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Opportunity Programs hosted its 11th annual Parents’ Connected Day on April 8. A highlight of the event was presentation of the Through the Doors of Opportunity award to Josie Collier ’97, P’14, which recognizes alumni who choose to give back to their communities, not only in word, but in deed.

“I’m not supposed to be standing here today—I’m supposed to be dead and buried in Arlington,” Matt Zeller ’04 told members of the Hamilton community who attended his talk, “No One Left Behind: A Bond Forged in Combat.”

Vice President and Dean of Students Nancy Thompson was honored as the 2017 Distinguished Service Award recipient by Hamilton’s Alumni Association. Alumni Association President Gordon Kaye ’74, P ’05 presented the award on April 7 during the Alumni Council’s Recognition dinner.

Three Hamilton seniors presented talks at the Seaway Section Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at SUNY Oswego on April 1.

Three Hamilton students who developed a Home Energy Assessment Tool (H.E.A.T.) won the grand prize at the eighth annual Pitch Competition. The team of Anna Mowat ’18, Ash Kahn ’17 and Leo Kell ’17 generated an algorithm, accessible by smartphone app, with a 90% accuracy rate. The formula helps homeowners reduce their energy bill without hiring inspectors.

Bestselling author Sarah Maas ’08 offered inspiring advice for budding writers and shared nostalgic memories about her time on the Hill during her visit on April 7.

Yuwen Michelson ’17 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Laos. A sociology concentrator at Hamilton, she served as a volunteer English teacher through Global Vision International in Laos during summer, 2014.

Artist Julia Jacquette will lead a gallery walk-through of her solo exhibition on display at the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art on Tuesday, April 11, at 4:15 p.m.

A large group of Hamilton students, alumni and faculty attended and presented at the 82nd Annual Society for American Archaeology (SAA) meeting that took place March 29th to April 2nd in Vancouver, B.C.

Afghan combat veteran Matt Zeller ’04 and Janis Shinwari, a former Afghan interpreter, will present a lecture, “No One Left Behind: A Bond Forged in Combat,” on Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m., in the Bradford Auditorium, KJ.