Alumni News Archive

Esquire magazine ran an extensive story about Barclay's purchase of Lehman Brothers' assets, calling it "the one unalloyed triumph in a week of unnatural disasters" and saying Bob Diamond '73 "won when everyone else was losing." More.

Read an interview with John Dunbar '95 in Vermont Business Magazine. His family's business, Jancewicz & Son, was awarded the 2008 Company of the Year Award by Certified Contractors Network.

Brandon Kulik '76 of Waterville was interviewed on Maine Public Radio Sept. 15. A fisheries biologist, Kulik works for The Penobscot River Restoration Project, a public-private partnership to restore self-sustaining runs of endangered species of fish. Transcript and audio are online.

Reed & Reed of Woolwich, Mass., made its name building bridges, but President and CEO Jackson Parker '76 is expanding the company by building wind farms. More in Mainebiz.

Tate Gale, the 14-year-old son of Jon '90 and Nori Sterling Gale '90, spent four weeks teaching English in Uganda this summer thanks to Dana Stirling Stinson '91. Read more in the Portland Press Herald.

The up-market, by-appointment-only Thomas Segal Gallery in Baltimore usually shows only  "blue chip artists," but James Condron '92 is one of two lesser-known artists whose works are currently on display. More.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar '68 to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. David Elliott '68 was confirmed to the Maine Labor Relations Board, and Thomas Tietenberg (economics, emeritus) was confirmed to the Efficiency Maine Trust Board. More.

Joseph Jabar '68, a Waterville native and a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, was nominated to Maine's highest court by Governor Baldacci. More.

"With the recent confirmation of Broadway producer Rocco Landesman ['69] as the NEA's new chairman, Maine should remain in good stead with the federal arts agency. . . . He still has strong ties to Maine through a network of personal friendships," said the Maine Sunday Telegram's Bob Keyes. More.

Alex Quigley '99, who previously worked for Teach for America, has become the new principal at the Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham, N.C. More.

Despite the economic slowdown, the Hathaway Creative Center, spearheaded by developer Paul Boghossian '76, continues to fill with tenants and businesses. More.

Linda Greenlaw '83 is featured on a new Discovery Channel series called Swords: Life on the Line, about swordfishing boats around New England. The program airs at 9 p.m Tuesdays, Eastern Time.

DownEast.com's story on the current changes happening at Maine's art museums quotes Bruce Brown '62, former curator of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, and credits Alden Wilson '69 with persuading the state to invest in the arts as a form of economic development. More.

Jess Gualano '00 "has established a mini wine-education empire in Asheville, N.C." The owner of Asheville Wine Consulting was featured in Mountain Xpress.

Bryan Prelgovisk '09 is working to preserve land in Kennebec County through an internship with the Kennebec Land Trust. More.

Deb Mansfield '70 received the Master in the Middle Award at the New England League of Middle Schools annual conference. The award honors teachers who are devoted to young adolescents, are committed to best middle-level practices, and have taught for 20 or more years.

Sam Weeks '06 received a $25,000 Ambassadorial Scholarship to conduct research on how culture is constructed in a city of the diaspora and to do an oral history project with Cape Verdean youth. More.

Kate Drowne '92, associate professor of English and technical communication, has been named Woman of the Year by Missouri University of Science and Technology in recognition of her efforts to improve the campus environment for women and minorities. "Kate is a role model and mentor for female students. She is deeply committed to being an excellent teacher," said Gene Doty, chair of S&T's English and technical communication department. (US Fed News)

Rocco Landesman '69, recently nominated by President Obama to head the National Endowment for the Arts, is profiled at AllGov.

Boston Globe reporter Brian Macquarrie '74 has published his first book, The Ride, about the murder of a 10-year-old boy and his father's changing views on the death penalty. More.

Author and lobsterman Linda Greenlaw '83's writing retreat on Isle Au Haut resembles a classic cape on the outside and is open and Maine-inspired on the inside. More.

Four-time All-American Kate Sheridan '09, the leading scorer in the history of women's lacrosse at Colby, will play for the Wilderness Lacrosse Club in Australia. More.

S. Diana Stork-Rockwell '74 is a member of the Celtic harp trio Triskela, which preformed June 20 in San Jose, California. A San Jose Mercury News article about the group said, "Their sound essentially is a journey of strings across the world." More.

Mike Daisey '96 performs his latest piece, The Last Cargo Cult, June 24 at the Bangor Opera House. Daisey traveled to the island of Tanna in Vanuatu to witness one of the last surviving cargo cults, a tribal society that worships the material wealth possessed by the colonizing cultures that come to their island. (Bangor Daily News, 6/19/09)

A wood sculpture called "The King," by Stefanie Rocknak '88, is in a window display at Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan through June 11. More.

In recognition of their achievements, Elinor '70 and Charles Miller '69 of Portland, Maine, have been named the recipients of the 2009 Hon. Edmund S. Muskie Access to Justice Award. Ellie's work at Pine Tree Legal Assistance has improved the lives of staff members and countless Maine residents, and Charlie has made a similar impact in the private sector. A dinner in their honor will be held June 3 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. (Portland Press Herald, 5/31/09)

Along with NBC news anchor Brian Williams, Dan Harris '93 of ABC news writes a Web blog about his favorite music, featuring interviews with artists.

Architect Daniel Hewett '86 is teaching high school students the basics of building design and construction using hands-on techniques this summer. More.

In "I Love My Job!" Eric Hansen '97 shares the series of adventures that ultimately led to his dream job. More.

Asked when he thought the financial system would get back to normal, Bob Diamond '73 told Susie Gharib of PBS's Nightly Business Report, "It's not going to be over in a month but I think we are well past the worst and we're well into recovery. More.

