2010 Association of Alumni Executive Committee Candidates

Ronald Schram ‘64
Association of Alumni Nominated Candidate for Executive Committee

Biography
Now retired, Ron founded the health care practice at the law firm of Ropes & Gray in Boston, and for 30 years was an expert in the governance of nonprofit organizations.  At Dartmouth, Ron was a member of the varsity football and basketball teams, Palaeopitus, Sphinx, and Phi Beta Kappa, and was President of Beta and the IFC. After graduating magna cum laude, he earned a master’s degree in economics and a doctorate in law and economic policy from Michigan Law School.  Ron has been a club president, on the Alumni Council and an alumni trustee (1981-1992).  He won the Alumni Award in 1994. He remains engaged and committed to Dartmouth as chair of the Board of Visitors of the Rockefeller Center, member of the Alumni Awards Committee and 1964 class president.  He is the father of Laura '94 and Alison '97.

Statement
In my time as a trustee, we faced contentious issues; however, they all were resolved with civility.  I endorse the statement of John Mathias and am committed to collegiality and persuasion rather than lawsuits as the most effective way to voice alumni concerns.  Amid a difficult economic climate, we all must stand together in support of our new president to maintain Dartmouth as the finest undergraduate experience anywhere. 

In the last two years, we have opened a constructive dialogue with the trustees regarding the addition of more elected trustees.  We have laid the foundation and have the credibility and determination to accomplish that goal this year.

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