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The Hamilton College Alumni Council awarded the inaugural Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award to President Eugene M. Tobin. The purpose of the award is to recognize an employee who has substantially contributed to Hamilton through distinguished performance in his or her position and through involvement in student, alumni or other activities in the college community.

Shayna McHugh '05 has been awarded an American Society of Pharmacognosy Undergraduate Research Grant to pursue her research on the "Investigation of the Bioactive Constituents of Stylotella aurantium from Guam." McHugh's faculty advisor is Professor of Chemistry Robin Kinnel.

The annoucement of Hamilton's new president was included in The New York Times. Joan Hinde Stewart is the first woman president in the College's 191-year history. Stewart, a professor of French and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of South Carolina, will assume the position July 1.

Professor of Psychology George Gescheider was awarded a seven-year research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The $1.7 million grant funds Gescheider's on-going research on the neural basis of the sense of touch. The grant is now in the beginning of its fourth year.

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair and her writing partner, Sandy Dahlberg, are among the presenters at the Sixth Biennial Conference, Intersections with Race, Gender, and Sexuality, May 14-17, in Youngstown, Ohio. The conference features 150 conference proposals representing different academic disciplines, communities and approaches to working-class studies.

As part of the Wilson Center Asia Program titled "The Chinese Communist Party: the end of the line," Professor of Government Cheng Li gave a briefing on Capitol Hill for congressional staffers and members of congress. Li's talk, "The Chinese Communist Party: The beginning of the new deal," addressed Hu Jintao's economic/social program and also a new norm of sharing power in elite politics.

The Board of Trustees at Hamilton College has named Joan Hinde Stewart its 19th president. Stewart is currently dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of French at the University of South Carolina (USC). She will become the first female president in the 191-year history of the formerly all-male college when she assumes office on July 1. The first in her family to earn a college degree, the Brooklyn native will also join the college’s faculty as professor of French.

An Associated Press article reports that Joan Hinde Stewart has been named the 19th president. Stewart is the first woman president in Hamilton's 191-year history. "Hamilton attracted me because of its intellectual heritage, especially its historical emphasis on teaching students to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively," said Stewart.

Joan Hinde Stewart, the 19th President of Hamilton College, was welcomed by the Hamilton community in a gathering at the College's Chapel on May 13. After meeting with various groups on campus, Dr. Stewart greeted the local media in a press conference announcing her appointment to the public. After a brief statement in which she shared her enthusiasm for her upcoming position and excitement at joining the Hamilton community, Dr. Stewart fielded questions.

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair was keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Incarcerated Education Programs, Inc., held in Albany, May 7-9. Adair is director of the ACCESS Project at Hamilton College, an educational program that assists low-income Central New York parents in obtaining higher education.