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This year, we celebrate 10 faculty members whose years of teaching have left a lasting mark on the Hamilton community. Retiring in June are Mark Bailey (computer science), Erol Balkan (economics), Sally Cockburn (mathematics), Ella Gant (art), Patty Kloidt (physical education), Cheryl Morgan (French), Quincy Newell (religious studies), Onno Oerlemans (literature), Margie Thickstun (literature), and Bruce Walczyk (dance).

Provost and Dean of Faculty Ngonidzashe Munemo recognized 10 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories — career achievement, early career achievement, and notable year — at the May 5 faculty meeting.

Margie Thickstun, the Jane D. and Ellis E. Bradford ’45 Distinguished Writing Chair, was recently invited to present the spring semester Joseph S. Schick Lecture in Language, Literature, and Lexicography at Indiana State University (ISU) in Terre Haute, Ind.

Margie Thickstun, the Jane D. and Ellis E. Bradford ’45 Distinguished Writing Chair, recently presented a paper during the 11th Triennial Conference on John Bunyan at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Professor of Music Heather Buchman was named the inaugural recipient of the John L. Baldwin, Jr. Professorship in Music, and 10 other faculty members were appointed to endowed chairs effective July 1.

Lisa Trivedi, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of History, joined the faculty in 2000 and took over the role of College Marshal this academic year from Margaret Thickstun, the Jane Watson Irwin Professor of Literature.

Emma Kerkman ’25 has been selected as the winner of the Dell Award, formerly the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing for her story, “Lolo’s Last Run.”

From anarchist periodicals of the 1920s to a 16th century copy of Aesop’s Fables to paintings of 19th century everyday life in China, Hamilton’s Special Collections is a trove of fascinating publications and ephemera. More importantly it is a repository of primary source material for students and faculty to conduct research.

Margaret Thickstun, the Jane Watson Irwin Professor of Literature, is the co-editor of a recently-published book titled Witness, Warning, and Prophecy: Quaker Women’s Writing, 1655-1700.

Margie Thickstun, the Jane Watson Irwin Professor of English and Creative Writing, presented “Teaching Paradise Lost through Oral Performance” last month at the 2015 Conference on John Milton in Murfreesboro, Tenn.