1999-2000 President’s Report 99-00 Colby College President’s Report

3 Report of the President

10 Facts About Colby

12 Financial Highlights

13 Milestones

15 The Corporation

19 Student Achievements

20 Honors and Scholarships

23 Major Lectures 99-00 Colby College President’s Report

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. —Henry David Thoreau

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mong the many wonderful personal greetings that followed my election as Colby’s A 19th president, none was more memorable than a message from an anonymous applicant to the Class of 2004. I found the message—as brief as it was direct—in my voice mail one afternoon last December: “As an applicant to Colby’s Class of 2004, I am interested to know your vision for the College and what, if any, big changes you have planned.” After recovering from my initial shock, I came to admire the forthrightness of the question. For it seemed to me to capture—perhaps a bit baldly but nevertheless with a certain sureness—what many people in the greater Colby community must be wondering: “who is this William D. Adams person and what does he have on his mind?” Colby’s 19th President The question serves as an interesting point of departure for a new president’s first report to that community. For any such report is necessarily more a discussion of personal impressions and aspirations than it is a recitation of concrete accomplishments. In that spirit, then, I want to reflect briefly here on several key commitments of the coming year and to highlight some of the deeper hopes I have for Colby as I imagine the near and more distant future. One of the strong convictions I bring to Colby is that, no matter how otherwise similar in general goals and structural attributes, colleges and universities differ markedly—and sometimes surprisingly—in character and temperament. And so learning the unique spirit and culture of a place is a critical part of any new president’s job.

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President Adams kicked off his relationship with Colby students by participating in the COOT orientation program before classes began. Kayaking on the Kennebec (left) and hiking on the Appalachian Trail (center) provided him with opportunities to talk informally with first-year students and trip leaders. Back on campus he and his wife, Cathy Bruce, welcomed new faculty at a reception in the art museum (right), and in his first State of the College address he offered to schedule periodic, informal question-and-answer sessions open to the Colby community—events popularly known as “Yo Bro.”

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One of the first things I am eager to do is find good and appropriate ways of listening to learning members of the Colby community talk about what makes this place special. That listening will require meeting with many campus groups and individuals. It also will require reaching the unique out to the broader Colby community beyond the campus—to alumni, parents, and friends—to hear what they have to say about the College and their hopes for it. Beginning in the spring semester that outreach will include a series of public events and meetings across the country, spirit and extending into the following year. My listening and learning will be informed by what I think I have already heard about culture of Colby during the presidential search process and my first weeks on campus. I am especially conscious of Colby’s collective pride in what it has accomplished in recent a place is years. The College’s reputation among the very best liberal arts colleges in the country has grown impressively in that time, and I share the keen desire to see that trend continue. Indeed, much of my own thinking in the coming months will concentrate on those a critical things that will need to be done in the coming years to take Colby to the next level of accomplishment and distinction. part of A good part of that thinking will take place in the extension and deepening of the strategic planning process launched last year by President Cotter and the Board of Trustees. Especially any new for a new president, such a planning process presents a wonderful opportunity to contribute to the shaping of the institution at a crucial moment in its history. Alongside the happy task of meeting and greeting the extended Colby family, this planning process will be president’s the most important focal point of my own energies and the energies of many colleagues job on the campus this year.

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As we pursue this critical process, no effort will be more essential than examining every available means of enhancing the quality of the educational experience we provide to Colby undergraduates. For enhancing our quality is the key to our success in all other dimensions, including our competitive strength and reputation. As we focus on the quality of the academic enterprise, several closely related tasks will come into view. While any list is bound to be incomplete, let me provide this partial and summary offering: • Defining Colby’s special attributes: What are Colby’s distinctive organic strengths, and how can we turn these strengths to the fullest strategic advantage? • Rethinking liberal learning: How do we imagine the future of liberal learning as the core of our institutional enterprise, and how can we make sure that the brand of liberal learning practiced at Colby will meet the needs of our students as they enter the worlds of professional and civic life in this new and demanding century? Where can Colby make a distinctive contribution to the broader national conversation about liberal learning, thus providing intellectual leadership consistent with our aspirations as a leading liberal arts institution?

Close student-faculty interaction continues as a hallmark of the Colby experience, and recent construction and renovation work in academic buildings, labs, residence halls, and the museum provide outstanding facilities for those relationships and for learning to flourish. Strategic plan- ning will help identify the elements that distinguish Colby and will help in setting priorities to ensure that Colby will grow even stronger and more distinctive in the future.

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• Resource planning: What will be the resource needs of the institution in the coming decade, and no effort will be how will we ensure that the College has the resources it requires to enhance the quality of the educational experience in ways our self-examination deems appropriate and necessary? more essential • Assessing our strength: How do we measure institutional strength and success in ways that are sensitive both to the competitive context in which we labor but are also consistent with the unique identity and character of the College? than examining • Defining priorities: How do we establish clear priorities among the many things we now do, so we know in a convincing and clear way our most important commitments? every available • Creating community: How do we engage in an extended meditation on Colby’s future in a way that brings the community together and produces general consensus as to the means of directions and priorities of the College? These are challenging and difficult tasks. But I have a great deal of confidence that the College is ready to address them. enhancing the My sources of confidence are several, beginning with the remarkable leadership of my predecessor, Bill Cotter. For more than two decades, Bill’s energy and vision provided an environment in which quality of the the College could focus fruitfully on the things that mattered most to its deeper aspirations. I am enormously grateful for this legacy and the momentum it has created. Second, the College finds itself in a very strong position with regard to almost every educational measure of competitive strength. Colby’s admission profile has grown steadily and impressively stronger over the past decade. And last year the College completed its most successful experience fund-raising campaign ever, substantially exceeding its original goal. Partly as a result of the campaign, Colby’s endowment—a key measure of competitive strength—stood at we provide $373,535,000 on July 1, 2000. In light of these and other key indices of strength, Colby is well positioned to reflect creatively and confidently on its future.

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The faces of Colby represent a remarkably talented body of students who are high achiev- ers before they arrive and who grow in many ways during their undergraduate years. Fulfilling the goals set forth in The Colby Plan and its 10 educational pre- cepts, students graduate with a broad acquaintance with human knowledge, well pre- pared for careers or graduate study, and ready to make a difference in their world.

