Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Alums gather for the Distinguished Faculty Award ceremony in the Vandervort Room on Friday. The Hobart Alumni Association and William Smith Alumnae Association honored Professor Emerita of Art History Elena Ciletti and Interim President and Professor Emeritus of Economics Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. 12 with the award this year.

Sculptor Pietro del Fabro '67 discusses the American Civil War Memorial in Waterloo, N.Y. Del Fabro designed the memorial in 2008.

Alums participate in the annual Tour de Finger Lakes Bike Ride on Friday.

Having won both the snowboard slalom and the giant slalom at the Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) National Championship, Myles Silverman ’19 is set to compete in the World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in 2019. This summer, Silverman is interning for Merrill Lynch while he continues to train, aiming to qualify for a seat on the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

Hilda Agyekum ’18 will work in Rochester, N.Y., as a member of AmeriCorps' Youth Corps.

As a member of AmeriCorps, Aidan Ely ’18 will work at the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester (N.Y.) .

Through the Bickley Family Endowed International Internship Fund, Monika von Brauchitsch '18 will work for the media and technology firm IPG Mediabrands in Singapore.

Through the Guaranteed Summer Internship Program, John Mainella ’19 will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel to intern as an athletic trainer with World Lacrosse Athletics.

The 2018 William Smith Commencement Class Speaker, Quinn Cullum '18 will head to New York City this summer to begin her career in financial services at IHS Markit as an associate finance analyst.

Justas Valciukas ’19 will complete an internship this summer with AEG in Vietnam, where he will teach English and coach basketball.

This summer, Elizabeth Weingast '18, a finalist in the 2016 Stu Lieblein '90 Pitch Contest, will begin working for J.P. Morgan as an investment banking analyst.

Tamira Jackson-Lofton ’19 will launch her career in digital media through an internship with the Emmy-winning comedy entertainment company Funny Or Die. Jackson-Lofton secured the position after a three-day networking session in Los Angeles, Calif.

This summer, Erika Ireland '19 is off to Paris, France through an internship with the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. The opportunity is made possible through the Charles H. Salisbury International Summer Internship stipend.

Almamy Conde ’18 will work in real estate as co-founder of SmartHunter.

Joining the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic this fall, Carl Weiss ’17 will assist school officials, volunteers and project partners in improving classroom curriculum and student reading skills as a Spanish literacy promoter.

Cashel McCarthy '18 will travel to Mongolia as a Public Health Volunteer with the Peace Corps.