Arts & Entertainment

Andrew Horton '66 is the The Jeanne H. Smith Professor of Film and Media Studies at The University of Oklahoma. Horton describes how he discovered his love for cinema studies at Hamilton during a period of time when the college did not offer film and media courses.

John Nye ’87 majored in art history and built a career in the second oldest profession in the world. About twenty years ago, he struck out on his own after a meteoric rise at Sotheby's and founded Nye and Company Auctioneers/Appraisers in northern New Jersey, where he is president and principal auctioneer. The regional auction house has an international clientele and a national audience resulting from his participation on Antiques Roadshow.

Edwin “Eddie” Brennan ’19 is a creative director and communications strategy consultant working in New York City. His expertise supports numerous companies and organizations across the Tech, Philanthropy, Manufacturing, and Consumer Goods industries, with a keen focus on strategic brand development and external communications. Brennan also serves as the CEO and Owner of Rural Guarantee LLC, on the Community Advisory Committee of the Masonic Medical Research Institute, and supports several local nonprofits in fundraising and strategy throughout Central New York. 

Sabrina Pike graduated from Hamilton in 2020 and concentrated in creative writing and archaeology. She is a young adult novelist and is currently working on a fantasy trilogy.

Jamie Donahoe ’85 (American studies) co-founded Adventures in Preservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the world’s architectural heritage. In 2017, she began her personal journey to becoming a children’s author.

“I have returned to the stage through directing and acting.”

Julia Smith graduated in 2018 as a studio art major and a geology/government double minor. She currently works as a brand marketing associate at Disney Streaming for ESPN+ in New York City.

Céline Geiger is currently a writer and supervising producer on the CW drama series Nancy Drew. She is also the writer, creator and executive producer of the Emmy nominated digital series Relationship Status, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. She has written for the television series The Bold Type, Valor, The Vampire Diaries, The Lying Game, and Being Human and developed projects for digital, TV and film with HBO, The CW, Freeform, VH1, and Disney.

Susie Szeto Price graduated from Hamilton in 1992 with a degree in women’s studies. From Hamilton she went on to earn her master of arts degree in film, cinema, and video studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. She now works as a photographer for Getty Images.

“Self-guided learning has been crucial to not only my web work, but also my piano playing.”