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Finally, I am inspired by the various manifestations of excellence so visible at every turn on I am inspired this campus—the dedicated and talented faculty of teacher-scholars, the engaged and lively student body, the able and energetic administrative staff, and the remarkable place called by the various Mayflower Hill, exceptional for both its physical beauty and the quality of its facilities. As I was carefully assessing the opportunity at Colby last fall, I was deeply impressed by this compelling picture. As the new president, my brief but much closer acquaintance with manifestations the College has only deepened my feeling of good fortune at having inherited a place so strong, promising, and talented. of excellence To these very strong sensations and impressions regarding the fundamental health of the College, I must add the personal delight of living in . I speak for the entire so visible Adams-Bruce household in saying how happy we are to be in this part of the world and how much we look forward to becoming full members of the Waterville community. Colby is in every way an ideal place for us. at every I look forward to reporting in the next and subsequent years on the specific findings of our planning process and the consequences of our thinking for the College. In the meantime, turn on I look forward to the learning process that lies immediately ahead. Please feel free to share your thoughts about Colby with me by letter (4600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901) this campus or by e-mail ([email protected]). Sincerely,

William D. Adams

8 9 99-00 Colby College President’s Report Facts About Colby Faculty Majors of 2000 Graduates All teaching faculty: 204 FTE American Studies 16 Environmental Policy 14 Ph.D.’s or terminal degrees: 99 percent Anthropology 22 French Studies 22 Tenured: 101 Art 8 Geology: Environmental Science Option 1 Art, History Concentration 5 Geology 5 Salary Scales Art, Studio Concentration 3 German 3 (average for full-time faculty) Biology 44 Government 39 Assistant professor: $47,606 Biology, Cellular/Molecular Concentration 12 History 28 Associate professor: $61,522 Biology, Environmental Science Human Development (Independent) 10 Professor: $91,224 Concentration 12 International Studies 36 All ranks: $68,078 Chemistry 2 Jewish Studies (Independent) 1 Financial Aid Chemistry-Biochemistry 3 Latin American Studies 3 More than $12 million in Colby scholarships Chemistry: A.C.S. 4 Mathematical Science 6 and grants and in loans and work-study Chemistry: Cellular/Molecular Concentration 5 Mathematics 7 was awarded to 714 students, 40 percent Chemistry: Environmental Science Music 7 of the 1999-2000 enrollment. An additional Concentration 1 Performing Arts 4 541 students received financial assistance Classical Civilization 4 Philosophy 13 from other sources. Classics 3 Physics 16 Classics-English 1 Comprehensive Fee Psychology 41 1999-2000: $31,580 Computer Science 10 Religious Studies 5 2000-2001: $32,750 East Asian Studies 14 Russian Language and Culture 2 Economics: Financial Markets Concentration 22 Sociology 14 Alumni Economics 28 Spanish 15 22,373 alumni reside in 50 states, the District of Economics-Mathematics 3 Women’s Studies 5 Columbia, three U.S. territories, and 72 foreign English: Creative Writing Concentration 17 countries. There are more than 20 alumni clubs English 38 across the country.

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Students 1,764 students were enrolled (853 men, 911 women), representing the following states, territories, and countries: Alabama 1 Montana 6 England 3 Alaska 1 Nebraska 2 France 1 Arizona 3 New Hampshire 94 Germany 1 Arkansas 1 New Jersey 77 Greece 2 California 74 New Mexico 8 Hong Kong 2 Colorado 28 170 Hungary 1 Connecticut 157 North Carolina 6 India 2 Delaware 3 North Dakota 2 Ireland 1 District of Columbia 9 Ohio 27 Jamaica 1 Florida 10 Oregon 11 Japan 3 Georgia 13 Pennsylvania 56 Jordan 1 Hawaii 3 Rhode Island 31 Kenya 2 Idaho 4 South Carolina 5 Norway 1 Illinois 44 Tennessee 4 Oman 1 Indiana 4 Texas 17 Pakistan 2 Iowa 4 Utah 3 Philippines 2 Kansas 3 Vermont 45 Poland 1 Kentucky 2 Virginia 23 Saudi Arabia 2 Louisiana 2 Washington 36 Scotland 1 Maine 201 Wisconsin 10 Singapore 2 Maryland 39 South Korea 1 Massachusetts 406 Belgium 1 Turkey 4 Michigan 18 Botswana 1 United Arab Emirates 1 Minnesota 31 Bulgaria 3 Zimbabwe 3 Mississippi 1 Canada 14 Missouri 7 Denmark 2

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Fiscal ’00 Fiscal ’99 Summary of Current Fund Operations Revenues...... $81,413,000 $76,348,000 Expenditures and Transfers...... 81,256,000 76,193,000 Net Income ...... $ 157,000 $ 155,000 Gifts and Bequests Annual Fund...... $4,475,000 $4,034,000 Capital...... 11,241,000 10,770,000 Life Income ...... 1,488,000 2,565,000 In Kind...... 604,000 41,000 Total Gifts and Bequests ...... $17,808,000 $17,410,000

Colby Student Financial Aid Scholarships ...... $10,318,000 $10,692,800 Student and Parent Loans ...... 893,000 877,000 Campus Employment...... 920,000 948,000 Student Financial Aid Awarded ...... $12,131,000 $12,517,800

Endowment and Similar Funds Market Value as of June 30...... $373,535,000 $290,420,000

Life Income Funds Market Value as of June 30...... $26,224,000 $24,571,000

Physical Plant Net Investment in Plant as of June 30 ...... $113,102,000 $107,812,000 Indebtedness as of June 30...... $28,116,000 $29,381,000

12 13 99-00 Colby College President’s Report Milestones Significant changes involving members of the Colby community in the past year include: Elected president: William D. Adams, M.A. ’00, Ph.D. Retiring president: William R. Cotter, M.A. ’79, LL.D. ’00, L.H.D., J.D. Re-elected chair of the Board of Trustees: James B. Crawford ’64, M.A. ’90, M.B.A. Re-elected vice chair of the Board of Trustees: Colleen A. Khoury ’64, M.A. ’95, J.D. Re-elected secretary of the corporation: Earl H. Smith, M.A. ’95, B.A.

