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Kevin Maynard, a member of the Class of 1988, is a lead writer on “Dexter”, a critically acclaimed new series on Showtime about a charismatic serial killer. The show premiers on Sunday, October 1 at 10 p.m. "Dexter" web link on the Showtime site: www.sho.com/site/homepage/index.do

Hamilton's first fraternity, the Sigma Phi Society, will celebrate the 175th anniversary of its founding on the Hill in conjunction with the 175th National Convention on September 15 and 16. Of special note is a panel discussion sponsored by the Sigma Phi Education Foundation held in the Chapel on Saturday, September 16 at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend the panel entitled "Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Politics, Personalities and Passions". A panel of historians will examine the opposing lives and political philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. The panel of experts will be moderated by the Sidney Wertimer Associate Professor of History Doug Ambrose and will be composed of Hamilton Associate Professor of Government Rob Martin, West Point Professor of History Robert McDonald and James Read, an associate professor of political science at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University of Minnesota.

The Office of Alumni Relations has what we hope will be a compelling group of Alumni Travel programs planned for 2007. These exciting small group travel trips all contain a strong educational component and are open to members of the Hamilton family. Trips are organized in concert with Bates and Colby colleges. The Antartic and South African trips were very successful. Details on our remaining tours to India, the French Riviera, the Italian lakes district, Peru and the Turkish coastal area follow.

Photographs of  the nearly 1300 members of the Hamilton family who attended Reunions '06 are available on HOLAC. The weekend provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us on the Hill.Photgraphs of many of the nearly 1300 members of the Hamilton family who attended Reunions '06 are available on HOLAC. The weekend provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us on the Hill.

The Bell Ringer Award is presented each year at Reunions to a member of the Hamilton family in recognition of contributions made to the College, its alumni and the community. This year Milton P. Kayle '43 and Donald O. Pollock '51 had the honor bestowed upon them at the annual meeting of the Alumni Council.

Reunions provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families family to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Nearly 700 alumni attended and total attendance approached 1300. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students, and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us! Jon A. L. Hysell '72 Director of Alumni Relations   See Who's Attended   Schedule of Events Photo Galleries from past Reunions: View photos from Reunions 2005  View photos from Reunions 2004  View photos from Reunions 2003  View photos from Reunions 2002     

The March 19th edition of the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine featured Andy Jones-Wilkins in its weekly column Facetime. In the interview Jones-Wilkins comments on various aspects of running  100-mile ultramarathons. In the 2005 season, Andy finished second three times. This season, at the Rocky Raccoon 100-miler in Huntsville, Texas, Wilkins placed second again with a time of 14 hours and 57 minutes. Running the ultramarathon, according to Jones-Wilkins, is about mental toughness and managing any obstacles the trail might throw at you. “The first 50 miles of a race are about using your strength and training. The second 50 miles are just managing the pain.” At the Western States Endurance Run in June, runners must wade through a 40m stretch of the American River. After graduating from Hamilton, Jones-Wilkins got into the sport after doing a couple of bike tours with his wife. Now he is addicted. Even if he takes a day off from his morning run, his kids or his wife Shelly tell him to “get out the door and get a run in” as soon as he gets home. 

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise and The Lake Placid News recently featured articles about Mike Farrell and his work at the Cornell University Uihlein Forest Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station in Lake Placid. Noelle Short ’05 wrote both articles. In the article Farrell discusses his recent record breaking day and his expectations for the rest of the Maple Syrup season. Tuesday March 28, 2005 was a record-breaking day for Farrell and his co-workers at the Uihlein Sugar Maple Station. With temperatures below freezing the night of Monday March 27, followed by highs in the 50s on Tuesday March 28, Uihlein Station had collected 5,000 gallons of sap. “It’s the most ever,” said Farrell of the day’s collection. “It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup, so that averages out to about 125 gallons for us.” The record breaking day provided Farrell a much needed boost. The season had been a little slow until then. Uihlein was at one fourth of their output goal of 1,500 gallons.The success of the rest of the season will depend on the weather. Farrell said of the rest of the season “As long as it stays cold enough, we won’t have to worry. Warm weather ends the season because bacteria grow and the tap holes will dry up.” With two to three weeks left in the season Farrell hopes to reach his goal and finish the year on a positive note. For more information visit Cornell’s Website, The Adirondack Daily Enterprise, or The Lake Placid News. http://maple.dnr.cornell.eduhttp://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/include/articles.asp?articleID=2177http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/news.asp#1  

In accordance with Section 4.1 of its Constitution, the annual meeting of the Alumni Association will be held in the Chapel at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 3, 2006. Highlights will include the reading of the half-century annalist's letter and the presentation of the Bell Ringer Award.

The Hamilton College Alumni Association today announced the results of its Alumni Trustee election. Ann B. Hutchins '79, Harold W. Bogle '75 and Alexander C. Sacerdote '94 received the greatest number of votes, as certified by Elections USA, an independent firm contracted to manage the election, and will join the College's Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2006. Each year three Alumni Trustees are elected to serve four-year terms on the Board.  A total of 3,345 ballots (19% of alumni) were cast by the March 30, 2006 deadline with the results as follows: Ann B. Hutchins '79                          2,155 votes Harold W. Bogle '75                         2,067 votes Alexander C. Sacerdote '94              1,898 votes Ben S. Wu '73                                 1,777 votes Peter D. Brown '73                           1,564 votes The Alumni Association congratulates the new Trustees and thanks all of the candidates for their interest in serving Hamilton.