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Assistant Professor of Economics Emily Conover was invited to attend and present at a conference held Dec. 6-7 at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. The conference convened a group of economists to present and discuss their work on assessing productivity levels, dispersions and growth in different Latin American countries. The work Conover presented used firm level data to assess productivity levels in Colombia.

Bowie Sievers '11 helped lead Hamilton College to second place out of six teams at Wesleyan University's two-day Cardinal Invitational on Dec. 6 and 7.

A handful of athletes from Hamilton College's indoor track & field team competed in the multi-divisional non-team scoring Cornell Relays at Barton Hall on Dec. 6.

Megan Gibbons '12 finished first in five individual events to help lead Hamilton College to second place out of six teams at Wesleyan University's two-day Cardinal Invitational on Dec. 6 and 7.

The Web-based interactive video series Jazz It Up!, hosted and co-produced by Hamilton graduate Gregory Thomas '85, has been nominated for a Global Media Award in the category of Outstanding Long Form—Entertainment.

Meredith Harper Bonham, assistant to the president and secretary to the Board of Trustees, wrote an article for the latest issue of Trusteeship magazine. In "Awarding Honorary Degrees: Holding a Mirror up to the Institution," Bonham writes, "Conferring honorary degrees is a significant act, not only for what it says about a college or university, but also for the context it provides for the degrees conferred simultaneously on the members of a graduating class. The choice of recipients becomes an important part of an institution's self-definition and can reflect in fundamental ways the institution's mission."

Young filmmakers J.P. Sniadowski and Stephanie Spray will present their recent work as part of the Hamilton College F.I.L.M. (Forum for Images and Languages in Motion) series on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. in Hamilton's KJ Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.

Having been nominated by enthusiastic students earlier this fall and vetted by a committee of past teaching award recipients, Assistant Professor of Government Timothy (Ted) Lehmann was awarded a 2008 Class of 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award on Dec. 2. The Class of 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award was established in 1988 by members of the class on the occasion of their 25th reunion. This award recognizes a Hamilton junior faculty member, in a tenure-track position, or tenured in the last year, who demonstrates extraordinary commitment to and skill in teaching. The Lehmann announcement was made at the monthly Hamilton faculty meeting.

"I hate to use this word," explained a smiling Dan Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, "but it was a 'unique' event – it brought together students from about seven different courses." The event in question was Bowling Night, in which about 200 students and faculty gathered in the Chapel on Dec. 2 to discuss a widely debated article by political scientist Robert D. Putnam.

Jane Springer, visiting assistant professor of English, has been awarded a 2009 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowship for poetry. The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established, bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.