Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In February, it was announced that L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02 and Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. ’16, generously donated $70 million to HWS.

March brought a third consecutive NCAA Division III National Championship to the Hobart Hockey team.

The first snowfall of the season blankets campus in November.

During the last week of classes, Associate Professor of Geoscience Tara Curtin leads students through a lab using a stream table to simulate the effects of long-term erosion during “Introduction to Hydrogeology.”

May was all about our graduates. Here, family and friends watch the Commencement ceremony from the hill on the Quad.

October brought distinguished guests - conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt and liberal columnist Ruth Marcus - to the Stern Family Forum. Their conversation was moderated by HWS Trustee Bill Whitaker ’73, L.H.D.’97, an award-winning CBS News correspondent with “60 Minutes.”

President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan take a selfie with first-years on the William Smith soccer team during Orientation in August.

On the first day of classes, Will Redman ’27 and Brian Sheehan ’26 walk to the Scandling Campus Center for lunch.

During “Sustainability Mythbusters” with Professor of Environmental Studies Kristen Brubaker, Gabrielle Thompson ’29 researched the sustainability of concrete.

As part of the “‘Bodies’ Politic” FSEM with Associate Dean Joe Mink, Danielle Braver ’29 speaks about her project on the world of extreme soccer fandom.

Students in “Game Changers: Disease, Cures & Social Change” with Professor of Biology Sigrid Carle ’84 present a board game they created during the class.

Griffin Harden ’29 speaks to Assistant Dean Kelvin Clark as part of his presentation for “The Reality Effect” with Associate Director of Faculty Enrichment Susan Hess.

Nehemiah Wagner ’29, Jair Brown ’29 and Hilton Johnson ’29 present the zines they created during “Face to Face: Interrogating Race in the United States & South Africa” with Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle ’76, P’20.

Charlie Hamilton ’29 talks about what he learned during “Mars!” with Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens.

Hawa Bah Wulu ’29 presents what she worked on during the semester in “Encountering Difference” with Associate Professor of Religious Studies Shalahudin Kafrawi.

Latrell Martin ’29 presents his research findings on “How Sleep Shapes Memory and Performance.” The work was conducted under the direction of Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade.