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Members of Hamilton’s Class of 2023 have walked off the Commencement stage, canes in hand, and out into the world ready to make a difference and take the lead on global issues and needs.

The sky certainly isn’t the limit for Kevin Conole ’04 when it comes to promoting NASA’s global outreach. As a senior program specialist at the space agency’s Office of International and Interagency Relations in Washington, D.C., he manages relationships with civilian partners and leads the agency’s United Nations-related activities.

May’s news highlights ranged from Russian President Putin’s future to the College’s Commencement. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Vige Barrie if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently distributed nearly $75,000 to seven non-profit and public safety organizations serving the Town of Kirkland and the Village of Clinton. The fund has awarded more than $1.1 million since 2001.

Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo announced that Nathan Goodale, Professor of Anthropology and the outgoing Associate Dean of Faculty, has been appointed to serve as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

In its final meeting of the 2022-23 academic year, the Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected 25 members of the Class of 2023.

Studies show that college-aged students without a family support system or personal safety net are among the least likely to earn a four-year college degree. Judi Alperin King ’83 is committed to changing that.

Growing up in the suburbs of Rochester, N.Y., Jackson Vogt ’23 was undecided between the University of Rochester and Hamilton College. “I had a lot of friends going to the University of Rochester, but it seemed a bit too close to home,” he said. Now, four years, two majors, and an Amazon internship later, Vogt has accepted a full-time position at Amazon Web Services.(AWS) as part of their web design and development team.

Retired Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, the first female four-star admiral and chair of the 2020-22 Congressional Naming Commission, presented remarks to the Class of 2023 at Hamilton’s 211th commencement on Sunday, May 21. Other speakers included Ryan Smolarsky ’23, recipient of the James Soper Merrill Prize, and class speaker Juliet Davidson ’23.

Oftentimes students feel as though there is a dichotomy between the sciences and the arts and that they must choose one or the other. Enter Shelly Cao ’23, an art and mathematics double major pursuing a combination of both through architecture and showing the paths that emerge from pursuing interdisciplinary interests.