The White House announced that Broadway producer F. Rocco Landesman '69 has been nominated as the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. More.

Behzad Larry '08 was named a Clinton Fellow for Service in India and will spend 10 months in India working at a non-governmental organization. More.

Director of Advance for President Barack Obama Emmett Beliveau '99 will deliver the keynote address "A Day in the Life of the Obama Administration" at the 28th annual Lewiston-Auburn (Maine) Economic Growth Council's dinner and business forum May 14 at the Ramada Conference Center. More.

About 40 years ago, Sandra Miller '67 designed Thingies puzzles, and they were an instant hit. Now they're experiencing a resurgence on eBay. More.

Author Karen Jo Shapiro '86 discussed her children's poems set to the rhythms of famous works on NPR's Morning Edition April 28, during National Poetry Month. Listen online.

Associate Professor of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology Kate Drowne '92 was named 2009 Woman of the Year by her university. More.

Jim Plumer '83 was voted 2009 American Hockey Coaches Association Division III Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. More.

Mike Daisey '96's show Monopoly! got praise in the Colorado Springs Independent. "Beyond [inventor Nikola] Tesla's disenfranchisement, Daisey somehow manages in Monopoly! to weave in narratives about Wal-Mart, Microsoft and his own family." More.

Neil Stinneford '57, P'85, '81, '81, who turned down the big leagues to raise a family, was inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame. More.

On May 7 Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 will receive Vanderbilt University's prestigious Nichols-Chancellor's Medal for an individual who defines the 21st century and exemplifies the best qualities of the human spirit. She will address graduating seniors and their families during Senior Day. More.

Northeastern University coach Greg Cronin '86 was named the Hockey East Coach of the Year. In his fourth season at NU, he guided the Huskies to a 25-10-4 campaign and a second-place finish in the league regular season standings. (Bangor Daily News, 3/20/09)

Karen Oh '93, Jill Huntsberger '99, Mindy Williams '03, and Gretchen Black Tuff '04 all have works in the exhibit Studying Books: Book Arts at Maine Colleges and Universities at the University of Southern Maine March 20-June 30.

Nicholas Battista '04 was selected for a one-year Rhode Island Knauss Fellowship in Washington, D.C. He will be working in the office of Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine on national policy decisions affecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.

Dr. Robert J. Master '64 was honored in Washington, D.C., for his leadership in improving the quality of care for vulnerable populations, most recently creating the Commonwealth Care Alliance, a nonprofit care delivery system committed to the provision of integrated health care and related social support services.

Dan Vassallo '07 won the 5-mile Hynes Tavern Road Race March 8 in Lowell, Mass. He told the Lowell Sun (3/9/09), "I think the first time I ran this I was 15 and I came in maybe 35th. I thought one day it would be cool if some day I'd win this race, and now I have so it's pretty fun."

Samuel Staley '84 of the Reason Foundation was on the NewsHour March 10, providing input on the ramifications of public transit agencies selling cars to banks.

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 will be the debut speaker in the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series on January 13 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. More.

Meghann Foye '00 has climbed the ranks in the magazine industry to become deputy editor of Seventeen magazine. More.

Peter Arnold '68 "envisions an international ocean energy hub based in Lincoln County [Maine], with Wiscasset playing a major role in addressing worldwide global warming. More (see "Tidal project").

Christopher Carlson '90 and his wife, Ellen Byrne, have been making fine chocolates together in Portsmouth, N.H., for 20 years. More.

Mike Vail '85, chief operating officer of the Sweetbay Supermarket chain, may have taken business lessons from his days on Colby's gridiron. More.

Chris Thayer '93 has been named one of New Hampshire's 40 under Forty by the Union Leader. More about Chris.

Richard Uchida '79 was awarded the L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor by the New Hampshire Bar Association on January 23, 2009.

Eddie Woodin '69 was voted the Scarborough Leader's Great Person. The businessman has donated more than $1 million to charity since he started Woodin & Company in 1992. More.

Mainebiz asked five prominent economists to weigh in on Maine's economic prospects for 2009. Three of those economists are Colby alums: Charles Colgan '71, Jonathan Reisman, '77, and Michael Donihue '78 (economics). More.

The Hathaway Building in Waterville, which is being restored and turned into commercial and residential space by developer Paul Boghossian '76, is running ahead of schedule. More.

Emmett Beliveau '99 has been named President Obama's director of advance, meaning that he will orchestrate every event outside the White House and all domestic and foreign trips. More.

President-elect Barack Obama has added Jay Heimbach '91 to his legislative affairs team. More.

Four alums praised men's basketball coach Dick Whitmore in a Portland Press Herald tribute. Whitmore is approaching his 600th career win (just two more wins to go).

Andrew Colligan '94, who died from a brain aneurysm while coaching a youth hockey game in 2002, was honored on the Donate Life float at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, January 1. Andrew was an organ donor, and his heart saved a life. More.

Bob Auriemma '59 coached his 1,000th hockey game for Brick High School in New Jersey January 5. The 9-0 victory over Toms River East raised his career record to 611-310-79. More.

International business attorney Susie Yovic Hoeller '73 fights to help immigrants but also believes in the rule of law. Read more in The Morning News.

Brent Ryan '97, Derek Luke '98, Mark Sinclair '97, and William Rafferty '97 started Coastal Extreme Brewing Company in 1999. Now the business needs to move to larger quarters. Read more in the Providence Journal.

David Lavin '53, sociology professor at City University of New York's Graduate Center, is a co-recipient of the Grawemeyer Award in Education in recognition of a landmark study he co-authored showing the longterm benefits of providing disadvantaged women with access to higher education. More.

