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Ruth Duggan '08, a member of Mars & Co since graduating from Hamilton with a degree in physics, has been promoted to senior associate consultant. Ruth has worked with several of Mars & Co's Fortune 100 clients, including ones in consumer packaged goods and retailing. Mars & Co is a global management consulting firm specializing in business strategy and operational improvement.

Northern Illinois University Press has published a translation of Tamara Petkevich’s Memoir of a Gulag Actress, co-translated by Ross Ufberg '07 and Yasha Klots. In "an abridged translation that retains the grace and passion of the original," Ufberg and Yasha tell the story of a Russian girl whose father was arrested when she was 17 for his Communist beliefs and who was later arrested herself.

Paul Reichert '90 released his first children's book, The Lemonade Ripple, this year to much success. The book, which Reichert both wrote and illustrated, tells the story of Caroline, a young girl who starts a lemonade stand to raise money for a friend in need, and details how her goodwill affects an entire town. Reichert recently held a book party in Washington, D.C., which attracted 60 guests, including Hamilton alumni. He has also beendoing readings at elementary schools and children's bookstores. All profits from The Lemonade Ripple go to The Foundation for Community Betterment.

Josh Huling '05 will give a workshop entitled "Surviving Communications: The Medium that Changed Everything, and the 4 Lessons it Didn't," on Monday, November 1, at 11:00 a.m. in KJ 224. Huling graduated Hamilton College with a degree in Communication. After Hamilton, he went on to achieve a Master's degree in Advertising at Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Huling has worked at Doner Advertising, in Plymouth, Michigan, since 2006, moving through the ranks from Account Associate to Brand Leader, and working on such campaigns as Owens Corning and the Detroit Zoo.

Maureen Meharg Kentoff '84 has contributed an essay to Seeds of Change: Critical Essays on Barbara Kingsolver, a collection of criticism published by the University of Tennessee Press. Seeds of Change is the first collection to consider the full range of Kingsolver’s literary work Kentoff’s essay "To Live Deliberately: Feminist Theory in Action in High Tide in Tuscon" is the second chapter.

Since her graduation, Danielle Ain '09 has been working for Abroad101, an internet startup review site for study abroad programs. Recently, Abroad101 was named a finalist in the MassChallenge Global Startup Competition and Accelerator and awarded $50,000. The competition is the world’s largest for startups.

On Saturday, September 25, Dean Alfange, Jr. ‘50 served as the delegate for Hamilton College at the inauguration of Adam F. Falk as the 17th president of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.  

Eric Ritvo '96 has been elected to the Jewish Vocation Service's (JVS) board of directors. JVS is a non-sectarian agency that assists individuals in acquiring education and jobs and aids businesses in hiring and retraining their employees.

David Weiss '75 has been appointed president and CEO of CHF International (CHF), an international development and humanitarian assistance organization based in Silver Spring, MD. CHF currently is working in 25 countries to help lower income communities to improve their social, economic, and environmental conditions. Weiss will concentrate on ensuring that CHF remains sustainable and able to meet global development challenges. He intends to increase CHF's reputation as a leader and innovator by working with donors and partners to implement programs at the community level that positively change lives.

In the latest installment of the Investment & Finance Series (IFS) the husband and wife team of Brooke (Cobb) Jones ’97 and Paul Jones ’03 will be back on campus Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, meeting with students and presenting the sixth session in the very successful alumni-led series. Brooke and Paul will present on Sunday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. on "Careers in Institutional Sales & Trading and Best Practices for Earning an Offer."