The New York Times published a feature article (6/8/03) about Hamilton alumnus and trustee Thomas Schwarz '66, appointed in April as president of SUNY Purchase, who is winning praise for erasing the school's deficit and aggressively raising funds. More ...

Hamilton alumnus Tom Meehan '51 won a Tony award on June 8 for "Hairspray," a Broadway musical. Meehan co-wrote the book on which the musical is based with Mark O'Donnell. The musical is adapted from John Waters's 1988 movie about rock 'n' roll and race relations. Meehan is also co-creator of the Broadway hit "The Producers." More ...

Hamilton alumnus Richard Bernstein '80, chief market strategist for Merrill Lynch, was interviewed for a New York Times article (6/8/03) about the rising stock market. In "Watching for Bubbles That May Yet Burst," Bernstein explains why he is still cautious about stocks and predicts why the economy is not yet ready to rebound. More ...

As part of Reunion events, Assistant Director of the Hamilton Physical Plant Terry Hawkridge guided a "slightly damp" group of alumni through the Root Glen. The alumni were treated to a both humorous and enlightening walk through the Glen and the Grant Garden on a rainy Thursday afternoon. More ...

Reunions 2003 will reverberate with echoes of the past, ring out with celebrations of the present and provide a sense of what the future holds for the people who comprise Hamilton College. Opportunities to strengthen your ties with your alma mater are at their best during Reunions 2003. Join us and renew old friendships, enhance existing relationships nurtured since graduation and develop new relationships that will last a lifetime. Hamilton College will welcome back more than 500 alumni, as well as their guests, when we host our annual Reunion Weekend Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8. Highlights of this year's reunion will include a fourteen Alumni Colleges, the Alumni All-Star Jazz Band, various affinity group receptions, the Annual Alumni Association Meeting and the Sunday Service of Remembrance. More ...

Hamilton has several apartments available for rent this summer in Washington, D.C. More ...

Gilbert Adams '45 and his wife, Margaret, were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Clinton A Better Chance (ABC) Program. The award was presented on the occasion of the ABC program's 30th Anniversary Dinner and Award Celebration held on May 10. More ...

Michael Keller, a 1967 graduate of Hamilton College and an alumni trustee of the college, was featured in a New York Times article (May 12, 2003) about digitizing books at Stanford, where he is head librarian. More ...

Beth Robitaille, a 1985 graduate of Hamilton College and an Alumni Trustee, has been promoted to associate publisher at Coastal Living magazine, a division of Southern Progress Corporation. Robitaille began her career at Southern Progress in 1989 as a New York sales representative for Southpoint magazine. In 1990 she moved to Southern Living magazine where she became advertising manager for the Dallas office in 1992 and subsequently, the Chicago office in 1994. In 1996 Robitaille joined the Coastal Living magazine launch team as the Midwest regional manager before being promoted to national sales manager. In her new position Robitaille will direct Coastal Living sales and marketing personnel nationwide and oversee the management of all advertising budgets and goals. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Hamilton. More ...

Richard Bernstein '80 was featured in a Q&A in the "Street Smarts" section of Newsday. Bernstein is Merrill Lynch's chief U.S. strategist and chief quantitative strategist in the global securities research and economics group. In the Q&A Bernstein said, "I believe that the Fed is going down the wrong path. The problem in this economy is not that demand is weak necessarily; it's that there's an oversupply." Bernstein is the author of Style Investing--Unique Insight Into Equity Management, and Navigate the Noise: Investing in the New Age of Media and Hype. More ...