetes.jpg', '', "Mark Tomalonis, Mary Ann Zetes"] //configure the below 3 variables to set the dimension/background color of the slideshow var slidewidth='600px' //set to width of LARGEST image in your slideshow var slideheight='480px' //set to height of LARGEST image in your slideshow, plus any text description var slidebgcolor='#FDFEE9' //configure the below variable to determine the delay between image rotations (in miliseconds) var slidedelay=4000 ////Do not edit pass this line//////////////// var ie=document.all var dom=document.getElementById for (i=0;i Home Page 2011-03-21T05:55:52+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2009_to_2014_the_wasz_years/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2009_to_2014_the_wasz_years/#When:23:10:38Z Class Officers: President: Jim Wasz Vice President: Laurie Laidlaw Roulston Secretary: Deborah Krieger Jennings Treasurer: Brendan Cameron Class Steward: Jeffifer Hughes Newsletter Editor: Mark Winkler Class Historian: Ben Riley Head Agent: Jim Feuille Participation Co-Chair & Major Gifts: Peggy Epstein Tanner Participation Co-Chair: Dave Wolff Participation Co-Chair: Dave Philhower Gift Planning Chair: Nancy Schwartzman Malmquist Alumni Council Representative: David D. Dowd III Mini-Reunion Co-Chairs: Phil Odence & Bill Mitchell Webmaster: Mark Tomalonis   2010 Class of the Year! Dave Wolff, Phil Odence, Bill Mitchell, Brendan Cameron, Mark Tomalonis, Mark Winkler, Jim Wasz, Deborah (Krieger) Jennings, Nancy Schwartzman Malmquist, Jim FeuilleRead the text of the award here. 2010 Newsletter Editor of the Year! Mark Winkler (r) receiving the "Newsletter of the Year" award from Brooks Clarke '78.Read the text of the award here.   2010 Webmaster of the Year! Mark Tomalonis (r) receiving "Webmaster of the Year" award from Gregory Clow '80.Read the text of the award here. Class History 2011-03-20T23:10:38+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2010_webmaster_of_the_year_award/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2010_webmaster_of_the_year_award/#When:00:23:31Z IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE Dartmouth College Recognizes With Deep Appreciation The Extraordinary Achievements of Mark Tomalonis '79 2010 Class Webmaster of the Year The quest to become Dartmouth Webmaster of the Year sometimes starts in unusual places. For you, it was the Saturday night of your class reunion here in Hanover. You found yourself under a tent enjoying a few fine reunion beverages and joining in a rousing rendition of Springsteen's “Rosalita.” You declared, with some surety, that someday Dartmouth would name a building after you. The eager ears of your class officers perked, and you were swiftly told that your path to this dream might best start once you agreed to serve as class webmaster. Today, with this presentation from your peers, we affirm that the cornerstone to Tomalonis Hall has now been placed. Mark, you graduated from Dartmouth with the Class of 1979 as chemistry major, a brother in SAE, and a member of the gymnastics team. Since then, you have supported Dartmouth as a Class Agent and as an enrollment interviewer, and now, with the matriculation of your daughter Erin into the Class of 2014, as a parent as well. You spent 26 years focused on your professional life as a top executive for an industrial wholesale distributor before you started your first small business website. The entrepreneurial bug worked its way into your traditional work day until two years ago you decided to leave your 100 person firm for the long commutes and rigors of the home office and the single-person payroll. Today, even with the growth of your company, WharehouseTWO, you have found time to stargaze on Glacier Point in Yosemite, to ride your bike through the California wine country and to take frequent hikes in the Carmel Valley. But most important, you have found time to hone your webmaster skills, create an exceptional website for the Class of 1979, and to be recognized as one of Dartmouth's finest. This year, 144 separate website reviews were made and tabulated, and five finalists were judged by six previous Webmasters of the Year. Their comments on your creativity, taste and skill are worth repeating here:     • "Mark's website is among the best I've ever seen. His website really pulls you into the page. There is lots of news and great use of photos. The site really promotes the College."      • "The '79s site proves to be an excellent content-provider, providing detailed class history notes, micro-reunion day coverage, and more to provide classmates with interesting information about their class. The site is well-put together and uses up-to-date technology and security to protect its private information."      • "Great 79th-Day coverage and prominent placement of newsletters. The 'In Memory' section carries information from several sources and tributes. Mark has made effective use of social networking with a LinkedIn group page and Facebook page with 219 members, plus a listing of classmate websites. All around good balance."      • "The 'good stuff' is right up front: 79th day photos and access to the newsletters and Green Card. Very nice class officers’ page with pictures, nicely arranged. The site went a long way toward making me, the visitor, feel like part of the family."      • "This is a stellar website and a great effort by Mark. He has done a nice job integrating Shutterfly with easy password protection and the Class history page is novel and well written. He has started with what was expected, done that perfectly, and then expanded into new areas other webmasters should take note of and emulate. This is a top notch website." Mark, you have not only done your class and the College a great service, but we would also like to recognize here that when asked, you volunteered to help this Association with preliminary screenings of class websites for this competition, and you completed more screenings than any other volunteer. We are glad to have you as a member of the Dartmouth Class Webmaster's Association, and to welcome you to the "elite" group of Webmaster of the Year winners. Congratulations. (signed by) Acting Vice President, Alumni Relations Acting Director, Class Activities 2010-10-25T00:23:31+00:00 http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2010_newsletter_editor_of_the_year_award/ http://dartmouth.org/classes/79/index.php/site/2010_newsletter_editor_of_the_year_award/#When:23:58:34Z IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE Dartmouth College Recognizes with Deep Appreciation The Extraordinary Achievements of Mark Winkler '79 2010 WILLIAM H. SCHERMAN '34 AWARD 2010 Class Newsletter of the Year 26 Years Out and Older As new editor of newsletter ‘79, Mark Winkler put together a remarkable rookie year. Coming off a successful term as class secretary, Mark was a part of the leadership team that earned 1979 Class of the Year honors in 2009. But far from resting on laurels, Mark built on the momentum and took newsletter ’79 to new levels of effectiveness as a tool for engaging classmates. After learning to use Adobe InDesign, Mark produced five newsletters, ranging from 12 to 24 pages, with several issues printed in color. The issues covered 275 classmates, 205 of whom were also shown in photos. A note at the bottom of each page directed classmates to the class website. Other features discussed the class Facebook and Linked In pages, and many articles helped promote the class giving effort that yielded over 70 % participation.   The entire front page of the February 2010 newsletter promoted 10 Mini-Reunions held all across the nation, in addition to the Class of 79’s standing monthly mini-reunion at the Yale Club in New York City. With lavish design, imaginative features, campus news, classmate updates, Treasurer’s reports, innovative features like “Your Next Actions” (a page of actions to take to connect with the class and/or Dartmouth), and interviews with classmates, newsletter ’79 is the linchpin of a sophisticated multi-pronged communication strategy – and it’s working. Of course, given Mark’s background in circulation at Reader’s Digest and now at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, we wouldn’t expect any less. But looking closer, it’s easier to see why he can do it all. A physics/philosophy major at Dartmouth, Mark’s heart was in Dartmouth Outward Bound, Cabin and Trail, Casque & Gauntlet, and playing the songs of Joni Mitchell on his guitar.  Mark’s MBA from UNH helped him with those big circulation numbers at Reader’s Digest, but his master’s in writing from Manhattanville College served him well in his five years as class secretary and now as newsletter editor.     Mark, former Dartmouth Outing Club president, you are marking out a trail that shows the role that the class newsletter can play in informing and connecting classmates with each other and the College. Your dedication and talent are assets to the class and Dartmouth. It is with great pride that we present you with the 2010 Class Newsletter of the Year Award. (signed by) Acting Vice President, Alumni Relations Acting Director, Class Activities 2010-10-24T23:58:34+00:00