Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

More documents

Recommendations

Info

table of Contents 58A tough Place to grow, A great Place to Learn The college introduces its new field study program, Alpine Communities, which takes students up into the highest peaks of New Hampshire’s White Mountains to explore the fragile flora that live there and learn about how these communities adapt to severe weather conditions and the impact of human beings. editor Kimberly Swick Slover Associate editor Kate Dunlop Seamans Production Manager edward germar Class notes editors tracey austin michael gregory Linda formichelli Design Harp and Company Hanover, N.H. Printing r.C. brayshaw & Company Warner, N.H. On the Cover: This black-andwhite archival photograph depicts a group of Colby Junior College students climbing Mt. Kearsarge on Mountain Day in 1954. Mountain Day is the college’s oldest, most beloved tradition. 38 46 Features 175 Years of teaching and Learning The school that began in 1837 has had many names and identities, but a belief in each student’s potential and the transformative power of an education in the liberal arts and sciences has persisted. A Life Steeped in history Professor Emerita Hilary Cleveland taught history and political science at the college for 57 years, and she and a long line of her family’s ancestors have played important roles in the evolution of the college, the town of New London, the state of New Hampshire and the nation. 50 54 true tenure Over the last 35 years, Janet Bliss and Deborah Taylor have devoted their lives and careers to creating the awardwinning Windy Hill School and shaping the academic programs at Colby- Sawyer College. Wide Awake John Pelech ’02 is intense, relentless and doesn’t sleep much. Empowered by his education in business administration, he’s found ingenious ways to recycle the unrecyclable and turn it into materials that fuel and sustain the local economy. Photo: Michael Seamans
Photo: Michael Seamans 19 Inside-Outside-Planetwide Inside Letter from the Editor 2 In the Loop 3 Inbox 4 Data Driven 4 On the Hill 6 2012 Grads ‘Earn the Right’ 8 Make Way for More Students 10 A Perfect Storm of Good Things 11 New Winton-Black Trustee Named 12 Windy Hill Is Green Certified 13 In Class 14 Outside In Profile 16 Diplomacy in Action 18 In Sports 19 Photo: Michael Seamans Planetwide Conversations 26 In Research 28 Welcome in Every Language 30 Portfolio 31 Who We Are, What We Stand For 32 Reviving a Filmmaking Tradition 34 Sense of Place 36 54 Connections 120 Jingyao Guo Alumni and Advancement News 62 Class Notes 65 In Memoriam 108 From the Archives 117 Epilogue 120
Page 1: fall 2012 mountain Day 1954
Page 5 and 6: Environmental Studies major Laurel
Page 7 and 8: cover to cover. All the while I’m
Page 9 and 10: There was initial resistance from t
Page 11 and 12: 2012 Grads ‘Earn the Right’ by
Page 13 and 14: A Perfect Storm of Good Things by K
Page 15 and 16: Windy Hill Is Green Certified by Cy
Page 17 and 18: Zombies.” HvZ, as it is affection
Page 19 and 20: “Every class I have taken has pro
Page 21 and 22: The Season in Sports Spring 2012 by
Page 23 and 24: The 2012 men’s and women’s trac
Page 25 and 26: Senior Maddy Hawkins (Boylston, Mas
Page 27 and 28: On Track to Win Pat Parnell ’15,
Page 29 and 30: Teddy Beaufaÿs ’10 reviews the m
Page 31 and 32: At the 2012 Teaching Salon, Assista
Page 33 and 34: y Kate Dunlop Seamans and Mike Greg
Page 35 and 36: Student and faculty volunteers main
Page 37 and 38: Associate Professor of Media Studie
Page 40 and 41: Feature 175 Years of Teaching and L
Page 42 and 43: Feature In 1900, Academy Row includ
Page 44 and 45: Feature Colby Academy Class of 1918
Page 46 and 47: Feature A black-and-white photograp
Page 48 and 49: Feature A Life Steeped in History b
Page 50 and 51: Feature Everything is connected, an
Page 52 and 53:
Feature “Children matter,” Asso
Page 54 and 55:
Feature Windy Hill students also em
Page 56 and 57:
Feature Wide Aw John Pelech ’02 c
Page 58 and 59:
Professor Tony Quinn, Leon Malan
Page 60 and 61:
Feature A Tough Place to Grow, A Gr
Page 62 and 63:
Feature Professor Laura Alexander h
Page 64 and 65:
Connections News from Alumni Relati
Page 66 and 67:
Connections Support for the Most Im
Page 68 and 69:
We celebrated Dave’s 90th birthda
Page 70 and 71:
Wake Robin Acres in Shelburne, VT,
Page 72 and 73:
Madelon “Maddy” Pennicke Cattel
Page 74 and 75:
patient at Emeritas, an assisted li
Page 76 and 77:
Alumni from Ohio enjoyed a luncheon
Page 78 and 79:
zations, plus her church and 2 book
Page 80 and 81:
animals that make the tundra their
Page 82 and 83:
everyone at Reunion in October! Jan
Page 84 and 85:
help with the transition to the U.S
Page 86 and 87:
A Passion for Painting Gail Constan
Page 88 and 89:
derful weekend. Margot ‘Mitzie’
Page 90 and 91:
in, she chairs a group of 16 member
Page 92 and 93:
Suzanne “Zan” Reber Merriman ha
Page 94 and 95:
1971 Ellie Goodwin Cochran 58 Heath
Page 96 and 97:
They have been traveling and garden
Page 98 and 99:
Leading the Charge Mary Drueding
Page 100 and 101:
I have been married for 17 years to
Page 102 and 103:
2000 Jennifer Prudden Montgomery 14
Page 104 and 105:
(L to r) Heather Thomson Arrighi
Page 106 and 107:
Amber Tombarello Orr ’04 with her
Page 108 and 109:
VT Law School. She spent the summer
Page 110 and 111:
In Memoriam In Memoriam Spring/Summ
Page 112 and 113:
In Memoriam Beloved Professor Emeri
Page 114 and 115:
In Memoriam Professor Emeritus Reme
Page 116 and 117:
In Memoriam Trustee Emeritus, War H
Page 118 and 119:
In Memoriam Kindergarten Teacher, A
Page 120 and 121:
From the Archives Amazingly, just o
Page 122 and 123:
Epilogue by Barbara “Bobbie” Fe
Page 124:
office of advancement 541 main Stre
show all

Fall 2012 Issue - Colby-Sawyer College

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?