New trustees: Kathryn P. Lucier O’Neil ’85, M.A. ’00, M.B.A., general partner, Flag Venture Management; William J. Ryan, M.A. ’00, M.B.A., chairman, president, and CEO, Banknorth Group, Inc.; Owen W. Wells, M.A. ’00, J.D., president and CEO, Libra Foundation. Trustees re-elected to the board: Joseph F. Boulos ’68, M.A. ’93; Carol M. Beaumier ’72, M.A. ’97, John R. Cornell ’65, M.A. ’97, J.D., LL.M; Edson V. Mitchell ’75, M.A. ’90, M.B.A.; Paul D. Paganucci, M.A. ’75, J.D. Elected to life membership on the board: William R. Cotter, M.A. ’79, LL.D. ’00, L.H.D., J.D. Trustees retiring from the board and new trustees emeriti: Susan Comeau ’63, M.A. ’87; David Pulver ’63, M.A. ’83, M.B.A.; Elaine Zervas Stamas ’53, M.A. ’92.

New overseers: Kristian K. Parker ’94, graduate student, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; David D. Marshall ’75, M.B.A., chairman, president, and CEO, DQE, Pittsburgh, Pa. Overseers re-elected: Virginia L. Barrett ’69; Joel E. Cutler ’81; Lawrence K. Fleischman ’75, M.B.A.; Deborah Marson ’75, J.D. Overseers retiring: Leon R. Allen, B.A.; Paul O. Boghossian III ’76, M.B.A.; Robert A. Friedman, M.A. ’88, M.B.A.; David M. Lawrence, M.D.; David W. Miller ’51, M.A.; Alan B. Mirken ’51; John W. Payson, B.A.; David Preston, M.B.A.; Mildred Pafundi Rosen, LL.B.; Judith Prophett Timken ’57. New members of the Museum of Art Board of Governors: Gabriella B. Jeppson ’93, associate, The Kreisberg Group, Ltd.; Seth A. Thayer III ’89, M.A., independent art consultant. Re-elected chair of the Museum of Art Board of Governors: Alan B. Mirken ’51. Re-elected vice chair of the Museum of Art Board of Governors: W. Mark Brady ’78.

New faculty representatives to the board: Hanna M. Roisman, Ph.D., professor of Classics; Peter B. Harris, Ph.D., professor of English (one-year replacement for Catherine L. Besteman, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology).

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Faculty promoted to full rank: Daniel H. Cohen ’75, Ph.D., professor of philosophy; Suellen Diaconoff, Ph.D., professor of French; Patrice Franko, Ph.D., professor of economics; Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Ph.D., John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African- American Studies; Patricia A. Onion, Ph.D., professor of English; Thomas W. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of chemistry. Faculty receiving tenure: Kerill N. O’Neill, Ph.D., Taylor Associate Professor of Classics. Faculty appointed by the president to named chairs: Cedric G. Bryant, Ph.D., Lee Family Professor of English; Elizabeth D. Leonard, Ph.D., associate professor of history and the Harriet S. and George C. Wiswell Jr. Research Fellow; Michael A. Marlais, M.A. ’95, Ph.D., James M. Gillespie Professor of Art; Tamae K. Prindle, M.A. ’98, Ph.D., Oak Professor in East Asian Language and Literature; Joseph R. Reisert, Ph.D., Harriet S. and George C. Wiswell Jr. Assistant Professor of American Constitutional Law; Kenneth A. Rodman, M.A. ’98, Ph.D., William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government; Jonathan M. Weiss, M.A. ’98, Ph.D., NEH/Class of ’40 Distinguished Teaching Professor of Humanities.

Recipients of Colby alumni awards: Distinguished Alumnus Award: Edson V. Mitchell ’75, M.A. ’90, M.B.A.; Ernest C. Marriner Distinguished Service Award: William R. Cotter, M.A. ’79, LL.D. ’00, L.H.D., J.D., and Linda K. Cotter, LL.D. ’00, M.Ed; Colby Brick Awards: Jack Alex ’50; Louis ’55 and Kathleen McConaughy Zambello ’56; Jane Whipple Coddington ’55, M.A. ’94; Joanne Weddell Magyar ’71; Susan Conant Cook ’75.

The Colby community was saddened by the deaths of trustees emeriti Henry W. Rollins ’32 and Nissie Grossman ’32; Merrill Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Paul E. Machemer, M.A. ’67, Ph.D.; former Professor of Government Morton A. Brody, J.D.; and former Miller Library technician Dorothea Marchetti.

William Raspberry received an LL.D. from the College as the 47th Lovejoy Fellow.

At the 179th Commencement in May, bachelor degrees were conferred on 470 members of the Class of 2000, and honorary degrees were awarded to Linda K. Cotter (doctor of laws), William R. Cotter (doctor of laws), David C. Driskell (doctor of fine arts), Margaret H. Marshall (doctor of laws), and Gary Snyder (doctor of letters). The Honorable Margaret H. Marshall was chosen by the senior class as the commencement speaker, and Eric D. Bowie ’00 was the class speaker. The class marshal was Ryan M. Jennerich ’00, and Rebecca B. Solomon ’00 was the Condon medalist.

