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Students' Academic Excellence Recognized at Class & Charter Day

Marco Allodi '08 stands to accept the James Soper Merrill Prize
Marco Allodi '08 stands to accept the James Soper Merrill Prize
Academic achievement prizes, prize scholarships and other recognition of student accomplishments were awarded at Hamilton's 58th annual Class & Charter Day convocation on Friday, May 9, in the Chapel. Among the top prizes, Casey Green '09 won the Milton F. Fillius Jr./Joseph Drown Prize Scholarship and Marco Allodi '08 was awarded the James Soper Merrill Prize. More ...

Teaching Awards Presented to Five Faculty Members at Annual Class & Charter Day

Ernest Williams, Brian Collett, Haeng-ja Chung, Katie Kodat
Ernest Williams, Brian Collett, Haeng-ja Chung, Katie Kodat
Hamilton College's highest awards for teaching were presented on May 9 to five faculty members. Professor of Biology Ernest Williams Jr. received the Christian A. Johnson Professorship; Associate Professor of Physics Brian Collett was awarded the Samuel & Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching; Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat received the Class of 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award; Assistant Professor of Anthropology Haeng-Ja Chung was honored with the John R. Hatch Excellence in Teaching Award; and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Mark Oakes received the Sidney Wertimer Award. More ...

Inaugural Dean's Scholarly Achievement Awards Honor Five Faculty Members

Lisa Trivedi, Debra Boutin, Stephen Ellingson, Derek Jones, Naomi Guttman
Lisa Trivedi, Debra Boutin, Stephen Ellingson, Derek Jones, Naomi Guttman
Five members of the Hamilton faculty were recognized for their research and creative successes through a new series of awards presented at the 2008 Class & Charter Day on May 9. The Dean's Scholarly Achievement Awards were instituted in three categories this year by Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo. Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, received the Career Achievement Award; Associate Professor of Mathematics Debra Boutin was awarded Early Career Achievement; and Assistant Professor of Sociology Stephen Ellingson, Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman and Associate Professor of History Lisa Trivedi all received the Notable Year Achievement awards. More ...

Women's Lacrosse Clobbers Colby

Hamilton to face Middlebury in NCAA quarterfinal clash

Kate Fowler '10
Kate Fowler '10
Nicole Tetreault '08 led all players with four goals and Kate Fowler '10 made a career-high 12 saves to help lead nationally ranked No. 4 Hamilton College to a 13-6 win against visiting Colby College in an NCAA Division III championships tournament regional semifinal game played at Campus Road Athletic Field on May 10. More ...

ELS Renovation to Receive $4 Million Gift

Steve Sadove '73 and his wife Karin
Steve Sadove '73 and his wife Karin
Hamilton College alumnus and Charter Trustee Stephen Sadove '73 and his wife Karin have committed $4 million to renovate the College's Emerson Literary Society building (ELS). The Sadoves' gift will enable the College to create and renew space for expanded collaboration among all student groups with the goal of making the facility a hub for student activities on campus. More ...


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De Swaan Exhibits at Kirkland Art Center
The drawing, painting, photography and printmaking of 14 locally based artists including Visiting Instructor of Art Sylvia de Swaan will be featured in an exhibition titled "Open Focus" at the Kirkland Art Center in Clinton. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through June 4. Other artists in the exhibition include several Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor professors. More ...

HAVOC members with children from Utica's Neighborhood Center.
HAVOC Hosts Neighborhood Center Children for Spring Fling
HAVOC hosted 35 children from the Neighborhood Center in Utica for a Spring Fling event on Saturday, May 3. Participants planted flowers in decorated pots, made Mother's Day gifts, played relay races and enjoyed lunch in Commons. The Neighborhood Center children come to campus about three times each semester for fun-filled events and meaningful interaction with Hamilton students.


Women's Lacrosse Selected to Host NCAA Regional
Hamilton College has been selected as one of four regional hosts for the 2008 NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championships tournament on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11. More ...