"His colleagues and adversaries agree: Attorney Richard Uchida ['79] is all about respect," begins a story in the Concord Monitor. More.

Eric Rosengren '79 was the lone voice, a year ago, calling for more "aggressive action to offset the impact of turbulent financial markets, plunging home prices, and an emerging credit crunch. . . . That dissent now looks prescient," said the Boston Globe.

After playing well with the Manchester (N.H.) Wolves from the af2, Daniel Oliphant '06 was ready to sign with either the New York Dragons or the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League. Now, with the league in jeopardy, his future is up in the air. More.

Robin Torbeck '99 and his two brothers have established Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers in Bar Harbor. Read more in the Bangor Daily News.

Photographs of Egyptian life by Yasser Alwan '86 are on display at the University of Portsmouth in England. "Yasser's photographic depiction of Egyptian working people challenges many stereotypes both in terms of Middle Eastern Muslims and third world people as a whole," said The News.

Janet Boudreau-Ceddia '99 has been nominated for the 2009 Massachusetts Small Business Person of the Year award. Read more at PR Newswire.

Keith Gleason '94 organized a night of skating to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Read more in Village Soup.

Thomas Palmer '78 was honored as the Best Western hotel chain's top manager at its North American Conference in Honolulu. And the Best Western Black Bear Inn in Orono, Maine, where Palmer is general manager, was named the Best of the Best in customer care for the second consecutive year.

At a time when many banks are shunning risk, Barclays, led by Bob Diamond '73, is once again taking calculated risks. First Barclays bought a major part of bankrupt Lehman Brothers, then it refused the British bailout, instead accepting investments from the governments of Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Read more in Bloomberg.

Attorney Emmett Beliveau '99 worked for the campaigns of Al Gore, John Kerry, and Barack Obama. He was an organizer of Obama's victory celebration in Grant Park and now is working on the inauguration. Read more in the Kennebec Journal.

Thomas A. Betro '81, director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS), is a 2008 recipient of The Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. The award is presented annually by American University’s School of Public Affairs for outstanding commitment to excellence, leadership, and professional development.

Barclays has announced that its top executives will forgo their bonuses this year. The group includes Bob Diamond '73, president of Barclays plc and chief executive officer of Barclays Capital. Read more online.

Emmett Beliveau '99 worked for the Obama campaign as director of advance and will likely be involved in the transition team, according to his father, Maine attorney and State House lobbyist Severin Beliveau (see the Portland Press Herald). For the Beliveaus, last week's excitement was increased by the birth of Emmett's first child. The day before the election Emmett and his wife, Catherine, welcomed Maeve Louse Beliveau.

Co-chair of Obama's transition team, Pete Rouse '68 is possibly under consideration for another senior position in the White House or administration, according to the New York Times. Read more.

President George W. Bush has announced his intent to appoint Marc D. Gordon '82, chief technology officer for Bank of America, to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

". . . it is a mathematical impossibility for rising faculty salaries to be driving higher tuition," Susanna Robinson Thornton '81, professor and chair of the economics department at Hampden-Sydney College, was quoted as saying in a Chronicle of Higher Education article. Read more online.

Alyson Lindquist '03, a history teacher at Newburyport High in Massachusetts, recently spent five weeks in Kenya writing biographies of students at a nonprofit, English-speaking school. Read more in the Newburyport News.

Jason Hogg '93 is chief executive of RevolutionMoney, which is challenging traditional credit cards by charging "merchants only 0.5% of transaction value—75% less than they fork over to Visa and MasterCard." Read more in Forbes.

The movie Appaloosa, based on the novel by Robert Parker '54, got a favorable review on UWire, which begins, "This year, Appaloosa comes to the big screen and proves there are many different types of good westerns."

Gregory Ciottone '87, chief medical officer for American Hospital Management Company, is also an emergency physician and a professor at Harvard Medical School. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Colby in 1987. "Even today I look back on that accomplishment with great pride," he told the Key Reporter.

Noah Hoffman '05 and Sarah Goodrich '05 are in the running for the Pure Maine Wedding Giveaway. You can watch their video on Youtube and vote for them at the Sebasco Harbor Resort Web site.

Jonathan Breul '69, P'01, of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, was quoted in a MarketWatch story about two new books from the center.

Henry Sockbeson III '73 received Colby's Distinguished Alumnus Award, which goes to an alumnus/a who has achieved unusual distinction in his or her profession or avocation, on September 27 during CAN (Colby Alumni Network) Weekend. Read more about Henry in Indian Country Today.

Robert Diamond '73, president of Barclays, announced that Barclays PLC has agreed to acquire the bulk of Lehman Brothers Holdings, including its headquarters building and two data centers, for $1.75 billion pending bankruptcy-court approval. (Wall Street Journal, 9/17/07)

An International Herald Tribune story said that Robert Diamond '73's predictions about Wall Street banks appear to be vindicated. Read more.

Barclays Capital "refuses to create a 'star system' like some other Wall Street firms have done. Instead, it is sticking to a 'no jerk' hiring policy," according to its president, Robert E. Diamond Jr. '73, P'12. Read more in the New York Times.

Maria Arroyo '89's new book of poems, titled gathering words Recogiendo Palabras, "is intentionally musical and written in multiple languages," and it  "deals heavily with violence and also with issues of immigrant workers and being Puerto Rican in America." (The Republican, Springfield, Mass., 8/31/08) 

Carlene Price White '59 breeds and trains Great Danes to help people with mobility problems get around, as an alternative to canes or walkers. Read more in the Boston Globe.

Oklahoma City Democrat Andrew Rice '96 is trying to persuade voters that he can be more effective than incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe in the U.S. Senate. Read more in Tulsa World.

