Gary Lawless '73, a poet and a champion of literature in Maine, will be awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters at the University of Southern Maine's commencement on April 29.
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The athletic family of Courtney Sullivan Homer '96, who played varsity lacrosse at Colby, was the subject of a Boston Globe story. Read more online.

Kurt Olsson '83 won the prestigious 2008 Towson University Prize for Literature for his book of poems What Kills What Kills Us. Read more.

"We should all do as Jaime Cassidy ['00] has done," begins a Providence Journal-Bulletin story. Read more about this alum who has devoted years to helping those in need.

Earle Shettleworth '70 is a 2008 honorary degree recipient at Bowdoin College. The director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine State Historic Preservation Officer, Earle has played an important role in the preservation of Maine's architectural, historical, and archaeological heritage for more than forty years. He will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree.


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