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1 April 2022Vincent ’83 Named President of Talladega College
Gregory J. Vincent ’83 has been named the 21st President of Talladega College.
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1 April 2022Latimer ’85 Named President of Chestnut Hill College
Dr. William W. Latimer ’85, an infectious disease epidemiologist, has been named president of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia becoming the first man and first lay president in the college’s nearly 100-year-old history.
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23 February 2022Perspectives from the Hill
Current and former U.S. Congressional Representatives, including HWS alums, joined members of the campus community for a panel discussion on careers in the nation’s capital.
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28 January 2022Mentorship that Maximizes Potential
Director of the Centennial Center Amy Forbes shares a story of significant mentorship.
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10 January 2022Mulligan ’07 to Judge Musk-funded XPRIZE Competition
A senior scientist at Amazon, Jamey Mulligan ’07 is serving on a panel of 12 judges for the four-year XPRIZE competition for carbon removal, funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation.
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20 December 2021From HWS to Med School
Jerlin Garo ’17, a first-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, reflects on the research projects and internships she had at HWS.
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17 December 2021Road to World War II
In Sins of the Fathers, Stern and co-author Alan A. Winter continue the story of Adolf Hitler’s political rise and the road to World War II.
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17 December 2021Four Alum Branding Experts Join Media and Society Class
Students discuss branding with HWS Media and Society alums who work for Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Food52 and NBCs Peacock.
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10 December 2021Franks '72 Creates Richard L. 'Doc' Heaton - Edward P. Franks, M.D. Professor of Human Rights, Genocide, and Social Justice
A gift from Dr. Edward Franks '72 endows a permanent fund in memory of Professor of Religious Studies Richard Heaton, in recognition of the late professors contributions to awareness of human rights.
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2 December 2021Crocetta '21 Featured in Literary Publication
Living is also about your unconscious experiences, Jillian Crocetta 21 explains about her nonfiction work Salamander Literature.
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1 December 2021Austin Hassett '69 establishes a planned gift to the Colleges
Thankful for his enlightening education, Austin Hassett '69 gives back.
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23 November 2021On the Frontline of PTSD Studies
Stephanie Wells 10 is exploring new ways to treat PTSD, understand why patients drop out of treatment, and how to increase engagement in PTSD treatment.
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17 November 2021Announcing the New HWS Rowing Center
Excavation and construction began this summer at the site of the Miltenberger and Bennett-Hooper Rowing Center.
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11 November 2021Honoring HWS Veterans: Frelinghuysen '69
New Jersey Globe profiles Rodney Frelinghuysen '69 and his family's legacy of service.
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11 November 2021Whitaker '73 Receives Top Honor for Journalistic Excellence
Trustee Bill Whitaker '73, L.H.D. '97 is the recipient of the Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism from the International Center for Journalists.
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5 November 2021HWS Hosts Veterans Day Conversation
Two Veterans Day discussions pay tribute to U.S. Armed Forces.
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26 October 2021Founder's Day Celebrates Leadership and Progress
This Founders Day celebrate the William Smith legacy of preparing women to make a difference.
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25 October 2021Suddenly Sick
In his new memoir, Peter Karp '54 offers an absorbing and moving account of his wifes unexpected battle with lung cancer.
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25 October 2021Collier '73 Honored for Great Lakes Leadership
The Great Lakes Protection Fund recognized Rob Collier '73 for the trailblazing environmental program network he created, which has inspired similar programs across the country.
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21 October 2021Strong Parents, Strong Daughters Fund
Best friends from the William Smith Class of 1984 have established the Strong Parents, Strong Daughters Fund in honor of the late Judith Murtha P'84.
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18 October 2021Temkin '89 Named DriveWealth CIO
Former eBay executive Harry Temkin 89 joins DriveWealth, a pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, as Chief Information Officer.
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15 October 2021New Druids Bring Character, Loyalty and Leadership
The newest inductees to Hobart Colleges Druid Society, the highest honor society for Hobart students, were announced at the Homecoming and Family Weekend football game on Saturday, Sept. 25.
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14 October 2021Guys Talk Yoga
On his podcast, Guys Talking Yoga, Derek Vanderwarker 96 interviewed Dan Bornstein, Ph.D. 95, a health and exercise science expert at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina.