Greg Ciottone '87 will to be the Spotlight feature in the upcoming Fall issue of the Phi Beta Kappa magazine The Key Reporter. Previously featured members include Benazir Bhutto, Peyton Manning, and Ken Stern.

Obama-logo rhinestone pins created by Heide Schmaltz Lasher '87 are showing up at the Democratic Convention. Read more.

While Ellen McCarthy Mueller '88 underwent treatment for breast cancer, her two sons helped raise $2,000 for cancer research. She has now finished treatment and will return home to Guatemala. Read more in the Boston Globe.

Dennis Casey '69 was named Executive of the Year by the Oswego County Chapter of National Management Association. Read more at syracuse.com.

Jim Condron '92's art exhibit Changing Landscape: Painting in Series by Jim Condron is on display at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia, through September 5. Read more in the Newport News Daily Press.

Stuart Eunson '91 opened Arabica Roasters in Beijing in 1994, and he's still there. Read more in the Boston Globe (8/6/08).

Oliver Sabot '02, director of the Clinton Foundation's Malaria Control Program, is working to combat malaria in Tanzania. Read more in The Guardian.

Heather Perry Weafer '93 did the 2.4-mile Peaks to Portland Swim on July 19 after recovering from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read more in the Portland Press Herald (July 18, 2008).

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren '79 was interviewed by the Boston Globe's Kimberly Blanton "about his priorities for the Boston Fed, his summer reading list, and his views about Boston. Read the interview online." (Boston Globe, 7/23/08)

The Portland (Maine) Regional Chamber will honor Jerre Bryant '76, city administrator of Westbrook, with the Neal Allen Award September 25. The award recognizes leadership in the public sector. Read more.

On June 12, 2008, Lael Stegall '62 and her husband, Ron, received the Social Landscape Artist Award from Maine Initiatives, which supports grassroots organizations. The award honors those who have significantly changed the social landscape in Maine through work on the root causes of economic, environmental, or social problems by devising creative solutions, influencing others to take action, shifting public thinking or policy, or having an impact on the lives of Maine people and its environment.

Fine drawings on porcelain by Tim Christensen '91 are on exhibit at The Libby Museum of Natural History in Wolfeboro, N.H., through July 31, with a reception on July 13 from 2-4.

Dan Harris '93 talks about speaking at Commencement 2005, his fashion dyslexia, and an upcoming investigative report in an interview on the Web site Soup Cans.

On June 27 President Bush nominated Thomas Betro '81 to be inspector general at the Department of State. Thomas is currently director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Read more.

Designer Rachel Reider '99 defied convention when she applied modern design to Nantucket's "historic, 20-room Veranda House—a venerable, gingerbread-trimmed inn that dates back to the 1680s." Read more in the Boston Globe, 6-12-08.

See photos from reunion, June 5-8, 2008

The Russ Monbleau Youth Sports Complex in Milford, N.H., named for Russ Monbleau '66, was dedicated at a ceremony June 7, 2008. Read more.

The United Nations and the Jackson Hole Film Institute convened the first-ever Global Insight Summit during the fifth annual Jackson Hole Film Festival, June 5-9. Eben Dorros '96, president and chair of the Jackson Hole Film Institute, was an organizer of the event, and Bill Rouhana '72, P'04, was a speaker.

Donald Saucier '96, assistant professor of psychology at Kansas State University, received a Putting Students First award. The award recognizes "one faculty member and one member of K-State's institutional advancement staff who over their last two years of service have had a major effect on the lives of K-State students." (M2 PressWire, 6/11/08)

On the occasion of his 35th class reunion, Bob Diamond '73 has announced a $4-million gift to the Reaching the World campaign to support interdisciplinary study of the environment, energy policy, climate change, and sustainability. Read more.

Elizabeth Turnbull '04, the daughter of David Turnbull '75 and Suzie Benson Turnbull '75, is building a tiny, energy-efficient house to live in while she studies urban ecology and environmental design at Yale. Read more in the North Andover, Mass., Eagle-Tribune (6/4/08).

Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Leitch Jr. '85 received the 2008 Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching June 1 at Gustavus Adolphus College. Read more.

"Take risks," Bob Diamond ’73, president of Barclays, told graduating seniors at Colby May 25. "Some of the best lessons we get are from our most difficult situations." Read Bob's address and more about Commencement.

When Dancing With the Stars producer Daniel Martin '01 heard that students from his alma mater Hampden Academy in Bangor, Maine, were holding a "Dancing Like the Stars" fundraiser for Project Graduation -- a spinoff of Dancing With the Stars -- he sent the students autographed memorabilia from Dancing With the Stars to be auctioned off at the fundraiser. Read more in the Bangor Daily News (5/23/08).

William Kupinse '89, associate professor of English at the University of Puget Sound, was named the first-ever Urban Grace Poet Laureate of Tacoma. Read more in the Tacoma Weekly (4/10/08).

Ryan Weaver '07 is fighting for educational equality through Teach for America in eastern North Carolina (Daily American, 5/18/08) Read more.

Adam Cote '95 is one of six Democrats vying for Congress in Maine's 1st District race. Described in the Portland Press Harald as a "political neophyte," he is citing his real-world experience, including Army stints in Bosnia and Iraq and as an energy lawyer, as qualifications (5/13/08). Read more.

Sara Burns '79 will be the keynote speaker at Kennebec Valley Community College's commencement exercises on May 17. Sara is president and chief executive officer of Central Maine Power Co. She also is a Colby overseer.

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. Read more.

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.

Dan Vassallo '07 had a good body hurt a day after finishing 24th overall and seventh among American finishers at the prestigious Boston Marathon on Monday. Read more of Bill Sodoma's interview with Dan online.