14 15 99-00 Colby College President’s Report The Corporation Corporate Name Robert Edward Diamond Jr. ’73, M.A. ’93, M.A., M.B.A., London, The President and Trustees of Colby College England (2002) Anne Ruggles Gere ’66, M.A. ’98, Ph.D., Farmington Hills, Michigan (Al. 2001) Officers William Howe Goldfarb ’68, M.A. ’85, J.D., Avon, Connecticut (2002) William D. Adams, M.A. ’00, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine, President Marina N. Grande ’94, M.A. ’98, Stamford, Connecticut (2001) James Bartlett Crawford ’64, M.A. ’90, M.B.A., Richmond, Virginia, Chair Deborah England Gray ’85, M.A. ’92, J.D., Andover, Massachusetts (Al. 2002) of the Board Gerald Jay Holtz ’52, M.A. ’84, M.B.A., Brookline, Massachusetts (2001) Colleen A. Khoury ’64, M.A. ’95, J.D., Portland, Maine, Vice Chair of the Board Audrey Hittinger Katz ’57, M.A. ’96, Silver Spring, Maryland (Al. 2001) Edward Harry Yeterian, M.A. ’91, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine, Vice President Colleen A. Khoury ’64, M.A. ’95, J.D., Portland, Maine (2003) for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Paula Crane Lunder, M.A. ’98, D.F.A.’98, Waterville, Maine (2002) W. Arnold Yasinski, M.A. ’90, Ph.D., M.B.A., Waterville, Maine, Adminis- Beverly Nalbandian Madden ’80, M.A. ’86, M.A., Dover, Massachusetts (2002) trative Vice President Edson Vaughn Mitchell ’75, M.A. ’90, M.B.A., London, England (2004) Peyton Randolph Helm, M.A. ’88, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine, Vice President William J. Montgoris, M.A. ’99, B.B.A., Franklin Lakes, New Jersey (2003) for Development and Alumni Relations Paul A. Nussbaum, M.A. ’98, J.D., Dallas, Texas (2002) Earl Harold Smith, B.A., M.A. ’95, Belgrade Lakes, Maine, Dean of the Kathryn P. Lucier O’Neil ’85, M.A. ’00, M.B.A., Manchester, College and Secretary of the Corporation Massachusetts (2003) Janice Armo Kassman, M.A., Albion, Maine, Dean of Students Paul D. Paganucci, M.A. ’75, J.D., Hanover, New Hampshire (2004) Douglas Edward Reinhardt ’71, M.B.A., Waterville, Maine, Associate Vice Jette Parker, M.A. ’98, Cologny, Switzerland (2003) President for Finance and Treasurer Lawrence Reynolds Pugh ’56, M.A. ’82, LL.D. ’99, Yarmouth, Maine (2001) Parker Joy Beverage, M.A., Waterville, Maine, Dean of Admissions and William J. Rouhana Jr. ’72, M.A. ’99, J.D., Port Washington, New York (2003) Financial Aid William J. Ryan, M.A. ’00, M.B.A., Cumberland, Maine (2004) Board of Trustees Douglas M. Schair ’67, M.A. ’94, M.B.A., Falmouth, Maine (2002) William D. Adams, M.A. ’00, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine Paul Jacques Schupf, M.A. ’91, Hamilton, New York (2001) Robert Newton Anthony ’38, M.A. ’59, L.H.D. ’63, M.B.A. D.C.S., Robert Edward Lee Strider II, M.A. ’57, Litt.D. ’79, Ph.D., Jamaica Plain, Hanover, New Hampshire (Life Trustee) Massachusetts (Life Trustee) Carol M. Beaumier ’72, M.A. ’97, New York, New York (Al. 2003) M. Anne O’Hanian Szostak ’72, M.A. ’74, Providence, Rhode Island (2003) Joseph F. Boulos ’68, M.A. ’93, Portland, Maine (2004) Allan van Gestel ’57, M.A. ’99, LL.B., Rockport, Massachusetts (2003) John R. Cornell ’65, M.A. ’97, J.D., LL.M., Atlanta, Georgia (Al. 2003) Owen W. Wells, M.A. ’00, J.D., Falmouth, Maine (2004) William R. Cotter, M.A. ’79, LL.D. ’00, L.H.D., J.D., Concord, John R. Zacamy Jr. ’71, M.A. ’92, M.B.A., Rye, New York (2001) Massachusetts (Life Trustee) Faculty Representatives James Bartlett Crawford ’64, M.A. ’90, M.B.A., Richmond, Virginia (2003) Peter B. Harris, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine, Professor of English (2001) Andrew A. Davis ’85, M.A. ’99, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2003) Hanna M. Roisman, Ph.D., Waterville, Maine, Professor of Classics (2003)

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Student Representatives Kershaw Elias Powell ’51, M.A. ’82, D.M.D., 1982-1988 Mark C. Cattrell ’01, New Canaan, Connecticut (2001) David Pulver ’63, M.A. ’83, M.B.A., 1983-1991, 1992-2000 Justin R. Ehrenwerth ’01, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2001) Patricia Rachal ’74, M.A. ’80, Ph.D., 1983-1986 Henry Weston Rollins ’32, M.A. ’62, 1962-19682 Trustees Emeriti Robert Converse Rowell ’49, M.A. ’61, 1961-1967 Richard Lloyd Abedon ’56, M.A. ’86, J.D., 1986-1994 Robert Sage ’49, M.A. ’74, 1974-1993 Howard Dale Adams, B.A., M.A. ’85, 1985-1994 Dwight Emerson Sargent ’39, M.A. ’56, M.A. ’58, 1958-1964, 1971-1974 Frank Olusegun Apantaku ’71, M.A. ’87, M.D., M.Sc., 1987-1993, Richard Robert Schmaltz ’62, M.A. ’76, 1976-1995 1994-1997 Elaine Zervas Stamas ’53, M.A. ’92, 1992-2000 Clifford Allan Bean ’51, M.A. ’70, M.B.A., 1970-1976 Albert Stone ’51, M.A. ’96, 1996-1999 Susan Fairchild Bean ’57, M.A. ’76, 1976-1982 Eugene Charles Struckhoff ’44, M.A. ’67, LL.B., 1967-1970 Anne Lawrence Bondy ’46, M.A. ’81, 1981-1987 W. Clarke Swanson Jr., M.A. ’70, LL.B., 1970-1976 Robert William Burke ’61, M.A. ’81, M.B.A., 1981-1987 Arthur Totten Thompson ’40, M.A. ’70, M.B.A., Sc.D. ’69, 1970-1974 Levin Hicks Campbell, M.A. ’82, LL.B., 1982-1990, 1991-1999 Sigrid Emma Tompkins ’38, M.A. ’70, LL.B., 1970-1976, 1977-1985 E. Michael Caulfield ’68, M.A. ’93, M.B.A., 1993-1996 Barbara Howard Traister ’65, M.A. ’88, Ph.D., 1988-1994 John Gilray Christy, M.A. ’84, M.A., 1984-1992 Beth Brown Turner ’63, M.A. ’89, M.A., 1989-1996 Jane Whipple Coddington ’55, M.A.’94, M.L.S., 1994-1998 Peter Austin Vlachos ’58, M.A. ’77, 1977-1980 Susan Comeau ’63, M.A. ’87, 1987-1993, 1994-2000 Jean Margaret Watson ’29, M.A. ’65, M.A., 1965-1971 John William Deering ’55, M.A. ’78, 1978-1981 Robert Frederic Woolworth, M.A. ’65, 1965-1977 Robert Michael Furek ’64, M.A. ’90, M.B.A., 1990-1999 1Died January 28, 2000 Jerome F. Goldberg ’60, M.A. ’89, J.D., 1991-1994 2Died April 8, 2000 Rae Jean Braunmuller Goodman ’69, M.A. ’83, Ph.D., 1983-1989 Peter Geoffrey Gordon ’64, M.A. ’95, M.B.A., 1995-1998 Overseers Nissie Grossman ’32, M.A. ’65, M.B.A., 1965-1970, 1971-19811 Harold Alfond, L.H.D. ’80, Waterville, Maine, Visiting Committee on Eugenie Hahlbohm Hampton ’55, M.A. ’72, 1972-1978 Physical Education and Athletics (Life Overseer) Peter David Hart ’64, M.A. ’89, LL.D. ’85, 1989-1992, 1995-1999 Todger Anderson ’67, Englewood, Colorado, Visiting Committee on Wallace Meredith Haselton, M.A. ’71, 1971-1977, 1978-1981 Health Services (2001) George Edward Haskell Jr. ’55, M.A. ’92, 1992-1997 Virginia L. Barrett ’69, Stuart, Florida, Visiting Committees on Education Ellen Brooks Haweeli ’69, M.A. ’93, 1993-1999 and Human Development and on International Studies (2004) Nancy Spokes Haydu ’69, M.A. ’86, M.C.R.P., 1986-1994 Patricia Downs Berger ’62, M.D., Brookline, Massachusetts, Visiting Com- Philip William Hussey Jr. ’53, M.A. ’81, 1981-1987 mittees on Physics and Astronomy and on Spanish (2001) Robert Spence Lee ’51, M.A. ’75, 1975-1995 Lazar Birenbaum, Saratoga, California, Visiting Committee on Computer Robert Allen Marden ’50, M.A. ’68, LL.B. ’51, 1968-1993 Science (2003) David Marvin Marson ’48, M.A. ’84, 1984-1993 Leon C. Buck ’84, J.D., Greenbelt, Maryland (2002) Rita Ann McCabe ’45, M.A. ’66, 1966-1972, 1973-1983 Richard H. Campbell ’58, York Village, Maine (2003) Lawrence Carroll McQuade, M.A. ’81, LL.B., 1981-1989 Peter C. Clark ’75, New Boston, New Hampshire, Visiting Committee on C. David O’Brien ’58, M.A. ’75, 1975-1985 American Studies (2001)

