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The Writers' Circle, a nonprofit center for emerging and professional authors, has featured the work of Robert M. Lipgar '49 on their website. The organization selected his poem "A Death in October," which reflects on the passing of a dearly loved father, for an artistic merit award.  The poem can be read at http://www.riwriterscircle.com/ and will be showcased through April.

Marc Simon '94, PGA Golf Exhibitions group sales director, has been named the Reed Exhibitions-Americas Group Sales Director of the Year for 2011. The award recognizes Simon's leadership inrejuvenating industry participation in the PGA Merchandise Show and PGA Expo, his creativity designing on-site Show programs to increase vendor business, and his success raising exhibitor and attendee satisfaction levels.

Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Mountainview, CA, where Deborah Newlen '87 serves as high school co-chair and a teacher of English and drama, was recently featured in the news for its unique stance on technology—excluding computers from the classroom until high school.  There are not even whiteboards in the building, only chalkboards, and cell phones have to be kept in lockers. Newlen, who was interviewed for CBS, explained the policy: "A computer is a good tool. It’s a fun toy. It can even be a tutor, but it’s not a teacher."

Eric Grossman '88  was recently named Morgan Stanley’s top legal executive.  Grossman joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 and most recently was global head of legal, where he oversaw the firm’s advisory law and litigation functions.

Thanks to the generous support of young alumni, Hamilton is pleased to name Conor Collins '14 of Brookfield, Conn., as its 39th GOLD Scholar.  

Thanks to the generous support of young alumni, Hamilton is pleased to name D. Knute Gailor '13 of North Granby, Conn., as its 38th GOLD Scholar.

“These are the people who aren't waiting to reinvent the world,” began Forbes’ introduction to the publication’s newly released industry lists of “30 under 30.” Eric Kuhn ’09 has been named one of those 30 under 30 in the entertainment industry by the magazine.

Martha Freymann Miser K'75 has been awarded a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. Miser’s dissertation, The Myth of Endless Accumulation: A Feminist Inquiry Into Globalization, Growth, and Social Change, examines the concept of growth and its core assumptions – that continual accumulation of wealth is both socially wise and ecologically sustainable. Miser suggests alternatives to the idea of infinite accumulation and offers plans for social change.

“Cats, Dogs, and Social Minds: Learning from Alan Palmer—and Sixth Graders,” by Corinne Bancroft ’10 and Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz, has appeared in a special issue of Style.

Students in the Semester in Washington Program visited the Department of State, hosted by Foreign Service Officer Ketura Brown ’04 on Dec. 7.  Brown discussed careers in the foreign service and her own journey from Hamilton College, where she participated in the Semester in Washington Program, to the Carter Center at Emory University to the Fletcher School of Tufts University to the State Department.