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A total of 179 Hamilton students were honored with awards during the annual Class & Charter Day convocation, held on May 7 in the Chapel. Alumnus and benefactor Richard Couper '44 gave the address, which reflected on key dates in Hamilton and U.S. history. Mary Beatrice Dias '04 was announced as the winner of the James Soper Merrill Prize, and the Milton F. Fillius Jr./Joseph Drown Prize Scholarship was awarded to Sarah Ziegler '05.

The 6th Annual AIDS Hike for Life was a wonderful success. It was a record-breaking year in both participation and funds raised. More than 500 people walked, ran or hiked through the Kirkland Glen and across campus raising over $36,000!

A recent New York Times Magazine article featured the work of attorney Mary Bonauto '83 to advocate same-sex marriage in Vermont and Massachusetts.In both states Bonauto filed lawsuits challenging the exclusion of same-sex couples from the civil institution of marriage, leading to landmark decisions. 

Richard Couper, trustee and a 1947 graduate of Hamilton College, delivered the Class & Charter Day Address on Friday, May 7, 2004. His address was titled "The Third Time Around."

The Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) includes regulations regarding privacy requirements. In general, the law requires that covered entities (such as health plans and health care providers) not use or disclose protected health information, except as permitted by HIPAA, unless pursuant to specific authorization. It also sets forth administrative requirements that covered entities must follow, regarding the protected health information.

Hamilton College's highest awards for teaching were presented on Friday to three faculty members from the philosophy and government departments. They were honored during the college’s Class & Charter Day celebration on May 7, an annual convocation recognizing student and faculty excellence during the preceding academic year.   Professor of Philosophy Robert Simon was awarded the Samuel & Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching; Assistant Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack received the John R. Hatch Excellence in Teaching Award; and Assistant Professor of Government Rob Martin was awarded The Class of 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Clinton Child Care Center charter class member John Markos O’Neill is now 33, married, and living in San Francisco.  Former pre-schooler Marc Simon works for the PGA in Connecticut and Russell Morris is a lawyer in Manhattan.  These former pre-school pioneers are now flung far and wide, but they, and their parents, still remember with affection their first social and learning experience out in the world under the care of teacher Phyllis Larrabee.

The Levitt Center Announces student Levitt Fellows for the summer 2004. Fellows work in collaboration with faculty mentors on research designed to help the student pursue academic work outside of the classroom. Four additional awards have been extended to students to intern at several agencies in Utica, including Hope VI, Communities that Care and the Community Foundation.

A recent article published in Rolling Stone Magazine highlighted the efforts of  Hamilton undergraduate Young Han '06 to register to vote with the Oneida County Board of Elections. According to the article, "Election officials all over the country are erecting illegal barriers to keep young voters from casting ballots."

Thirty-five Hamilton College seniors were inducted into Phi Sigma Iota, the international foreign language honor society, on April 28. Phi Sigma Iota recognizes outstanding ability and high standards of students and faculty of foreign languages, literatures and cultures (including classics, linguistics, philology, comparative literature ESL, bilingual education, and second language acquisition). It is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages.