Know Thyself Series

If you follow any college or professional sports, it’s a good bet that ESPN is part of your daily life – checking real-time scoring, stats, trades, and news about teams and athletes. So, when it came time to choose a moderator for Hamilton’s next Great Names event with tennis superstar Venus Williams, one name quickly popped up: Lauren Reynolds Nelson ’02.

Thirty-two productions. Four semesters. A performance every eight days on average. This is the life of Eric Seeley ’26, one of three Hamilton students who has the knowledge to run lighting for all kinds of shows on campus.

After more than 400 episodes, actor Sam Waterston is turning over Jack McCoy’s leadership of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Tony Goldwyn ’82, who joined the cast of NBC’s Law & Order as new DA Nicholas Baxter.

Emma Kerkman ’25 has been selected as the winner of the Dell Award, formerly the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing for her story, “Lolo’s Last Run.”

Here’s just a quick “by the numbers” of this year’s PGA Show held annually each January at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. 31,000 golf industry professionals 1,000+ exhibiting brands 10 miles of show aisles 89 countries and all 50 U.S. states represented Managing the entire event for the 10th year — and celebrating his 25th with the show — was Marc Simon ’94, vice president of PGA Golf Exhibitions.

Laurie Semple McCarthy ’86 has been living on Cape Cod for almost 20 years. While her day job involves working as the comptroller for a residential builder, her avocation takes her back in time.

Assistant Professor of Theatre Tobin Ost, who specializes in scenic design, does not believe in “art with a capital A,” especially when it applies to design. Throughout his career, Ost has broadened his experiences and knowledge of the world around him while encouraging students to do the same. And some of his students are people who never intended to set foot into the world of theatre.

Get to know a few members of the class and the courses they loved, their favorite campus meals (it’s a breakfast bunch!), and how they spent their first months on College Hill.

Dave Lahey ’83 was lying in a hospital bed in Toronto, more than a little unsure of his future — or if he had any future at all. The long-ago Hamilton hockey captain was in trouble. Cancer had grabbed him hard the year before and wasn’t letting go. One afternoon, he was asked to watch a Continental game online.

Retired U.S. Army brigadier general, professor emeritus of history at West Point, and now visiting professor of history at Hamilton, Ty Seidule grew up revering Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Now his views have radically changed.