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A sign displayed in Jon Hind ’80’s home reads, “Happiness is found in the journey, not in the destination.” The maxim resonates with his reflections on his decades-long relationship with Hamilton, from arriving on the Hill as a student-athlete in 1976 to retiring from his 18-year tenure as the College’s director of athletics last April.

Those who were lucky enough to know Mary McLean Evans ’82 described her as the ultimate connector. Fittingly, earlier this year, her friends, including members of the Board of Trustees, established an endowed fund in honor of Evans: The Mary Mclean Evans ’82 Scholarship, which will provide scholarship support and funding for Career Center resources intended for students who demonstrate significant financial need.

Softball standout Emma Tansky ’25 didn’t retire her bat and glove after her career as a Continental came to an end. When not working as a dermatology assistant at Bryn Mawr Skin & Cancer Institute, she’s a ball girl for the Philadelphia Phillies.

A celebration erupted moments after the overtime goal sailed into the net. Hamilton’s first national men’s hockey championship didn’t come from a breakthrough strategy or a singular star, but from something less tangible that has been a long time in the making.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ryan Martinie published a study on the biosynthesis of the antibiotic pantocin A in the journal ACS Chemical Biology. The study was coauthored by alumni Blake Levy '23, Nyaari Kothiya '23, Ben Jakubczak '23, Natalie Beebe '24, Anastasia Passalaris '24, Taylor Bartels '25, Isis Riviere '25, and students Anika Amann '27, Akmaral Tezekbaeva '27, Rachel Alpert '27, Tara Houser '27, and Alice Lee '28.

A co-written essay by Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus and Ashley Scheichet ’25, "A Contemporary Connections Option for Early Modern Syllabus Diversification," was recently published in Teaching Philosophy, the premiere journal for the scholarship of teaching and learning in philosophy.

A new fellowship is giving Hamilton students the chance to develop leadership skills not just in the classroom, but in workplaces and communities throughout the Mohawk Valley.

Joanna Langfield K’76 has built her long-held passion for the arts into a career as a film critic and media personality. From writing reviews to hosting programs, she has a reputation for garnering celebrities’ insights that go beyond just news about their latest projects. Through her website, The Movie Minute, she has reached millions with her insightful capsule reviews of the latest films.

The literary magazine will celebrate its 50-year anniversary this fall. Article by Jo Pitkin K’78.

An article co-authored by Associate Professor of Mathematics Jose Ceniceros and Angel Apollos '26 appears in the Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications. The paper is titled "Pointed Racks and Their Applications to Braid Theory." After graduating, Apollos began a Ph.D. program in mathematics at Louisiana State University (LSU).