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Alumni Liaison Committee – Alumni Council

John B. Daukas Jr. '84 (Chair) • Janine Fate Avner '80 (Council President)
Veree Brown '93 • Tom Callahan '84 • John Ferries '59, '60Tu • Susan Hess '81
William Hutchinson '76 • John Mathias '69 • John Osborn '88
Tom Peisch '70 (Council President-elect) • Douglas Tyson '81

The Alumni Liaison Committee consists of the president, president-elect, and immediate past-president of the council; the presidents of the Association of Alumni during their term on the Alumni Council; three current council members elected by the Alumni Council; and three members of the Association of Alumni elected by the Alumni Council. A representative of the Trustee Alumni Relations Committee may also serve on this committee. The committee gathers feedback from alumni on topics of interest and shares this information with the Alumni Relations Office, the Board of Trustees, and the senior administration. To contact the ALC, email alc@alum.dartmouth.org.

Alumni Liaison Committee Releases Its 2008–09 Report to Dartmouth College Board of Trustees

Report from the 198th Alumni Council, May 14–16, 2009: The committee met twice during Alumni Council Weekend. On May 14 the committee discussed alumni feedback received to date, the approval of the proposed Association of Alumni constitutional amendment as a result of the recent AOA election, "action items" that have been submitted to the committee by alumni, and the format for the 2009-2010 annual report which will be presented to the Board of Trustees. The committee met with President James Wright and trustees Ed Haldeman '70 (chair) and Jose Fernandez '77on May 16. Subjects discussed included topics of alumni interest identified through recent alumni feedback received by the committee; results and impact of the Association of Alumni election (approval of the proposed constitutional amendment), and plans for the 2009–2010 annual report. John Ferries '59, '60Tu was the member of the Association of Alumni elected by the Alumni Council to serve on the Alumni Liaison Committee from 2009 to 2012. Susan Hess '81 was the councilor elected by the Alumni Council to serve on the Alumni Liaison Committee from 2009 to 2012.

Report from the 197th Alumni Council, December 4–6, 2008: The committee met twice during Alumni Council Weekend. On December 4 we met to discuss alumni feedback received during the fall; the format and production timeline for the 2008–2009 ALC annual report; and the presentation the committee would make to the entire Alumni Council on December 6. The committee met with trustees Ed Haldeman '70 (chair), Jose Fernandez '77, and Al Mulley '70 on December 6. Topics discussed included recent alumni feedback received by the committee; the presidential search; the Alumni Council Ad Hoc Committee to Support Greek Letter Organizations; and the College budget.

2007–08 Annual Report to the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees, August 1, 2008

Report from the 196th Alumni Council, May 15–17, 2008: The ALC had two meetings over the weekend. On Thursday there was discussion concerning the feedback received from alumni and the organizational structures needed to manage it well.Further discussion centered on the distillation of the feedback and other information that will be part of the annual report of the ALC, which will be presented to the Alumni Relations Committee of the Board of Trustees as well as to full council.Diana Pearson, the new vice president of communications, also spoke with the committee, and a good exchange of introductions and ideas for future collaboration ensued.On Saturday morning the ALC had the opportunity to meet with Trustee Al Mulley, who is chairing the Presidential Search Committee, and with President Wright. A productive discussion concerning alumni governance issues and the upcoming presidential search was the primary focus of the breakfast session.