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12 October 2021Make It, Don't Fake It
Ever wonder what it takes to lead a successful business? Sabrina Horn '83 offers valuable answers in her new book Make it, Don't Fake it.
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12 October 2021The Far and the Near Released This Year
David Lehner '80's fourth novel, The Far and the Near, explores the ramifications of cancel culture and the suppression of ideas.
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12 October 2021Bozzuto '68 Inducted to Baltimore Sun Hall of Fame
This fall, The Baltimore Sun inducted former HWS Board Chair and Honorary Trustee Thomas S. Bozzuto 68, L.H.D.18 and Barbara Bozzuto into the Business and Civic Hall of Fame.
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8 October 2021Remembering Alan Kalter '64, the Voice of Letterman's Late Show
Alan Kalter '64, the longtime announcer for the Late Show with David Letterman and beloved Class Correspondent since 1972, died on Monday.
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6 October 2021Ten Years After Graduation: Where is Ben Ahearn Now?
Ben Ahearn 11 reminisces on his time at the Colleges and how the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend influenced his life and career journey. In the past few months, I hav
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2 October 2021Alums Build the Business They Want to See in the World: New Podcast Talks Entrepreneurship
HWS alums share a fresh, front-line perspective on launching business ventures in the new student-led podcast Entrepreneurial Endeavors.
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30 September 2021Upscaling Downtown
The ethnographic Honors research conducted by Chloé Sudduth ’17 at HWS has been published as a peer-reviewed article in The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography
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30 September 2021McMillan '21 Chases the Wind
Tracking tornados in the field as an HWS undergrad prepared Patrick McMillan '21 for his graduate studies in meteorology at Ohio University.
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21 September 2021New Blueprints: "To Help People See"
University of Rochesters Memorial Art Gallery features works by Associate Professor of American Studies Kirin Makker and G. Peter Jemison L.H.D. '20.
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20 September 2021Confessions of an Applied Psychologist
Lessons on guiding leaders through times of rapid and unpredictable change. Dr. Stephen Cohen '67 will visit campus on Monday, Nov. 1 to speak to students interested in careers in psychology.
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14 September 2021Pulteney Street Podcast: Hobart Football
Head Football Coach Kevin DeWall ’00 joins the Pulteney Street Podcast with President Joyce P. Jacobsen.
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3 September 2021Discovery During Medical Rotations
Tyler Fuller 18 is finishing his fourth year in medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical Universitys Rural Medical Scholars Program. He completed his pediatrics, emergency medicine, family medicine
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3 September 2021Herons Earn IWLCA Academic Honors
The Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its 2020-21 academic award winners today.
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1 September 2021Wickenden '76 to Discuss The Agitators in Auburn, N.Y.
Dorothy H. Wickenden '76, L.H.D. '14 discusses her new book at the Seward House Museum in Auburn, N.Y.
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28 July 2021Rev. Cloughen '64 Authors One Minute Stewardship
Rev. Charles Cloughen Jr. '64 is the author of One Minute Stewardship: Creative Ways to Talk about Money in Church.
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26 July 2021The Meeting with Super Bowl Champion Marpet '15 and Secret Service Officer Ellis '15
The Meeting with Super Bowl Champion Marpet '15 and Secret Service Officer Ellis '15
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23 July 2021New Endowment Celebrates 150 Years of Phi Beta Kappa at HWS
For academically accomplished students, there is no higher recognition than admission to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the United States.
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23 July 2021Lawver '21 and Boland '21 Begin at Aon
Two recent graduates have accepted positions at Aon. Delia Lawver '21 and Julian Boland '21 have landed full-time positions at Aon, a global financial services firm.
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16 July 2021FEVEN YOHANNES '04: Divine Messages
Feven Yohannes '04 and her identical twin sister Helena have always seen beauty as a way to connect with other women.
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16 July 2021Anderson '21 Named Liberty League Scholar Athlete of the Year
Liberty League Commissioner Tracy King announced that Hobart College tennis all-star Walker Anderson is the 2020-21 Liberty League Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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16 July 2021Matt '81 Shares Principles of Leadership Success
Fred Matt 81, president of the fourth-generation brewery F.X. Matt Brewing Co., reflects on the family business, its longevity and effective management in the Syracuse Post-Standards weekly series.