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Nancy Carter Clough ’69, M.Ed., Pembroke, New Hampshire, Visiting Susan Ryel Mettler ’71, Lake Forest, Illinois, Visiting Committee on Committees on Psychology, on Spanish, and on Women’s Studies (2001) Physical Plant (2003) Brooke D. Coleman ’92, M.S., Salem, Massachusetts, Visiting Committee Patricia Davis Murphy ’68, M.D., S.D. ’99, Slingerlands, New York (2003) on African-American Studies (2002) Susan Jacobson Nester ’88, Bowie, Maryland, Visiting Committee on Joel E. Cutler ’81, Newton, Massachusetts, Visiting Committee on Interna- Dining Services (2001) tional Studies (2004) Paul S. Ostrove ’53, Roslyn, New York, Visiting Committees on Geology John B. Devine Jr. ’78, Phoenix, Maryland, Visiting Committees on Com- and on History (2003) puter Services, on Dining Services, and on Development and Alumni Kristian K. Parker ’94, Beaufort, North Carolina (2004) Relations (2002) M. Jane Powers ’86, M.S.W., Medford, Massachusetts, Visiting Committee Gerald Dorros, M.D., Scottsdale, Arizona, Visiting Committees on Classics, on Women’s Studies (2002) on Physics, and on Admissions and Financial Aid (2002) Thomas R. Rippon ’68, Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, Visiting Committees on Lawrence K. Fleischman ’75, M.B.A., Dix Hills, New York, Visiting Com- East Asian Studies, on Music, and on Theater and Dance (2003) mittees on Dining Services and on Mathematics (2004) Claudia Caruso Rouhana ’71, Sands Point, New York, Visiting Committee Patricia Orr Frost ’59, Miami Beach, Florida, Visiting Committee on Art on Classics (2003) and the Museum of Art (2004) Jennifer Alfond Seeman ’92, Berlin, Germany (2002) Diana J. Fuss ’82, Ph.D., New York, New York, Visiting Committee on Patricia Valavanis Smith ’80, M.S., Andover, Massachusetts (2003) English (2001) Edward A. Snyder ’75, M.A., Ph.D., Charlottesville, Virginia, Visiting R. David Genovese IV ’89, New York, New York, (2003) Committee on Mathematics (2003) Edward R. Goldberg ’59 Newton, Massachusetts, Visiting Committees on Henry Joseph Sockbeson ’73, J.D., North Stonington, Connecticut, Visit- Music and on Off-Campus Study (2001) ing Committees on History and on Music (2001) Cheryl Booker Gorman ’74, M.A., Westwood, Massachusetts, Visiting Paul Gerard Spillane Jr. ’79, M.B.A., Darien, Connecticut, Visiting Com- Committees on Special Programs, on French, and on Psychology (2003) mittee on Education (2001) Janet Gay Hawkins ’48, Shelter Island Heights, New York, Visiting Com- Cicely Finley Taylor ’94, Destrehan, Louisiana, Visiting Committee on mittees on the Libraries and on Health Services (2001) Spanish (2002) Sol Hurwitz, B.A., Rye, New York, Visiting Committees on Psychology, on Dennis Hok-shou Ting ’60, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Visiting Commit- Communications, on English, and on Music (2001) tees on East Asian Studies and on International Studies (2003) Timothy B. Hussey ’78, M.B.A., Kennebunk, Maine, Visiting Committees Alfred Traversi ’74, M.B.A., Lexington, Massachusetts (2002) on Philosophy and on Religious Studies (2001) Richard Y. Uchida ’79, M.B.A., Bow, New Hampshire, Visiting Committee Peter G. Jordan ’80, M.S., Brooklyn, New York (2002) on History (2002) Kendra King ’94, M.A., Athens, Georgia, Visiting Committee on Religious Diane Gerth Van Wyck ’66, J.D., New York, New York, Visiting Committees on Studies (2002) Classics, on East Asian Studies, on Health Services, and on History (2001) Peter Harold Lunder ’56, D.F.A. ’98, Waterville, Maine, Visiting Commit- Nancy Greer Weiland ’65, Ph.D., New York, New York (2002) tees on Physical Plant, on Art and the Museum of Art, and on Physical Anne Clarke Wolff ’87, M.B.A., Chicago, Illinois, Visiting Committee on Education and Athletics (Life Overseer) Development and Alumni Relations (2001) Joanne Weddell Magyar ’71, Stamford, Connecticut (2003) Charles Osgood Wood, L.H.D. ’96, B.S., Englewood, New Jersey, Visiting David D. Marshall ’75, M.B.A., Gibsonia, Pennsylvania (2004) Committee on Theater and Dance (2001) Deborah Marson ’75, J.D., Newton Centre, Massachusetts, Visiting Commit- Jonathan Zuhovitzky, B.S.Sc., New York, New York, Visiting Committee tees on English, on Off-Campus Studies, and on Women’s Studies (2004) on Classics (2001)

