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When Richard Burns ’77 came out as gay in his sophomore year at Hamilton, there were no other models on campus, but he felt a personal conviction to be unapologetically who he was. “It was very challenging from a mental health perspective, but I had no choice,” he said. “I wouldn’t have survived if I hadn’t come out of the closet.”

Read about the five-decade career of bestselling fantasy author Terry Brooks ’66, who brought the world of Shannara to life.

Aditya Bhasin ’94 has spent his career transforming companies through technology. A chemistry and computer science major at Hamilton, he served on the College’s Board of Trustees and is now vice chair of Discovery Place, a children’s science and technology museum in Charlotte.

Since the launch of the World Wide Web, Hamiltonians have been at the forefront of digital entrepreneurship, creating and funding a number of tech companies — perhaps you’ve heard of a few.