Ryan Lafferty ’26 died early today, senior vice president for community and campus life Jennifer Rosales and interim dean of undergraduate student affairs Anne Hudak wrote in an email to campus this evening.
Lafferty served as the president of the Dartmouth Parliamentary debate team, where he “competed and earned recognition at the highest levels,” according to Rosales and Hudak. Last January, Lafferty and teammate Madeleine Wu ’26 placed first at the World Universities Debating Championship in Panama City.
“Ryan was a fiercely intelligent and deeply kind person who gave generously of his time, expertise and resources,” Rosales and Hudak wrote. “His friends say that these accomplishments were rooted in a true love of learning and genuine care that he extended to others.”
The Counseling Center will offer walk-in hours from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow; from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday; and from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The Tucker Center will collect notes and condolences for Lafferty’s family, according to Rosales and Hudak. The Dartmouth Student Mental Health Union is also available for peer support.
A full obituary will be published in the near future. If you would like to share a memory, please contact editor@thedartmouth.com.
Jeremiah Rayban is a reporter and editor for The Dartmouth from Wilmington, Del., majoring in economics. Outside of The D, he enjoys reading, art and trivia.
