Doug Sheldon '63 has been named the new conductor of the Orpheus Club of Philadelphia. Orpheus is an 80-member male chorus that is Philadelphia's oldest musical organization; its origins trace to 1872. Sheldon, a music major at Hamilton, also returns to the Hill each year to direct the Alumni Reunion Choir, an all-male ensemble. More ...

William Yeomans '55 will be honored as the 2002 Volunteer of the Year, and two alumni will receive the College Key Award at the Alumni Council dinner during Fallcoming Weekend, October 4-6. More ...

Out of the Box TV's program Backroads of Central New York will air on WUTR - TV 20 (the ABC affiliate in Utica, NY), on Thursday, June 20, at 8 p.m. The hour-long program focuses on three historic out-of-the-way routes in the Central New York area. The program is produced by David Gaynes '99. More ...

Susan Valentine K'73, welcomed attendees at the Kirkland College Commemorative Awards ceremony, held during Reunion Weekend, June 7-9. Valentine credited the work of many -- including Hamilton College president Eugene Tobin, Kirkland Project Coordinator Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, Vice President of Communications and Development Dick Tantillo, and Jennifer Potter Hayes K' 73 -- with keeping the spirit of Kirkland College alive and making the commemorative ceremony a reality. More ...

President George W. Bush has nominated James Howard Yellin '60 to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi. More ...

Kevin Kennedy '70, the outgoing chair of Hamilton's Board of Trustees, was honored during Reunion Weekend festivities. Kennedy was presented with a plaque during the Alumni Association's annual meeting on June 8. The text follows: More ...

Matthew Backes, a 1993 graduate of Hamilton College, has been awarded a 2002 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The awards support original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. More ...

John J. Donohue III '74 was named the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. The professorship is a gift of William H. Neukom, Microsoft executive vice president for law and corporate affairs. More ...

The war on terrorism, U.S. dependence on Saudi Arabian oil, and the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process were among topics discussed at an Alumni College event titled "The Modern Middle East," held during Reunion Weekend. More ...

Donald Gingras '50 was presented with the Bell Ringer Award during the annual meeting of the Alumni Association during Reunion Weekend festivities. More ...