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Overseers Visiting Committees 1999-2000 Hilary Ervin, Waterville, Maine Off-Campus Study (September 26-28): Edward R. Goldberg ’59, chair; James A. Ffrench ’85, New York, New York Deborah Marson ’75; Gerald J. Holtz ’52; Kirstin Moritz, Brown Univer- Ingrid Hanzer, Los Angeles, California sity, consultant. Gabriella Jeppson ’93, New York, New York Religious Studies (October 3-5): Timothy B. Hussey ’78, chair; David Pulver Ada Katz, New York, New York ’63; Kendra King ’94; Jane Crossthwaite, Mount Holyoke, consultant. Alex Katz, D.F.A. ’84, New York, New York Computer Science (November 14-16): Rae Jean Braunmuller Goodman ’69, Paula Crane Lunder, M.A.’98, D.F.A. ’98, Waterville, Maine chair; Lazar Birenbaum P ’00; William J. Ryan P ’00; Stuart Hirschfield, Peter H. Lunder ’56, D.F.A. ’98, Waterville, Maine Hamilton, consultant. Norma Marin, New York, New York, and Addison, Maine French (February 27-29): Virginia L. Barrett ’69, chair; Cheryl Booker Leigh A. Morse ’78, New York, New York Gorman ’74; Carol Rifelj, Middlebury, consultant. Heather L. Payson ’88, Falmouth, Maine Spanish (March 12-14): Patricia Downs Berger ’62, chair; Cicely Finley Thomas B. Schulhof ’69, New York, New York Taylor ’94; Robert S. Lee ’51; Silvia Spitta, Dartmouth, consultant. Paul J. Schupf, M.A. ’91, Hamilton, New York Classics (April 2-4): Gerald Dorros, M.D., P ’93, ’96, ’98, ’01, chair; Claudia John E. Shore ’59, Cincinnati, Ohio Caruso Rouhana ’71; Jonathan Zuhovitzky P ’98; Susan Shelmerdine, Elaine Zervas Stamas ’53, Scarsdale, New York University of North Carolina at Greensboro, consultant. Stephen Stamas, Scarsdale, New York Physical Plant (April 9-11): Paul A. Nussbaum P ’94, chair; Gerald S. Seth A. Thayer III ’89, Chicago, Illinois Tanenbaum P ’00; Susan Ryel Mettler ’71; Harvey H. Kaiser, Harvey H. William G. Tsiaras ’68, Barrington, Rhode Island Kaiser Associates, Inc., consultant. Barbara Starr Wolf ’50, São Paulo, Brazil Mathematics (April 16-18): Lawrence K. Fleischman ’75, chair; Edward A. Snyder ’75; Carl Cowen, Purdue University, consultant. Alumni Council Executive Committee John Devine ’78, chair, president of the Alumni Association Museum of Art Board of Governors Lou Richardson ’67, vice chair Alan B. Mirken ’51, New York, New York Margaret Felton Viens ’77, executive secretary/treasurer W. Mark Brady ’78, New York, New York Eleanor Amidon ’75, chair, Nominating Committee Barbara L. Alfond, Weston, Massachusetts James W. Bourne ’81, chair, Clubs Committee Joan Alfond, Boston, Massachusetts Hope Palmer Bramhall ’56, chair, Awards Committee Theodore B. Alfond, Weston, Massachusetts Bruce C. Drouin ’74, chair, Career Services Committee William L. Alfond ’72, Boston, Massachusetts Lisa A. Hallee ’81, chair, Alumni Fund Committee Alexandra Anderson-Spivy, New York, New York Joanne Weddell Magyar ’71, chair, Communications Committee Lee Scrafton Bujold ’64, North Palm Beach, Florida Wendy Kennedy Ralph ’90, chair, Student Affairs Committee Jay Cantor, New York, New York Christopher R. Tompkins ’89, chair, Admissions Committee Thomas Colville, New Haven, Connecticut, and New York, New York Johnston deF. Whitman ’59, chair, Financial Affairs Committee Daphne Cummings, New York, New York, and Camden, Maine Frank A. Wilson ’73, chair, Athletics Committee Gabriella De Ferrari, New York, New York Philip C. Wysor ’70, chair, Alumni on Campus Committee David Driskell, D.F.A. ’00, Hyattsville, Maryland

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Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship Gillian A. Morejon ’00, Spanish, International Studies

Fulbright Teaching Assistantship David P. Famiglietti ’00, German

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Heather E. Olson ’01, French Studies, Chemistry, Cell/Molecular Concentration

Senior Scholars Peter A.W. Aykroyd Building Phaecia: Growing Artificial Societies Christopher T. Ireland Machine Learning and Small Robot Navigation Jared P. Lazzaro Designing a Remote Navigation System Franklin K. Mooney The Evolution of Conceptual Art in America Adam J. Schwartz Ground-truthing Thermal Infrared Multi-spectral Scanner Images Lindsay L. Stewart Celtic Traditions Elizabeth E. Tippet La Esperanza Taylor A. Tribble Interpretation of Thermal Infrared Multispectral (TIMS) Images Using Six-Channel Emissivities