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16 July 2021Pierson '21 Secures Job at Prudential Financial
Tyler Pierson '21 accepts position at one of the worlds largest financial services institutions, Prudential Financial.
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14 July 2021Montgomery '21 Voted Liberty League Scholar of the Year
William Smith College lacrosse defender Mekayla Montgomery was voted the 2020-21 Liberty League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Commissioner Tracy King announced today.
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9 July 2021MUSTAFA SAYED '11: The Art of Listening
Diplomacy is only as productive as each partys capacity to listen. This principle, which Mustafa Sayed '11 absorbed from mentors around the globe, serves as a model for his work as executive director of the Pakistan-China Institute.
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9 July 2021HWS Summer Reading Picks
If you've been looking for a great read to fill your summer days, look no further. From engaging nonfiction to page-turning thrillers, you're sure to find something you love in this compilation.
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30 June 2021RUIWAN XU '11: Mentoring through the Unknown
Your mentor only has one hour for you. What are you going to use it for? Ruiwan Xu 11 likes to ask young professionals. Her advice? Touch base with them during life's big moments.
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11 June 2021Payne '88 Wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Dead Are Arising"
The epic biography of Malcolm X - coauthored by Tamara Payne '88 and her father, the late Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Les Payne P'88 - previously won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction.
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8 June 2021Beckley '20 Earns Graduate Award from Wisconsin
A graduate student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ian Beckley '20 was recognized with the Schwerdtfeger Award for academic achievement.
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8 June 2021Hoffman '21 to IHS Markit
Brian Hoffman 21 accepts position on Leads Generation team at IHS Markit.
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29 May 2021Spates P'00, P'09 to Receive Distinguished Faculty Award
HWS will present Professor Emeritus of Sociology James L. Spates P'00, P'09 with the Distinguished Faculty Award at Reunion 2021.
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26 May 2021Reunion 2021: Author's Circle with Wickenden '76, L.H.D. '14
Join Dorothy Wickenden '76, L.H.D. '14 during Reunion 2021 for a virtual discussion of her new book exploring three central figures in the movements for abolition and women's rights.
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20 May 2021Honorary Degree Recipients Announced for Commencement 2021; HWS to Celebrate Two Commencements this Year
Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host two in-person Commencement ceremonies this spring, celebrating 2021 graduates as well as the Classes of 2020.
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19 May 2021France '11 Reflects on Peace Corps Service
In conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Shanelle France '11 reflects on her service in Lesotho and her journey to becoming a teacher.
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17 May 2021Midgley Foundation Endows $1 Million Fund for Conservation Research
A $1 million gift from the Midgley Foundation establishes a permanent fund to support summer research projects focused on environmental conservation.
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4 May 2021Stapleton '83 named AD at Monmouth
Hobart basketball alumnus Jeff Stapleton '83 was recently named the next director of athletics at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J.
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9 April 2021HWS Supports Bridges Over Walls Leadership Project in Geneva
Everything happening nationally is happening locally, and we need these discussions about nonviolent communication and capacity building so we can be stewards of public good.
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9 April 2021"I Can't Change" with Grammy-nominated Mary Lambert
This month, HWS will host a performance by singer and composer Mary Lambert, followed by a discussion on authenticity, mental health awareness and LGBTQ+ lived experiences.
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9 April 2021"Live. Work. POSE!" With Screenwriter, Producer Steven Canals
This month, HWS will host a conversation with Steven Canals, co-creator and co-executive producer of the FX drama series Pose.
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31 March 2021Alums Boost Geneva Business' Digital Reach
Geneva’s downtown businesses have a new avenue to reach their patrons thanks to a collaboration between HWS graduates and community members.
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23 March 2021Delayed but Determined: Linden '20 to Serve in Peace Corps
In celebration of the Peace Corps 60th anniversary, we checked in with HWS alums who, due to COVID-19, were serving abroad and called home, or whose plans have been delayed.
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22 March 2021Pitch 2021 Semifinalists Announced
Seven students have advanced to the semifinal round of The Pitch, the Colleges annual entrepreneurial leadership contest.
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19 March 2021Emmy Winning Producer Kunin '09 Profiled by Reel 360
Sarah Kunin ’09, a three-time Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning television producer, is featured in Reel 360’s Women’s History Month series spotlighting leaders in news and entertainment.
