July/Aug 2009. 

Sam Ostrow was honored with the Alumni Award for service to the College; well
deserved. Thanks Sam for all you do!

C. Mike Tucker wrote that Win Johnson was elected Treasurer of the Board of
Dartmouth Partners in Community Service (DPCS). Our class has actively supported 
DPCS; Mike has been an integral part of the effort to get our students into
community service internships.  

Phil Curtis of Atlanta was quoted in an ABC article on the value executive search 
firms can provide to hiring companies. Contact Phil if your group needs help 
finding qualified executive candidates.  

John Manaras reported on the annual Dartmouth Association of Alumni election
process. The constitutional amendment is intended to simplify and improve
the way in which alumni nominate College trustees. John has represented our 
class in the Alumni Council during this hotly debated issue; he offered to 
explain the options. Check out the web links for more dense descriptions of
the various systems and possible faults.

A discussion group at my church was exploring compassion. According to Buddhist
psychologist Jack Kornfield, compassion is essential to good mental health. Small
world to connect to a classmate.   

Jonathan Dana serves on the Board of Directors of System Ecologica, the 
Bosnian-based subsidiary of Better Energy Solutions Today, a US Bio-fuels 
Corporation. Jonathan has been a media entrepreneur since 1971. In the
motion picture business, he is a pioneer in the field of independent film
distribution. His early academic research on the psychology of pollution is
considered a forerunner to the field of Behavioral Economics. 

Keep me posted.

Dave Mangelsdorff (3410 Turtle Village Drive, San Antonio,
Texas 78230-3918) e-mail to dmangels@idworld.net, or to
a.mangelsdorff@amedd.army.mil (for larger files), or call 210-344-0942.