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Senior Marshal Travis N. Keeling George F. Baker Scholarship Awarded to seniors demonstrating strong Ryan M. Jennerich Yuliya H. Komska qualities of character and motivation, recognition by their contemporaries, Keryn M. Kwedor superior academic performance, and an expressed interest in a business Phi Beta Kappa Charles R. Langelier career. Class of 2000: Kennard W. Allen, Peter S. Angwenyi, Yassen A. Michael J. Alto Jennifer A. Lisk Bakalov, Christine R. Casey, Richard M. Cohen, William S. Kendall, Jeremy Sarah E. Andel Ruth K. Manion A. Kidde, Gillian A. Morejon, Warren M. Newberry, Sambit Pattanayak, Faith M. Anderson James D. McGrath Jonathan B. Rickert, Rebecca B. Solomon, Benjamin T. Stockwell, Matthew Paul M. Berube Kristen M. Merrill H. Todesca, Wojciech Wieckowski; Class of 2001: Kirk P. Allen William S. Blackwell Keith M. Monk L.L. Bean Scholarship Class of 2000: Amie A. Mallett, Eric M. Saucier, Christopher P. Bonafide Gillian A. Morejon Shannon M. Sayer, Emmanuel M. Thomann; Class of 2001: Trent J. Cun- Meaghan A. Callahan Nicole B. Neault ningham, Kimberly B. Condon, Melanie L. Morin, Steven H. Tweedie; Abigail B. Campbell Heather E. Olson Class of 2002: Hillary J. Bouchard, Shawn P. Burnell, James R. Gagnon, Diane J. Carr Jessica A. Porter Michelle M. McInnis; Class of 2003: Andrea M. Breau, Arrashke A. Erin B. Cole-Karagory Jonathan B. Rickert Hekmat, Conor A. LeBlanc, Kristy T. Thurston Debra R. Coletti Rebecca E. Ryan Sarah A. Czok Megan M. Smiley Julius Seelye Bixler Scholarship Awarded annually to top-ranking students Drew J. Davis Jason M. St. Clair in recognition of their academic achievements. Class of 2000: Michael J. Arthur G. de St. Maurice Benjamin T. Stockwell Alto, Ilana C. Hobson, Ryan M. Jennerich, Benjamin T. Stockwell, Sarah Thomas J. Donahue Matthew P. Stokes R. Toland; Class of 2001: Milan Babik, Justin R. Ehrenwerth, Aura M. Helen C. Foott Patrick F. Sullivan Janze, Marybeth Maney, Heather E. Olson, Nicole A. Poland; Class of 2002: Elizabeth F. Goodman Christina M. Tinglof Christina B. Gungova, Erin F. Haynes, Joshua R. Ladieu, Gayle J. Pageau, Alicia R. Haines Karah P. To Laura V. Yeamans Karrie A. Hamel Sarah R. Toland* Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Class of 2000: Christine R. Casey, Marie-Lorraine M. Anne S. Hertzberg Taylor A. Tribble Cerat, Michelle A. Dominguez, Francisco J. Galvan, Jon P. Gray, Heather K. Ilana C. Hobson Vanessa M. Wade Izumi, Mary C. Larios, Tanvir Mahtab, Gillian A. Morejon, Jason Ri, Kenya M. Fleur A. Hopper Corie S. Washow Sanders, Nina T. Saxton, Randy E. Stewart, Karah P. To, Jason M. Tom, Nichole L. Sarah B. Hubbell Jason P. Werlin Williams; Class of 2001J: Jisel E. Lopez; Class of 2001: A. Razak Aziz, Coy R. Dailey, Christopher T. Ireland Erin E. Wilkes Amanda R. Irvine Jacqueline D. Johnson, Adela Kim, Rodrigo E. Mansilla, Courtney A. Monteiro, Aura M. Janze Brian Nguyen, Binah P. Palmer, Michelle-Nicholle Rahmings, Philbert M. Wilson Ryan M. Jennerich* Jr., Jennifer A. Winn; Class of 2002J: Matra T. Brathwaite; Class of 2002: Carmen P.

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Alvarez, Dany Chan, TyAnn L. Gentry, Constance R. Keener, Kathryn M. Kosuda, Donald P. Lake Award Created by his football and baseball teammates in Sharon K. Lee, Michelle D. Mancuso, Timothy A. Persinko, Myra J. Romero, honor of Don Lake ’55 and awarded to a member of the senior class who has Denell Washington; Class of 2003: Bianca Belcher, Daniel G. Chiacos, Jee Y. shown outstanding athletic ability, leadership, and academic accomplish- Guimont, Javanese M. Hailey, Arrashke A. Hekmat, Thomas A. Jackson, Elizabeth ment. Darren S. Ireland ’00 J.S. Kim, Kevin Millien, Doan Trang T Nguyen, Donna M. Pitteri, Matthew Kim Miller Memorial Prize Awarded to an outstanding junior man who Riportella-Crose, Carei B. Thomas, Garnet M. Yokoi exemplifies qualities possessed by Kim Miller—devotion to family, loyalty to Charles A. Dana Scholarship Awarded to students who have demonstrated his College, and respect for his country. Benjamin R. Farrell ’01, Frederick strong academic performance and a potential for leadership. Class of 2000: A. Perowne ’01 Erin B. Cole-Karagory, Yuliya H. Komska, Charles R. Langelier, Jason M. Ellsworth W. Millett Award Named in honor of Bill Millett ’25, who coached St. Clair; Class of 2001: Erin M. Edinburgh, Sarah M. Gross, Aaron M. Meg- football, ice hockey, and basketball, and awarded to the athlete who has quier, Melanie L. Morin, Kimberly L. Schneider, Jessica Weisbein; Class of contributed the most to Colby athletics in his four years. Jamie W. Brewster ’00 2002: Hillary J. Bouchard, Thomas F. Curran, Meghan A. Kreider, Jonathan H. Ryder, Ryan M. Wepler; Class of 2003J: Maribeth Saleem Lorraine Morel Memorial Award Awarded each year to a woman in the junior class who, by her sense of purpose and service, has, in the opinion of the General Prizes College, made significant contributions to the academic and social life of the Marjorie D. Bither Award Awarded for academic ability, athletic ability, and campus. Anna L. Randall ’01 leadership in athletics and on campus. Sarah R. Toland ’00 The Jacquelyn R. Nunez Award Awarded to a senior woman who has dem- Condon Medal The gift of Randall J. Condon, Class of 1886, is awarded onstrated qualities of academic excellence and personal leadership, which to the senior who, by vote of his or her classmates and approval of the characterized Jacquelyn Nunez’s career. Heather M. Daur ’01 faculty, is deemed to have exhibited the finest qualities of citizenship and Ninetta M. Runnals Scholarship Awarded by the dean of students to a has made the most significant contribution to the development of College woman with high scholastic standing, well-defined educational objectives, life. Rebecca B. Solomon ’00 and active participation in campus affairs. Alicia R. Haines ’00, Myra J. Arthur Galen Eustis Jr. Prize Awarded to a member of the junior class who Romero ’02 is a member of hall staff and who exhibits qualities of integrity, leadership, The Ethel M. Russell Memorial Award Awarded to a woman who possesses warmth of personality, and concern for others. Stacie R. Galiger ’01 overall outstanding qualities. Candace A. DeWitt ’00

