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Rashid Perkins '12 was recently featured in a piece by the New York Times editorial board about the Fresh Air Fund. Perkins participated in the Fresh Air Fund's summer program starting at 7 years old.
The article begins, "Rashid Perkins still remembers that first day. One summer morning, when he was 7, he left his home in Jamaica, Queens. At the Port Authority Bus Terminal, he said goodbye to his... More >>
Clifton Hood, professor of history and the George E. Paulsen '49 Professor of American History and Government, recently conducted an external review of Niagara University's history department.
He examined the department's self-study, faculty curriculum vitas and syllabi. During a campus visit, he met with faculty, students and administrators, and then wrote a report assessing the department and m... More >>
When Holly Roussell Perret-Gentil '10 completed her honors at William Smith, "The Evolution of ShanShui: The Role of the Land in Chinese Revolutionary and Contemporary Art," she couldn't have known that within two years she'd be studying Chinese language in Beijing and interning with a Chinese contemporary artist. That experience, however, was just the first of many that have helped propel her in... More >>
HWS Trustee Will Margiloff '92 will discuss "Entrepreneurism and Digital Marketing" as part of the Professionals in Residence series on Friday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m. in Gulick 100. Margiloff is CEO of IgnitionOne, and co-CEO and founder of IgnitionOne's parent company, Innovation Interactive. As such he is charged with the overall vision and strategic direction of IgnitionOne's services and Digi... More >>
Dr. Chris Beyrer '81 was recently presented an honorary doctorate in health science from Chiang Mai University in northern Thailand. Beyrer is the director of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Bloomberg School and director of the Johns Hopkins University Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program.
Presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn du... More >>
Dave Hemelright '66 is currently a member of the Oak Ridge Reservation Site Specific Advisory Board, whose responsibility is to advise the Department of Energy on legacy waste clean-up from World war II through Cold War nuclear activities.
Hemelright was recently featured in the Board's publication, which noted, "Board member Dave Hemelright has had a varied and interesting career that has taken ... More >>
Clifton Hood, professor of history and the George E. Paulsen '49 Professor of American History and Government, was quoted recently in an article about public transportation in the San Diego area. The Union Tribune article focuses on the temporary replacement of the region's light rail system with express buses, indicating the early costs associated with the bus service make it seem a significant... More >>
Richard Brown '53 was awarded the Frank S. Hogan Award earlier this year for his decades of public service. The award is the New York State District Attorney Association's highest honor.
At the association's annual conference where he received the award, Brown said, "I am honored to accept this prestigious award from my fellow prosecutors. Our Association brings together prosecutors from every pa... More >>
Paul Vichness '65, a Superior Court judge in Essex County, N.J., is retiring from a 40-year legal career at the end of March. In his tenure, he has handled his fair share of what would be considered routine or standard legal cases, but has also presided over some of the county's more unique cases. An article in the Star-Ledger describes a death threat Vichness received during a 2004 murder trial ... More >>
Over the past decade, Christine Rolland (née Buckingham) '76 has led a team of 20 art, textile and commerce historians in a project on the Van Loo dynasty of painters. Recently their combined efforts were published as "Autour des Van Loo: Peinture, commerce des tissus et espionage en Europe, 1250-1830" or "In the Shadow of the Van Loo: Painting, Textile Commerce and Espionage in Europe, 1250-1830... More >>