Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Bishop John Henry Hobart, who died in 1830, is buried along with his wife in Trinity Churchyard; the catacombs are two-floors beneath the church altar.

The inscription on the monument for Bishop Hobart.

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

In her address, President Joyce P. Jacobsen points to entrepreneurialism and determination as having shaped the Colleges’ past and helping to outline its strategic and bright future.