Alumni Dinner!

Friday evening, we had the pleasure of meeting and dining with 5 great Geisel alumni! -Dr Anne Mosenthal ‘85, Dr Margaret A. Satchell ‘95, Dr Sylvan Roger Maginley ‘05, Dr Jeff Schrager ’90 and Dr Kim Cartmill for an evening full of fun, laughter and wonderful experiences being shared over a smorgasbord of delicious food (I tried octopus for the first time!) 

I spent a great portion of the evening conversing with Anne Mosenthal, relative of Geisel’s beloved Dr Mosenthal and now a trauma surgeon and chair of the Department of Surgery at Rutgers. She talked about the joys of working in an urban environment particularly the VA system in New Jersey and the ways in which she was able to balance the demands of her job with raising her two children (one of whom is currently an Oberlin College student!).    

Dr Sylvan (Roger) Maginley now primarily involved in Diabetes research and global research partnerships was second to arrive. He gave us a glimpse into his experience as a student in Hanover and the myriad ways in which he sought to engage with and build community in Hanover.  

The moment of the night however, would come a couple of hours in when Dr Satchell overcome with joy by the Canadian Hockey team's fantastic run at the Sochi Olympics, broke into song (“Oh Canada our home and native land”) much to the awe and delight of every scholar. 

This was easily some of the most fun we had on our trip and always a pleasure to trade stories and laughter with the amazing Geisel alumni we encounter in every city we journey to.


-Inyang, UHS Scholar Class of 2016