On Oct. 19, Steve Reynolds '93 was presented with an Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service -- the Department of Justice’s second-highest honor -- for his role in the investigation and prosecution of Bridgeport, Connecticut resident Faisal Shahzad for the attempted bombing of Times Square in New York City on May 1, 2010.  Attorney General Eric Holder recognized Reynolds as well as several other federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents from New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts during the 59th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

On September 21, students in Hamilton's New York City program visited the Barclays Capital building for a discussion hosted by Hamilton alumni George Mack ’93 and Alexandra Leighton ’09. Barclays Capital, located on 49th Street and 7th Avenue, is one of the world’s premier investment banks.

Beginning July 7, the Kenise Barnes Fine Art Gallery in Larchmont, NY, will feature the work of Leigh Taylor Mickelson '93 in the exhibition "Got to Get Back to the Garden." The exhibition will display art inspired by nature and created from unusual materials, including fabric, ceramic, and cut Mylar. Mickelson describes her ceramic sculpture as an exploration of one of the most recent inspirations for her work: a plant’s will to pollinate.  For her, the private "business" of flowering plants reveals a world that mimics human interaction to a fascinating degree.

Hispanic linguist Juan R. Valdez '93 will present a lecture on Thursday, April 7 at 4:10 p.m. at the Days-Massolo Center. The lecture, titled “Feeling Spanish: The Linguistic Self-Image of Dominicans,” is free and open to the public.