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18 March 2021Spraggs '17 Reflects on Peace Corps Service in Botswana
Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served worldwide, including scores of HWS graduates.
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18 March 2021Whalen '01 Publishes Debut Story Collection
In Semiotic Love [Stories], Brian Phillip Whalen '01 draws upon symbols and objects to explore the loss of relationships with tenderness and longing.
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16 March 2021Women's Health and Rights: Maguire '69 Recalls Career in New Memoir
Elizabeth Liz Shires Maguire '69 looks back on a four-decade career in public health and imparts advice on leadership and mentorship in her new memoir. Sometimes opportunity knocks.
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22 February 2021Hunt '11 Authors Children's Book on Deaf Culture
Myles Hunt '11 has authored a childrens book titled J.W. The Deaf Drummer. The story follows J.W., a deaf musician, as he teaches friends how he communicates and lives in a hearing world.
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17 February 2021Mendelson '17 Reflects on Peace Corps Experiences
HWS commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps by asking alums to reflect on their service as volunteers.
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29 January 2021Cost '07 Leading Marketing for Sony Music Nashville
Liz Cost '07 has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing at Sony Music Nashville.
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29 January 2021DeVaney '95 Named Posse 9 Mentor
Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevanne DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23 will serve as the mentor for Posse 9, a group of 10 students from Los Angeles, Calif., who will arrive on campus for the Fall 2021 semester.
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18 January 2021Cloughen '64 Remembers the March from Selma to Montgomery
In an interview with HWS, The Rev. Charles Cloughen Jr. '64 reflects on Bloody Sunday and an essay, "The Lesson of 2020 and 1965: The right to vote is precious and powerful," that was published by
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6 January 2021Stein '88 Establishes Summer Science Research Fund
Kevin Stein 88 has established an endowed fund to support on-campus summer science research opportunities like those he had as a student.
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21 December 2020Lavin '81 Rallies HWS and Geneva to Feed Local Families
With the help of the HWS community, Chris Lavin '81 raised funds to provide Geneva families with meals at Thanksgiving and ended up having enough to deliver Christmas dinners as well.
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11 November 2020HWS Launches LGBTQIA+ Alum Network
This fall, Hobart and William Smith Colleges are launching a new initiative to connect graduates across class years and regions who identify among the LGBTQIA+ community.
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13 October 2020HWS' Pandemic Response Detailed in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Hobart and William Smith and the Geneva community innovated rapidly in response to the global pandemic, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Craig Talmage explains in an article he co-authored with 11 HWS students, faculty and staff.
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9 September 2020The Most Rev. Curry '75 Authors Love Is the Way
In his new book, the Most Rev. Bishop Michael B. Curry '75, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, writes about social and economic inequality, ideological division, faith and how lolove can offer a redemptive path forward, expanding on the sermon he delivered at the British royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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26 August 2020Alumnae Launch Women in the Real
Hannah Bini ’20, Chloe Emler ’20 and Addison Gilbard ’20 want to change the way women are portrayed in the media — and they want women to contribute to how that change happens.
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29 July 2020Preston '20 and Lesure '21 Heading to Mastercard
This summer, Jackson Lesure '21 is working as an intern with Mastercard, while recent graduate Jake Preston '20, will begin his full-time employment with the company in August. Lesure is working fr
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24 July 2020Barnaby '96 Publishes Two New Children's Books
Author Hannah Barnaby '96 published her fifth and sixth books for children and young readers this July.
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2 June 2020Rawlins '80 Discusses UX and the Brain
HWS Trustee Michael Rawlins ’80, P’16, principal user experience (UX) design architect for the Walt Disney Company, will conduct a talk on UX and the brain on Thursday, June 4 from 12-1 p.m. via Zoom.
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30 April 2020Samuel '19 Pursuing Doctorate while Serving as Associate Dean
After completing his masters in educational leadership and policy studies at Boston University this spring, Shaamar Samuel '19 will begin doctoral work in educational studies at Lesley University as well as serve as Associate Dean of Students at Excel Academy High School in Boston.
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20 April 2020Merk '97 Provides Free Software for COVID-19 Research
When Dana Merk ’97 heard about the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium — created by the White House to provide access to the world’s most powerful high-performance computing resources to support COVID-19 research — he knew Data Expedition, Inc. had a role to play in fighting the pandemic.
