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Physical Plant custodian Heidi Griffith was honored with the Ellie Wertimer – Patsy Couper Award at the annual staff recognition lunch on May 14. The award is given annually to an employee who goes above and beyond in service to students.

In an email to the Hamilton community on Jan. 31, Vice President of Administration and Finance Karen Leach announced the death of long-time Physical Plant employee John McGovern.

President Joan Stewart opened Hamilton’s 32nd employee service recognition luncheon on May 16 in Commons Dining Hall with a word of thanks to all employees. “It’s you who make this Hamilton...I can’t thank you enough.”

Associate Vice President for Facilities and Planning Steve Bellona received the 2016 Decade of Excellence award, given by the Mohawk Valley Engineers Executive Council (MVEEC). The award was presented April 28 at the 66th Annual Mohawk Valley Technical Awards Banquet, held at The Beeches in Rome, N.Y.

The winners of the Beverly S. and Eugene M. Tobin Employee Awards were announced and employees celebrating milestone service anniversaries were honored at Hamilton’s 31st annual employee service recognition luncheon on May 18 on Dunham Green.

Associate Director of Physical Plant for Building Services William Huggins received the Outstanding Engineering Professionalism Award, given by the Mohawk Valley Engineers’ Executive Council (MVEEC). The award was presented at a banquet on April 23 at the Roselawn in New York Mills, N.Y.

Fifty-two Hamilton students will have a new home on the Hill when they return for the fall 2015 semester. Conversion of the former Minor Theater to a residence hall is a bit ahead of schedule, with completion expected in mid-July and move-in around Aug. 1, according to project manager Senior Associate Director of Physical Plant Frank Marsicane.  When remodeling is finished the building will house 52 students in 10 suites on three floors.

The conversion of Minor Theater to a residence hall is proceeding on schedule with an anticipated August 2015 completion date. When remodeling is finished the building will house 52 students on three floors.

The Community Outreach and Opportunity Project (COOP) is teaming up with Hamilton’s Physical Plant staff and Greek Philanthropy Union to provide 125 hams for Country Pantry, Clark Mills’ soup kitchen. The hams will feed 165 families on Easter.

For 11 days, from Dec 20 to Jan 5, the campus was closed and opportunities for energy conservation were plentiful. Physical Plant lowered building temperatures, conserving natural gas and electricity. The estimated savings in electrical energy for all campus buildings totaled 146,100 kilowatt-hours, which represents a 6.1 percent reduction in use for December.