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Hamilton trustee John Rice '78 has been named president and ceo of General Electric Co. Infrastructure. The infrastructure unit, which makes products including jet engines and power-generating equipment, is GE's largest business, accounting for 28 percent of the company's $149.7 billion in revenues last year. Rice, who majored in economics at Hamilton, was appointed a vice chairman at GE in 2005. He began his General Electric career in 1978 as a member of the Financial Management Program.

Haley Reimbold '06, an AmeriCorp VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) Community Outreach Coordinator through Hamilton's Levitt Center, has been named to the 7th annual Mohawk Valley 40 Under 40. The awards honor those who have contributed to work and the community while under the age of 40. Reimbold was honored for her work in co-founding The Underground Cafe in Utica, a teen center in Utica, where she is also program facilitator. Earlier this year Reimbold was awarded the national Huntington Public Service Award. The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. Reimbold donated her stipend to The Underground Cafe.

It was a reunion of sorts at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, held in Memphis, August 6-12. Ernest Williams, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Biology, Dan Gruner '93 and Jeff Evans '99 were all presenters at the meeting. Gruner and Evans were Williams' senior thesis students during their time at Hamilton and both graduated with honors in Biology.

Stephen Knapp '69 of Worcester, Mass., uses glass and light the way many artists use paint and brush. A recent article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette highlighted Knapp's process for creating "light paintings" using glass and light.

The Office of Alumni Relations has what we hope will be a compelling group of Alumni Travel programs planned for 2007. These exciting small group travel trips all contain a strong educational component and are open to members of the Hamilton family. Trips are organized in concert with Bates and Colby colleges. The Antartic and South African trips were very successful. Details on our remaining tours to India, the French Riviera, the Italian lakes district, Peru and the Turkish coastal area follow.

Photographs of  the nearly 1300 members of the Hamilton family who attended Reunions '06 are available on HOLAC. The weekend provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us on the Hill.Photgraphs of many of the nearly 1300 members of the Hamilton family who attended Reunions '06 are available on HOLAC. The weekend provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us on the Hill.

Key Award to Clarence E. Aldridge '45 Alumni who participated in a special reunion this past year, the Class of 1955 and earlier, were able to do so thanks to Clarence Aldridge.  Last year, Clarence created and managed a program for Half-Century alumni, which proved to be of great benefit to participants and to Hamilton. His determination and organizational skills were critical in bringing to College Hill 65 post-50th reunion alumni and guests. The model that he developed serves as a template for this year's program, and is certain to do so for future reunion celebrations.   Key Award to Brendan D. McCormick '01The vision and drive of Brendan McCormick has led to the creation of the Hamilton College Wall Street Association.  The first event was held on May 3rd, with Richard Bernstein '80, chief U.S. strategist for Merrill Lynch, as the keynote speaker.  Over 130 New York alumni attended. The Wall Street Alumni group is open to all alumni, whether individuals work in the financial services or related fields or simply have an interest in finance. 

The Bell Ringer Award is presented each year at Reunions to a member of the Hamilton family in recognition of contributions made to the College, its alumni and the community. This year Milton P. Kayle '43 and Donald O. Pollock '51 had the honor bestowed upon them at the annual meeting of the Alumni Council.

The Village Voice, after months of turmoil and layoffs, has named a new chief editor. He is Erik Wemple, editor of Washington City Paper. Wemple will be the legendary alt-weekly's fourth editor in the past year. It is now owned by New Times Media of Phoenix, which owns a chain of weeklies. Wemple has spent his entire journalistic career in Washington, so will be an outsider in New York City. He will start his new job in July. New Times has said it is trying to get more reporting and less opinion in the weekly. "Erik Wemple stood out in a process that went on for months as I reviewed applications and interviewed journalists from major American dailies, national magazines and alt-weeklies," said Michael Lacey, executive editor for Village Voice Media., in a Wednesday release. "Wemple's savvy and grit are reflected in the newspaper he edits. I'm looking forward to his leadership, as well as the speculation and second-guessing sure to commence with this announcement." http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002611350

Reunions provided the perfect opportunity for alumni and their families family to return to campus, relive old times and create new memories. Nearly 700 alumni attended and total attendance approached 1300. Whether you celebrated your fifth or sixtieth, we trust you enjoyed catching up with classmates, visiting old haunts, meeting professors and students, and attending Alumni Colleges. Thanks for joining us! Jon A. L. Hysell '72 Director of Alumni Relations   See Who's Attended   Schedule of Events Photo Galleries from past Reunions: View photos from Reunions 2005  View photos from Reunions 2004  View photos from Reunions 2003  View photos from Reunions 2002