Kris Porell '86, a mother of four who underwent a double mastectomy in 2002, qualified to run in this year's Boston Marathon. Read more in the Boston Globe.

Jonathan Moody '65, chaplain and professor of religious studies at Hiram College, still loves to teach. Read his story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Warner Nickerson '05 took third place in the national giant slalom at the U.S. Alpine Championships, held at Sugarloaf USA on March 25. Read more at SI.com.

Stephen Kidd '97 is one of 10 Lewis Hine Award Honorees for 2008. He will receive his award on March 31 at the Time Warner Center in New York City. The Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth are bestowed annually to unheralded professionals and volunteers for their efforts on behalf of the health, education, and welfare of children and youth, particularly those at risk. Recipients are selected by a panel of distinguished judges from nominations submitted by elected officials and community leaders.

Marketing consultant and former North Kingstown Town Council member Mark Zaccaria ['70], a Republican, is seeking to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. James Langevin in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District. Read more in the Providence Journal (3/11/08).

An exhibit documenting and celebrating migrant farm workers in Maine will travel from Augusta to Boston and back in the coming weeks. Tennessee Watson '03, audio producer and youth noise network coordinator at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies, conducted interviews with the workers and produced slide shows for the project (Associated Press, 3/16/08).

This May Jacqueline Rolleri '06 will begin a bicycle trip from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Canon Beach, Oregon, with about 30 other young people for the purpose of raising money for and building affordable homes." Read more in the Connecticut Post (3/16/08).

Richard Linnehan '80 is one of the seven crew members of the NASA Shuttle Endeavour. A veterinarian who has flown on three previous missions, he most recently helped to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Read more in the New York Times.

State Senator Andrew Rice '96, D-Oklahoma City, is running for the U.S. Senate. Visit his Web site for more information.

Robert Underwood '94 co-authored a paper for Deloitte Consulting titled "New Media and the 2008 Campaign Season—Valuable Lessons for Business about being First, Fast and Nimble." The paper has received attention in the press, including CNBC.com. Read an online Q&A with Rob.

William Rouhana Jr. '72, board member of the Jackson Hole Film Institute and chairman of its Global Insight Committee, spearheaded a collaboration with the United Nations to present "the first Global Insight Summit, an international gathering where entertainment leaders and UN officials come together to explore how film and television can be leveraged to highlight critical international concerns." Eben Dorros '96 is president and chairman of the Jackson Hole Film institute. Read more online.

As a Massachusetts Promise Fellow through the Americorp program, Nicole Lavery '07 is "doing a world of good work for youth" in Melrose and Malden, Mass. Based at the Malden YMCA, her work is focused on investing in youth and helping build character. Read more in the Wicked Local Melrose.

Frank Dunn '55 received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce and for helping enhance the quality of life in the northern Maine town at the Chamber's annual gala and awards ceremony on March 8. Read more in the Bangor Daily News.

George Roundy '72 received the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition on February 17. The award honors faculty, administrators, staff, and students for their outstanding work on behalf of first-year students and for the impact that their efforts have had on the culture of their institution. George is director of academic advising at the University of Puget Sound.

William N. Antonucci '69 was enshrined in the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame on March 4. Read more about Bill on the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Web site.

Cecily von Ziegesar '92 "writes in the language of contemporary youth—things are cool or hot or they so totally suck. But the language is a decoy. The heartlessness of youth is von Ziegesar’s double-edged theme, the object of her mockery—and sympathy," wrote Janet Malcolm in The New Yorker. Read the full review online.

Alice Domar '80 says women put too much pressure on themselves to be perfect. In both her daily work and her new book, Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free from the Perception Deception, Domar encourages women not to impose this stress on themselves. Read more in the Boston Globe.

The Naples Daily News (Florida) reported that Francis B. Smith '34 celebrated his 100th birthday on March 3. "He lived and worked in Chicago, Cleveland and Boston and retired to Maine. In 2002 he and his wife, Priscilla, became permanent residents of Naples. He rides his tricycle every day and volunteers twice a week in the security watch program at his community." (3/2/08)

Keith Gleason '94 was named the 2007 Champion First Year Achiever by the MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company. Read more online.

Hockey coach Bob Auriemma '59 won his 600th career game on Jan. 21 at Brick Township Memorial High School in Brick, New Jersey. "Through the years, he has left his imprint on the lives of hundreds of players, coaches and parents, teaching lessons of not just hockey, but life," said the Asbury Park Press. Read more online.

Pamela Nahabedian Young '91 "spent the past 20 years of her life making the poor and needy her life's work. Her unique journey would take her from the disaster-stricken regions of Armenia to the desolate refugee camps of Kenya and Somalia," said the Feb. 26, 2008, Armenian Reporter. Pam holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and currently works for CARE in Atlanta.

Karen Heck '74 "has been a national leader in efforts to advance women's rights by making culture safer and more supportive for girls. Waterville City Manager Michael Roy ['74] echoes Heck's many admirers when he describes her as 'a very courageous and principled person.'" Read more in the 2/8/08 Morning Sentinel.

Aram Goudsouzian received a 2007 Emerging Voice Award from the College of Liberal Arts Alumni Board at Purdue University. The award recognizes Purdue liberal arts alumni who are 40 years old and younger and are making great strides toward accomplishing their goals and dreams. Aram earned a doctorate in history from Purdue in 2002. He is assistant professor of history at the University of Memphis.

Andrea Nix Fine '91 and her husband, Sean Fine, received a best documentary feature Academy Award nomination for War/Dance, a film they co-directed. Washington Magazine said, "Set against Uganda's 20-year civil war, War/Dance tells of three children going to a music-and-dance competition. Critics have praised its striking cinematography and seamless editing; it took the Sundance Director's Award in the documentary category." See more about the movie online.

