Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Goalie Kevin Holtby ’23 stares down a shot from a Lehigh attackman. Holtby finished the game with 14 saves, including one just before the final buzzer to secure a 14-13 Statesmen win.

Liam Lascelle ’22 makes a blocker save during Hobart’s New England Hockey Conference quarterfinal game against the University of Southern Maine. The Statesmen defeated the Huskies 5-2 to advance to the semifinals.

The HWS Ski Team celebrates after competing in the Mideast Crossover Competition at Bristol Mountain. William Smith placed first and Hobart placed fourth in Slalom.

Alice Mitchell ’22, Elizabeth Cannon ’22 and Ashley Dowling ’22 work on class assignments in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Students and visitors enjoy Alison Saar’s “Inheritance,” a gift of George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. The “Portraits: Institutional Faces” exhibit is on display in Davis Gallery through March 4.

Andrew Lynch ’23, Chase Carraway ’22, Associate Athletic Director Chris Gray, Lauren DeVaney ’23 and Emily Martino ’22 lead a panel during the Athletics Day of Donors.

Archives Student Assistant Johanna Golden ’23 views the Hobart College Bicentennial Exhibit in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Student Trustees Thomas “Gib” Shea ’22, Nuzhat Wahid ’22 and Irini Konstantinou ’23 join with Bishop Curry following the celebration.

On Friday, Feb. 11, the Hobart Bicentennial kicked off at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City, the home of John Henry Hobart where he served as the third Episcopal Bishop of New York State and established the college that today bears his name.

Opening the ceremony, Trustee Garrett A. Mathieson ’74 offers an acapella performance of the alma mater.

President Joyce P. Jacobsen and the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry ’75, D.D.’20 enjoy the opening event in Trinity Church.

The inscription on the monument for Bishop Hobart.

In memory and respect for his service, a monument of Bishop John Henry Hobart resides in Trinity Church Wall Street.

Board Chair Craig R. Stine ’81, P’17 recalls the history of the founding of Hobart College on the shores of Seneca Lake in 1822.

Keynote speaker the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry ’75, D.D. ’20 recalls being inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s image of the “beloved community,” a just and equitable world where people care for one another as family. Curry is the Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church and the Honorary Chair of the Bicentennial Committee.