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30 January 2020Csaposs '09 Takes on New Role in Nairobi
Brendan Csaposs '09 is no stranger to packing his bags and heading out to try something new.
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15 January 2020Beyrer '81 on Confronting AIDS in the New Decade
In a December interview, internationally renowned epidemiologist Dr. Christopher C. Beyrer ’81 discussed healthcare, human rights and the primary challenges facing the HIV community ahead of AIDS 2020, the International AIDS Conference.
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3 December 2019Conklin 02 Interviewed in The Asian Entrepreneur
Renee Conklin 02 has called Hong Kong home since 2006 when she moved for an assignment and stayed, eventually starting her own company, RC HR Consulting.
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22 October 2019Navigating Rocky Waters
Douglas Wood '05, a physical scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recently returned from a 20-day hydrographic surveying excursion in the Caribbean an essential
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13 September 2019Gilbertson '19 Signs With Outlaws
Stanny Gilbertson and Chris Aslanian graduated from Hobart College just over two months ago, but the Statesmen lacrosse alums are planning a reunion for Saturday, Aug. 3 in the Mile High City. That's when the Denver Outlaws take on the Boston Cannons in Broncos Stadium at Mile High.
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28 August 2019H.I.V., Justice and the Law: Beyrer '81 in NYT
Dr. Christopher C. Beyrer ’81, a past president of the International AIDS Society and an internationally renowned epidemiologist, co-authored a New York Times op-ed this month, decrying the gap between scientific understanding of H.I.V. and the attitude of the legal and criminal justice system toward people living with the disease.
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16 May 2019Sipher '83 in The Atlantic, NPR: Russia Investigation Continues
In an article in The Atlantic and an NPR interview this month, retired Central Intelligence Agency officer John Sipher ’83, P’19 discusses the questions about Russia’s election interference that remain following the release of the Mueller Report. Sipher will serve as this year’s keynote speaker for the Hobart Launch on Friday.
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18 January 2019Mays '06 Named to Top Economic Development Post
Amanda Mays 06 has been named regional director of Empire State Development for Western New York and executive director of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.
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10 January 2019Gregory '07 Named Partner at Rochester Law Firm
Peter J. Gregory '07 was promoted to the role of partner for the Rochester-based law firm McConville, Considine, Cooman & Morin, P.C. this year.
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8 January 2019Rosenbaum '86 Named Jurist of the Year
The New York State Supreme Court Judges Association presented the Honorable Matthew A. Rosenbaum '86, with the Jurist of the Year award.
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6 December 2018Jennings '19 Showcases No Exit
Austin Jennings 19 concludes a component of his Honors project with a performance of No Exit in collaboration with the student-led theater group, the Phoenix Players at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 in Williams 200.
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3 December 2018Turner '11 Named Forty Under 40 in Energy Industry
Evan Turner '11, founder and managing partner of the New York City-based, energy-focused private equity firm, Drillcore Energy Partners, LLC, was recently named to Oil & Gas Investors Forty Under 40 list for 2018.
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13 November 2018Keogh '91 Named CEO of Volkswagen of America
Volkswagen Group of America announced that Scott Keogh '91 will serve as the brands next president and CEO.
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31 August 2018Wu Wins Juror's Choice Award
Chuan Jenny Wu '12 recently received the Jurors Choice Award at the Cambridge Art Associations 2018 Emerging Artists Exhibition for her video, Believe Me, Oh, Believe Me. Juried by Kate Mothes,
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18 June 2018Mackie '77 Receives Environmental Award
Thomas A. Mackie ’77, an environmental lawyer and managing shareholder of Mackie Shea, PC law firm has been chosen by the Environmental Business Council (EBC) of New England to receive the Stephen G. Lewis Environmental-Energy Merit Award for Service to the Environmental Industry. The award recognizes meritorious service, leadership and dedication to improving the quality of the environment and the development of the environmental industry in New England.
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13 June 2018Stein '88 Named President, CEO of TransDigm
Kevin Stein '88 has been named president, chief executive officer and director ofTransDigm Group Incorporated, a global designer and manufacturer of highly engineered aerospace components for commercial and military applications. As a public company, TransDigm Group today sits on the S&P 500 and is considered by Forbes Magazine to be one of the Worlds Top Innovation Companies.
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