Edmond Zabin '88 has been named chief homicide investigator for Suffolk County, Mass. Zabin "will supervise the handling of every homicide that occurs in Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, which account for nearly half of all murders committed in Massachusetts annually. ... 'He's got his work cut out for him, but I have every confidence he can do it,' [said District Attorney Daniel Conley]." Read more in the Feb. 1 Boston Herald.

The Colby Club of Hawaii held a reception January 8 for alumni, parents, and friends of the College at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Waikiki Beach. With Ken Robbins '63 serving as host, guests enjoyed networking and mingling, then were seated for a presentation by special guest Richard Ammons, vice president of College Relations, on changes at Colby. See photos from the event.

"John Bunker '72, P'10, moved to Palermo [Maine] 36 years ago and noticed that apple orchards were being ignored. He has spent hundreds of hours with apples and has published a book about the area's apples and orchards," said the Portland Press Herald (1/28/08). Read more online.

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 was interviewed by Robert Kuttner in The American Prospect, talking about presidential leadership. "The way our system is now working we don't really get to see the larger dimensions of the candidates. They're forced into these artificial debates, artificial sparring back and forth with one another." Read more online.

Roy Wilson '07 went to a Barack Obama rally in Keene, N.H., on January 6 and later found himself on national TV. Look for him in his Colby track sweatshirt near the middle of the clip.

Upon graduation, Lee Emmons '07 hoped to find a job that would make a difference. As a program manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine, he has succeeded. Read about it in Belfast Village Soup (12/29/07)

Since becoming coach in 1991, Sam Koch '79 has taken UMass Amherst's men's soccer team from near extinction to the NCAA final-four on Dec. 14. Read the Boston Globe article titled "Overachiever" (12/14/07).

Adam Cote '95, who is running for U.S. Congress in Maine's first district, received the endorsement of Maj. Gen. Bill Libby, commander of the Maine National Guard. Cote, a Portland attorney, served as a soldier in Bosnia and Iraq. Read Libby's letter in the Portland Press Herald (12/5/07). Colby professor Sandy Maisel (government) is quoted extensively in the letter.

The Colby-Bowdoin men's hockey game will be webcast live on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. Visit www.d3cast.com to watch or to check compatibility issues.

Part of the legislation passed under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the IRA Rollover Provision allows donors who are at least 70.5 years of age to contribute directly to a charity from an Individual Retirement Account. If it applies to you, the new law allows you to use funds from your IRA to make a lifetime charitable gift, tax-free, but only until December 31, 2007. Read more on Colby's gift planning pages.

Evan Reece '01 and a partner created Liftopia, a Web site that offers discounted lift tickets at ski resorts. The site is entering its second year of business. Read more in the Boston Globe (11/29/07).

Following a national search for a new director of alumni and donor relations, Colby found the best candidate right on Mayflower Hill. Meg Bernier '81, who worked previously as associate director and, most recently, as acting director, has been named director. Meg has worked at Colby since 1997 and is credited with developing and managing many programs, including Alumni College and, more recently, the Colby Alumni Network.

Sam Koch '79 and his University of Massachusetts men's soccer team move on to the second round of the Division I NCAA tournament at Boston College on Wednesday, November 28, at 7 p.m. Read his profile on the UMass athletics Web site.

Mark Wylie '88 lost 90 pounds and won third place on NBC's show The Biggest Loser. Read more in the Palm Beach Post.

Andrea Nix Fine '91, along with her husband, Sean, were named among Washington's "40 Under Forty" by Washington Magazine. Both are producers at National Geographic Television, and together they won the Sundance Director's Award for their film War/Dance at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 received the White and Williams' Virginia Barton Wallace Award for her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Established last year to honor White and Williams LLP's first female partner, the award went to Doris not only for her outstanding achievements and prominence in her field but also because Goodwin recognizes the roles that women in politics have played in shaping American history. Dori Desautel '96, an associate at White and Williams, nominated Doris for the award and introduced her at a celebration at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia on November 8, 2007.

Jeff Gottesfeld '77, associate head writer (along with his wife, Cherie Bennett) for The Young and the Restless, is one of the Hollywood writers who recently went on strike. "'I was reluctant to join the strike. It's not anything any of us are dying to do,'" he said. Read the Kennebec Journal article. (11/9/07)

Old Sturbridge Village living history museum in central Massachusetts was one of the first of its kind. But in recent years ticket sales had lagged, and the village had become rundown. So its board of directors hired Jim Donahue '88, who set to work revitalizing the village. Read more in the Providence Journal (11/4/07).

Thomas A. Betro '81, real-life director of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service), made a cameo appearance on the CBS television show NCIS October 16. The CBS show ET ran an interview of Tom; watch a clip at ETonline.com.

Dan Vassallo '07 ran his first marathon on October 7 and set a new Maine Marathon record. Stephanie Crawford '99 took the women's title. A Portland Press Herald story titled "He went out and beat the odds, the way any underdog should" said, "Until Sunday, Dan Vassallo wasn't a name that carried recognition."

In an article about the many microbreweries in Maine, a New York Times (9/28/07) article titled "Down East in Maine, by the Pint or the Vat" said, "Maine has grown into a hub of craft brewing." One of the breweries covered: the Atlantic Brewing Company, owned by Douglas Maffucci '78. Located near Bar Harbor, it is most well known for its Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale.

