Hobart and William Smith Colleges - alum

Alum Rowers finish well on the Charles

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Each year, the Hobart and William Smith Varsity Rowing teams compete in the annual Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River in Boston, Mass. This year, both the men and the women's team brought back a boat of alums to relive the glory days and compete in the inaugural Alumni/ae Eight. The William Smith Alumnae 8, consisting of Virginia Cannon '09, Hannah Gallup '08, Katherine Faherty '09,...

Piltch Commits $7.5M to Scholarships

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart and William Smith Colleges have received a pledge of $7.5 million from HWS Trustee Stuart Piltch '82, P'11 and his wife Sari Feldman P'11 in memory of Stuart's parents, Maurice "Roy" and Charlotte "Mildred" Piltch. The gift will establish an endowment to support scholarships for students who otherwise would not be able to attend HWS. Recipients will be selected on the basis of demonstrated...

Gary Dewitt Marshall in Rochester

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gary Dewitt Marshall '89 will read selections from his forthcoming book, "Cry Now Laugh L8ter" during, "Flowetic Rhythms: A different kind of FLOW" on Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m. The show will be at Gallery One Fine Arts, 36 W. Main St Rochester, N.Y. Marshall graduated from Hobart College, where he received his bachelor's degree in sociology. He then attended the University of Albany wher...

Ristau '99 Appointed To Chair Ohio Bar

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) has appointed Justin Ristau '99 the chair of the Banking, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee. In total, 23 Columbus-area lawyers were named chairpersons of OSBA committees and sections for 2009-2010. The OSBA maintains 41 standing committees and 11 sections, each of which monitors a particular area of law. Committees and sections work to improve the jus...

With Obama, Platoni '74 Speaks

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Dr. Kathy Platoni '74 served on a panel at the 2009 Defense Forum at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Va., where President Barack Obama appeared as the keynote speaker later in the day. A clinical psychologist and colonel with the Medical Service Corps and U.S. Army Reserve, and an Army Reserve psychology consultant to the Chief of the Medical Service Corps...

Rose Garden Legacy

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In 1945, Houghton House was a residence hall for women, World War II ended, and Gilda Bachner's sweetheart of three years returned from service in the U.S. Army to propose to her in the rose garden on campus. This summer, Gilda Bachner Raiken '48 and her husband Jerry Raiken returned to the Colleges for the first time in 63 years. They came with Ariella Korn '12, the second of their granddaughter...

Alum Initiates Free Art Shows

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Ryan Hewson '03 recently helped initiate Red2, a temporary art and architecture exhibit, located in an unused building in Spring Green, Wis. The project was developed to both fulfill a need for studio space by students, faculty and alumni of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and to help stimulate the community. The space has played host to two free shows this summer - "Refuge" which ...

Alumna on The List

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Dianne Doctor '78 lives a "rich, full and interesting" life, at least according to the editors of "The List," a feature of New Jersey Monthly's magazine, Park Place. Doctor was recently named to that list and featured in the Daily Record newspaper, covering Morris County, N.J. According to the article in the Daily Record, Doctor is creator of NJMyWay.com and news director at Fox 5 News in New Yor...

Haydn Concerts held this weekend

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This summer, cities all over the world will celebrate the music of one of the most influential and greatest composers of all time, Franz Joseph Haydn, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his passing. Geneva's Haydn festival was made possible by Hobart alum George Abraham '59 and Geneva Concerts. Abraham, a generous supporter of the Colleges' art collection and organizer of summer fundraising ...

Gross '85 Featured in Forbes

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An article by Sandy Scherzer Gross '85, titled "Getting Hired By A Hedge Fund," was recently published in Forbes. The article, reprinted below, details why "now is the time to take the plunge" into the alternative investment industry--and how to do it. Founder and managing partner of Pinetum Partners LLC--a retained executive search firm specializing in senior level search for hedge funds, invest...