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AROUND THE QUADS
AROUND
THE
QUADS
Homecoming 2012 Pits
Lions vs. Dartmouth
Campbell Sports Center benefactor William V. Campbell ’62, ’64 TC and Athletics Director
M. Dianne Murphy at the center’s groundbreaking at Homecoming 2011.
PHOTOS: EILEEN BARROSO
Campbell Sports
Center Dedication
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
All Homecoming attendees are
invited to the dedication of The
Campbell Sports Center, the new
cornerstone of the revitalized Baker
Athletics Complex. The center will
foster Columbia spirit and transform
the student-athlete experience by
creating an attractive year-round
hub for student-athletes, coaches,
staff and administrators. The center
honors, and is made possible by, one
of Columbia’s most accomplished
athletics alumni: captain of the 1961
Ivy League Champion football team,
former Lions head football coach,
“Coach of Silicon Valley” and chair
of the University trustees, William V.
Campbell ’62, ’64 TC.
Schiller To Be Presented 2012 Alexander Hamilton Medal
The Lions take on the Big Green at Homecoming on Saturday, October 20. The day features fun activities for Columbians of all ages.
Baker Athletics Complex will
be the site of Homecoming
2012 on Saturday, October 20,
featuring the pregame picnic
lunch under the Big Tent, the
Columbia Homecoming Carnival and the
Lions taking on the Big Green. An extra
highlight this year will be the dedication
of The Campbell Sports Center (see box
at right).
The festivities start at 11 a.m. with a
hearty barbecue buffet, open until 1:30
p.m. Picnic tickets are $20 for adults and
$10 for children under 12 if purchased
online by Thursday, October 18: college.
columbia.edu/alumni/homecoming.
Picnic tickets also are available on site:
$22 for adults and $12 for children.
Each ticket includes an all-you-can-eat
lunch, soft drinks and admittance to the
Columbia Homecoming Carnival. Beer,
wine and cocktails are available at an additional
cost. There also will be limited
cash-and-carry items. The Columbia
Alumni Association will sponsor halftime
refreshments under the Big Tent.
The Columbia Homecoming Carnival
opens at 11 a.m. and stays open until 3 p.m.
with face painting, balloon making, magic,
games, prizes and interactive activities.
The Ivy League football matchup, the
first Homecoming game for new Lions
coach Pete Mangurian, kicks off at Robert
K. Kraft Field at 1:30 p.m. To purchase
football tickets, which are separate from
picnic tickets, call 888-LIONS-11 or
purchase online: gocolumbialions.com/
tickets. Premium chairback seats are $25
and reserved bench seats are $15.
Columbia University Athletics will
sponsor complimentary shuttle buses
from the Morningside campus to and
from Baker Athletics Complex beginning
at 11 a.m. and returning immediately following
the game. Campus pickup will be
from the gates at West 116th Street and
Broadway.
Fans also may use mass transit. The A
and 1 subways as well as the M100, Bx20
and Bx7 buses stop near Baker. If traveling
by Metro-North Railroad, the Marble
Hill station is on the north shore of Spuyten
Duyvil, just across the Broadway
Bridge from the complex.
On-site preferred parking is available
only to those making qualifying gifts to
Columbia football. Single-game parking
passes are not available. Fans without
on-site preferred parking passes will be
directed to public parking facilities.
For more information about game day,
the picnic and parking, visit www.go
columbialions.com/footballgameday.
Jonathan Schiller ’69, ’73L will be presented
the 2012 Alexander Hamilton
Medal on Thursday, November 15,
at the Alexander Hamilton Award
Dinner, an annual black-tie event
in Low Rotunda. The medal, the highest
honor paid to a member of the Columbia
College community, is awarded by the
Columbia College Alumni Association
to an alumnus/a or faculty member for
distinguished service to the College and
accomplishment in any field of endeavor.
Schiller, a University trustee and a
member of the Dean’s Council of the Law
School, received a John Jay Award for
distinguished professional achievement
in 2006. He was a member of the 1967–68
Ivy League Championship basketball
team and was inducted with that squad
into the Columbia University Athletics
Hall of Fame in February 2006.
The Jonathan D. Schiller Endowment
in International Human Rights was created
in 2006 at the Law School by the
Schiller family and provides funding
for summer fellowships in international
human rights. Schiller’s most recent commitments
to the College include establishing
the Jonathan Schiller Scholarship
Fund in June 2011.
As co-founder and managing partner
of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Schiller has
more than 35 years of experience trying
cases throughout the United States and
is recognized as a leading practitioner in
international arbitration. He was elected
a fellow of the American Bar Foundation
and appointed to the Milan Chamber of
Commerce Club of Arbitrators. He also
was appointed to the Board of Trustees of
the Supreme Court Historical Society in
Washington, D.C.
Schiller was recognized by Who’s Who
Legal as one of the most highly regarded
individuals, “the real deal,” in its listing
of the Top Ten International Commercial
Litigators for 2011. He also was recently
cited by Lawdragon as one of its “500
Leading Lawyers in America” for the
sixth consecutive year. Chambers and
Partners, a legal research organization
that publishes annual peer-reviewed
evaluations of the world’s leading law
firms and lawyers, recognized Schiller “as
a leading practitioner in the field of international
arbitration,” and The US Legal
500 2010 Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers
named him as “one of the premier
international arbitration attorneys in the
world” and “a seasoned practitioner with
an impressive reputation.” He also was
named “Litigator of the Week” by American
Lawyer earlier this year following
Barclays’ successful trial defense against
$13 billion in claims sought by Lehman
Brothers bankruptcy estates.
Schiller is married to Marla Prather ’88
GSAS, who earned a master’s in art history.
Their sons also are Columbia alumni:
Zachary ’01, Joshua ’08L and Aaron ’06.
For more information on the dinner,
contact Robin Vanderputten, associate
director, College events and programs:
robinv@columbia.edu or 212-851-7399.
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