Philip Boyne '46, D.M.D., developed the INFUSE Bone Graft kit, which reconstructs cleft palates and other jaw and mouth deformities. Called "the next frontier in reconstructive surgery," the process introduces a substance that stimulates stem cells in the patient's body to form bone and is much less invasive than the old procedure, which involved harvesting bone from the patient's hip or rib. Read more in Redlands Daily Facts (9/25/07).

Ryan Ahearn '07 and three friends founded Eco-Patriots and have embarked on a 3,800 cross-country bike ride along the Trans-American Trail, a main biking route across America. They are riding to raise awareness about environmental issues and to raise money for the Clean Air Conservancy. Read more in the Cavalier Daily (9/26/07)

Jim Napier of the Sherbrooke Record (Quebec) had high praise for Robert B. Parker '54, crime writer. "In a sea of muddy values, conflicting beliefs, and sometimes bewildering shades of grey, Robert B. Parker stands out as a beacon, guiding readers to the comfortable shores of home. It is an attitude that has won him legions of loyal fans." He called Parker's latest effort, Spare Change, "crisp and clear . . . with an action-packed climax." (9/21/07)

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 is a candidate for the presidency of Red Sox Nation—along with some former players, writers, fans, and a dog. Red Sox Executive Vice President/Public Affairs Charles A. Steinberg said, "It is often said that the Red Sox inspire the writings of the poets . . ." See the Red Sox Web site for more. Each of the eleven finalists, including the dog, has a blog.

Brittany Ray '93 and family come home to their new house: Portland Press Herald story.

In Hartford's recent city council primary, Democrat Matthew Ritter '04 got more votes than any of the other six contenders, squeezing ahead of the second-place finisher by 22 votes. The top six democrats will be on the November ballot. A recent graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, Matt is the son of former Connecticut House Speaker Thomas Ritter and Connecticut Superior Court Judge Christine Keller.

Dan Polk '95 is a founder of Daraja Academy, a secondary boarding school in Kenya. He is establishing the school's outreach—its eco-tourism, volunteer, and high school and college exchange programs—and is working on establishing a volunteer program called "Amigos de la Africa," which will be associated with the long-running Amigos de las Americas and will send youth volunteers to African countries.

Extreme Makover: Home Edition went to the Milbridge, Maine, home of Brittany Ray '93 and Ron Smith on September 9. "In keeping with 'Extreme Makeover' tradition, many aspects of the Ray-Smith family could tug at a viewer's heartstrings, from medical problems and piles of bills to an unreliable old home with a potential ghost," said the Bangor Daily News. Read the story online.

Andrew Rice '96, a state senator in Oklahoma, formally announced his bid for U.S. Senate. He challenges incumbent "political giant" Senator Jim Inhofe. "If you want change, somebody who's going to work with other people, both within my party and the other party, then I'm the choice," Rice said. Read the Tulsa World article.

Emily Darman Allen '03, curator at the Coronado Museum of History and Art in San Diego, represents "a new generation of preservers and popularizers of local history," said the San Diego Union-Tribune (9/2/07). Her exhibit First Footsteps: Kumeyaay in Coronado runs through mid-November. Read the full story online.

Matthew Burke '89 developed a passion for sculpting at Colby. Assistant professor of art at the University of Kansas, he recently recieved the Alden B. Dow Creativity Fellowship from Northwood University. Burke talks about teaching art in a University Daily Kansan (8/24/70) article.

Thomas Whidden '70 makes state-of-the-art sails. "In the most recent America's Cup competition, every boat but one carried his company's sails; the Chinese used their own design and came in dead last," says an article in the New York Sun (8/28/70). Read the article online.

Greg Lusk '06 was one of the subjects of a Boston Herald story titled "The Graduate: 20-Somethings Pursuing Advanced Degrees to Realize Their Dreams" (8/14/07). After trying three jobs, he decided to enroll in a philosophy Ph.D. program. Read the story online.

The late, great Colby Jack Coombs (1906), pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, and his nephew, Bobby Coombs, who also played major league baseball, are being honored in an exhibit titled Kennebunk's Big Leaguers. The exhibit runs through December 29 at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine. Read more in the Portland Press Herald (8/5/07).

Certified mediator Lystra Gaskin '67 works with companies to help manage workplace conflicts. "It is quite clear that conflict is a hidden but high cost in any organization and every company needs to develop a strategy for managing conflict," she said. Read "The Mediator" in the Trinidad & Tobago Express (7/28/07).

Joe Boulos '68, chair of Colby's Board of Trustees and chair of CBRE/The Boulos Company, has been chosen to receive the Portland Regional Chamber's Henri A. Benoit Award for Leadership in the Private Sector. The award will be presented on September 27 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine. And the special guest speaker at the event? Dan Harris '93, anchor of ABC's World News Sunday.

Matthew Ritter '04 was nominated to serve on the Hartford city council. "If elected, he'll become one of the youngest councilmen in the city's history," said the Hartford Courant (7/21-/07).

Adam Cote '95 recently announced his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Maine's First Congressional District. Adam has served in Bosnia and Iraq with the National Guard and hopes to bring the lessons from these experiences to Washington. His campaign recently announced it had raised more than $100,000 dollars in the first fundraising quarter, thanks in large part to an outpouring of support from his fellow Colby alums. Read more on his Web site.

The Washington Post (7/17/07) announced that Dawn M. Sweeney '81 is the new president of the National Restaurant Association. "The appointment puts a woman at the helm of the nearly 50,000-member group for the first time in its 88-year history and promises to convert the place from a reliable Republican bastion into something more even-handed," the article said.

After 12 years coaching boys lacrosse at Beverly High in Massachusetts, Peter Ginolfi '91 is stepping down. He guided the team to 12 straight conference titles and 98 straight conference wins and was named Eastern Massachusetts Coach of the Year in 2003. Read the Boston Globe article online.

