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When U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the United Nations received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th in Oslo, Hamilton recalled one of its own. Elihu Root, a member of the Class of 1864, received the prestigious honor in 1912. Root served his country as Secretary of War, Secretary of State and U.S. Senator and was for decades a leading figure in American public life. His family was long associated with the College, for both his father, Oren "Cube" Root, and his older brother, Oren "Square" Root, had taught mathematics at Hamilton during the 19th century. Elihu was born on the Hamilton campus in Buttrick Hall, which now houses the President’s Office, and he grew up in the family homestead (now the Anderson-Connell Alumni Center). In later life, he spent considerable time at his summer home, which now houses the Admission Office and is on the National Register of Historic Places. As chair of the Hamilton Board of Trustees for several decades until his death in 1937 at age 92, he looked after the welfare of the College with singular devotion.

Hamilton, behind the running of Chris Weeden '02, won its final football game of the season, 22-13, over Bates. In women's cross country, Maggie Hanson '02 won the NCAA regional qualifier and Jen Cammarano '03 finished third, leading Hamilton to a second place finish in the regional meet and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Saturday in Illinois. Visit http://www.eliteracingsystems.com/ncaa_xc/2001_ncaa.html for complete results.

Congressman Sherwood Boehlert, chair of the House Science Committee, said a scientifically literate citizenry needs a firm grounding in the social sciences, humanities and arts. Boehlert delivered the annual Hansmann Lecture at Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 4. A Republican who represents New York's 23rd Congressional District, which includes Oneida County, Boehlert said the federal government needs to focus more attention and more resources on science education.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation of Menlo Park, Calif., has awarded Hamilton College $150,000 over three years as part of the foundation’s Pluralism and Unity program. The grant will support a new curricular initiative for discussing issues of diversity, difference and social justice in and out of the classroom. Hamilton will provide at least $157,000 toward the project, which will be led by Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature Nancy S. Rabinowitz.

Hamilton College was mentioned repeatedly on C-SPAN throughout the weekend (April 28-29) as scholars discussed U.S.-China relations, Ronald Reagan, and College namesake and American statesman Alexander Hamilton.

Hamilton College ranks ninth among small colleges and universities in the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, according to the annual list just released by the government agency.

Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. will bring together five departments currently located in three separate buildings.

Hamilton College has signed a contract with The Posse Foundation to bring a team of 10 multicultural students to the liberal arts campus each year.

Florence Mitchell was associate dean of student affairs at Hamilton from 1978-81.

Former Theta Delta Chi chapter house to be renamed Woollcott House in honor of Alexander Woollcott.