Lelia M. Forster Prize Awarded to a first-year man and first-year woman who, Philip W. Tirabassi Memorial Award Awarded to a junior man who has by their academic performance, have commanded respect from their classmates, willingly assisted his classmates, promoted the best interests of the school, contributed to life on the campus, and shown the character and ideals most and maintained superior academic standing. Michael E. Wilmot ’01 likely to benefit society. Amanda E. Epstein ’03, Lee S. L’Heureux ’03 The Carrie M. True Award Awarded to an undergraduate female student for Lieutenant John Parker Holden II Award Awarded to a student to ensure pronounced religious leadership and influence in the life of the College. the continuation of a Colby education for a student who exemplifies the Christina M. Tinglof ’00 ideals of citizenship, responsibility, integrity, and loyalty, which were guiding principles to Lieutenant Holden. Jacob E. Conklin ’00

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The Patty Valavanis Award Awarded to a senior woman student-athlete The Forrest Goodwin Public Speaking Prize who has demonstrated the qualities of academic and athletic excellence and First Prize: Michael K. Farrell ’00 personal leadership and sportsmanship that characterized Patty Valavanis’s Second Prize: Kenya M. Sanders ’00 career at Colby. Sarah R. Toland ’00 Third Prize: Janet E. Bordelon ’01

Norman R. White Award Created by a close friend to honor an outstanding George E. Murray Debate Prize baseball player, the award is presented for inspirational leadership and First Prize: Zachary R. Brown ’03, Nicholas C. Ktorides ’00 sportsmanship. Matthew S. Smith ’00 Second Prize: Michael A. Sbano ’00, John D.C.M. Whittingham ’02 Third Prize: Richard R. Hallquist ’01, Jon P. Gray ’00 College Diversity Award Awarded to honor a member of the senior class who, by virtue or his/her contributions, has advanced issues and matters of Solomon Gallert Prize for Excellence in English Sarah R. Toland ’00 diversity during his/her Colby career. Paul M. Berube ’00 Elmira Nelson Jones Prize for Creative Writing James D. McGrath ’00, A. Departmental Prizes Gregory de St. Maurice ’00, Laurel G. Johnson ’00 James J. Harris Business Administration Award Faith M. Anderson ’00 Katherine Rogers Murphy Prize for Original Poetry Taylor A. Tribble ’00, J. Seelye Bixler Track Award Jamie W. Brewster ’00 Jason M. St. Clair ’00 Campbell Track & Field Award Rachel A. Meiklejohn ’02 The Marsden Geology Award Katherine A. St. Germaine ’02 Class of 1941 Book Prize Shannon M. Sayer ’00 Laurie Peterson Memorial Prize in Government For a junior government major who, through academic achievement and evidence of leadership and Hilda Fife Literary Prize Christine K. Beveridge ’00 character, has made an outstanding contribution to the department. Mark Harrington Putnam German Prize Erika P. Goss ’02 D. Paustenbach ’01 Ernest Parsons Business Administration Prize Alexis J. Fine ’00 William J. Wilkinson Memorial Award in History For one senior and one junior history major who combine an interest in modern European history, Ethel M. Russell Sorority Prize Candace A. DeWitt ’00 high average in history courses, personal integrity, and ability to reason Webster Chester Biology Prize Kathryn S. Reber ’00 critically and independently. Thomas J. Donahue ’00, Sarah E. Martin ’01 Alan Samuel Coit Biology Prizes Paul M. Berube ’00, Ilana C. Hobson ’00 Ermanno Comparetti Prize Kristen M. Merrill ’00 Thomas W. Easton Prize Miranda E. Jennings ’00 Alma Morrisette Music Award Michael J. Alto ’00 Samuel R. Feldman Award for Premedical Studies Christopher P. Bonafide ’00 Mollie Seltzer Yett ’26 Prize in Humanities Kamini Bhargava ’00 John B. Foster Memorial Prize in Classics Kevin E. James ’00 John Alden Clark Prizes in Philosophy Corie S. Washow ’00 Mary Low Carver Poetry Prize Given for original poems of merit in the Stephen Coburn Pepper Prize in Philosophy Scott J. Bridges ’00, Bradley S. English Department. Elizabeth E. Tippet ’00, Christina M. Tinglof ’00 Reichek ’00 William A. Rogers Prize in Physics Raymond H. Mazza III ’01 The Albion Woodbury Small Prize in Sociology Whitney F. Thayer ’00

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Berger Lecture “Recollections of a Survivor,” Judith Magyar Isaacson, The 47th Annual Lovejoy Convocation “Constructive Journalism,” William Litt.D. ’95, author of Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of a Survivor, former mathemat- Raspberry, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post ics lecturer and dean of students at Bates College Joan Whitney Payson Lecture “The Watercolors of ,” Kingsley Birge Lecture “Challenging the Power Elite in the 21st Century,” Carl Little, author of Edward Hopper’s New England, Art of the Maine Islands, Bill Domhoff, professor of sociology and psychology, University of Califor- and other books and articles on art nia, Santa Cruz The Phi Beta Kappa Lecture “How to Write Yourself a Good Obituary,” Ralph J. Bunche Lecture “Prisons of Image,” Charlene Teters, artist, writer, Hugh D. Young, professor of physics, Carnegie-Mellon University editor, advocate for American Indians, and member of the Spokane Nation Clara M. Southworth Lecture “Art Spaces,” Frederick Fisher of Frederick Dana-Bixler Convocation “Metals in Biological Systems: Natural Functions Fisher and Partners Architects, designer of the Lunder Wing of the Colby and Medicinal Uses,” lecture inaugurating the Dorros Chair in Life Sci- College Museum of Art ences, Stephen Uldrich Dunham and Shari Uldrich Dunham, assistant Peter A. Vlachos Lectures in Classics “The Birth of Comedy: Ritual and professors of biochemistry, Colby Clowns in Ancient Athens (Viewer Discretion Advised),” Professor Jeffrey Herbert Carlyle Libby Lecture “Why Can’t Russia Shake Its Stalinist Heri- S. Rusten, department of classics, Cornell University / “Lost Ladies: Women tage?” Adam Hochschild, author, teacher, scholar, and human rights activist in the Fragments of Attic Comedy,” Professor Jeffrey Henderson, department of classical studies, Boston University The Lipman Lecture “Israeli Perspectives,” Amos Oz, noted Israeli author and peace activist One Hundred and Seventy-Ninth Commencement Address Margaret H. Mar- shall, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court

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