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The Emerson Gallery at Hamilton College presents a selection of works on loan from Class of 1966 alumni collectors. This exhibition was made possible by the contributions of six lenders: R. Steven Anderson, Michael S. Fawcett, D. Roger Howlett, Bruce Lundberg, Thomas J. Schwarz, and Woody Studenmund. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, and decorative arts, and will be open through June 29.

Eleanor Walsh Wertimer, attorney and former executive director of Family Services of Greater Utica, and wife of Hamilton College Professor Emeritus Sidney Wertimer,was presented with Hamilton’s top alumni award during Reunion Weekend festivities on Saturday, June 2.

Maggie Hanson (Bowdoinham,ME) and Kate Nelson '01 (Omaha,NE), both members of the Hamilton College track and field team, competed at the 2001 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend. The Championships were held at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Hamilton finished 21st overall out of 73 teams.

Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin wrote an op-ed about the need for increased federal support of undergraduate science education. The op-ed appeared in the May 21 edition of The Newark Star-Ledger.

The College Store summer hours will be 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

The 2001 Kirkland Project service associates for this summer are Rebecca Karb ’02, Ashland, MA, and Julie Loder ’02, San Francisco, CA. Karb will intern with US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) in Washington, DC,and Loder will intern with People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (PODER) in San Francisco, CA. Service associates engage in unpaid socially useful work over a 10-week period in the summer and receive a stipend of $3000 from the Kirkland Project, with matching funds from the Kirkland Endowment, as support for this work.

Sunny skies prevailed at Hamilton's 189th Commencement, where Iowa Governor and 1972 graduate Tom Vilsack shared a lesson about looking for the simple things in life. A total of 430 bachelor of arts degrees were awarded to members of the Class of 2001.

David Smallen, Director of Information Technology Services, has been named Vice President for Information Technology. In his new role, Smallen will continue to supervise operations in Information Technology Services, while working with his fellow officers to plan for the future development of technology on campus.

Jamie Dubendorf, a 2000 graduate of Hamilton and recipient of a Bristol Fellowship, was the subject of a recent article in the Williams College-Mystic Program Alumni Magazine, the GAM. While at Hamilton, Dubendorf participated in Williams’ Mystic Program, a one-semester maritime studies program done in cooperation with Mystic Seaport Museum.

Dean of Students Flossie Mitchell announced two appointments to her office. Chris Willemsen has been named Associate Dean of Students (Academic), and Edith Toegel will return to the Dean of Students' office as Coordinator of Study Abroad Programs.