Hilary Gehman '93, a six-time member of the U.S. national rowing team and a two-time Olympian, has been named the Staley Women's Rowing Coach at Cornell University. Read more on CSTV online.

The International Herald Tribune ran a June 23 story on Bob Diamond '73, president of the Barclays Bank, which is in the midst of a takover battle for a dutch rival, ABN AMRO: '''I like a good challenge,' Diamond said. . . . If the Barclays bid succeeds, Diamond, a former Morgan Stanley bond trader, will be responsible for integrating ABN's investment bank and helping to extract the cost savings promised to shareholders. If the bid fails, he will need to find new ways to maintain the record growth at his unit, which has been a main driver for Barclays' profit."

Math teachers Merry Shore '68 and Denis Shubleka '05 served as the advisors to Hebron Academy's Math Team, which placed first in Division D in this year's Maine Math Meet. Held at the Bangor Auditorium on April 18, the meet is the largest competitive high school gathering in the state. (Sun Journal, Oxford Hills Edition, 4-19-07)

Bob Diamond '73 will be honored by the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service on June 6. Executive Director of the Brooklyn Bureau Donna Santarsiero said, "I can't think of a better way to celebrate 141 years of strengthening families, nurturing and protecting children, and helping persons who are disadvantaged and disabled lead more self-sufficient lives, than to pay tribute to Bob Diamond and Bob Gartland, who have distinguished themselves through their commitment to the health and vitality of our borough and our City."

The Maine Arts Commission has announced Backcountry Art Trips, a new opportunity for artists interested in the great outdoors and for nature lovers interested in making art. These instructional outdoor workshops were conceived by Michael Branca '96, who will lead participants together with his wife, Amy Chamberlain '96. Learn more at www.backcountryarttrips.com.

Eben Dorros '96, president and chairman of the Jackson Hole Film Institute, told PR Newswire, "When we set out to create the Jackson Hole Film Festival we wanted to do something that would . . . actively ignite change for the people who represent the stories behind the films." The film festival, which runs June 7-11, "is creating a stage for world leaders, filmmakers and audiences to explore global and humanitarian issues by screening 90 films representing more than 20 countries and enhancing its Global Insight Program."

Jeff Russell '87, owner of the Center for Classic Aircraft Skills in Hampden, Maine, is rebuilding a World War II plane that is believed to have been flown by General George Patton. Read more in the Portland Press Herald online.

At Fitchburg State College's May 19 commencement, Richard Healey '77 will receive the Community Service Award. The owner/broker of Foster-Healey Real Estate of Fitchburg, Leominster and Athol, Massachusetts, he was instrumental in assisting in the acquisition of several properties that are now part of the Fitchburg State campus.

John Miner '29 celebrated his 100th birthday on May 6. The retired dentist from Calais, Maine, said he's never dieted or exercised to achieve longevity. Read more about him in the Bangor Daily News.

Erin Rhoda '06 was chosen as the Maine-Ghana Youth Network's first Global Educator and has spent the past eight months leading a youth empowerment program in Ghana. On May 8, at 7 p.m. in the Mary Low Coffeehouse, she and MGYN co-founder Mollishmael Kwame Gabah will present a multi-media program called "Small small, ih go be: New Hope for the Children of Kissehman" as part of an educational and fund-raising tour.

Harris Eisenstadt '98 is the subject of an article in the Globe and Mail (4/24/07) that calls the drummer/composer's career "nothing if not eclectic." Playing drums at Colby turned out to be, "the start of an intense, 10-year immersion in music that has taken him from New York and Los Angeles, to London and Amsterdam, to Gambia and Senegal." Read the full article.

Overseer Patricia Orr Frost '59 and her husband, Dr. Phillip Frost, along with four other South Floridians "will be honored for their efforts to promote inclusion and social justice at the annual celebration of the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews." The 55th Annual Humanitarian Awards Gala will be held on April 21 at the Radisson Hotel in Miami. (Miami Herald, 4/13/07)

"America needs a new hero," begins a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about Jacob Seilheimer '03. A beekeeper from Wisconsin, Jacob ran/walked in the Boston Marathon, raising money for charity and working toward ending 26 years of obesity. Read his blog of the experience online.

Roy Dow '84 and the basketball team he coaches at the California Institute of Technology are the subject of a feature-length documentary that recently won the Top 10 Audience Choice Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)

Jan Volk '68, former general manager of the Boston Celtics, started SportsPix LLC primarily for parents who want a record of their children's sports careers. The company takes magazine-quality photos of every player at youth, high school, and college sports events and makes them available via the Internet. Read more online.

Elliot Jaspin '70's book Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America was reviewed in the Austin Chronicle. The book sets the record straight regarding a four-part series he wrote for the Austin American-Statesman last year.

"Jil Eaton '71 is Maine's best-known knitter," begins an article in the Portland Sunday Telegram. "Eaton designs pattern instructions for garments intended for man and beast alike. The Portland artist has published several how-to books, helping knitters create everything from outerwear for children to party attire for adults." Read the full article online.

A generous group of alumni has posed an Alumni Fund challenge to the rest of the alumni body that could increase the fund's total by as much as $250,000 this fiscal year. The group pledges to match, dollar for dollar, the amount of any gift from an alum who did not make a gift last year and, for repeat donors, to match the amount of any increase in gift size over last year’s gift. This is a great opportunity to support financial aid, the faculty, athletics, and student programs, and it’s a generous gesture by the sponsors to inspire fellow alums to help the College meet this year’s campaign goals. You can donate online at www.colby.edu/afgift.

Patrick D. Duddy '72, a senior official in the State Department's Latin America bureau, has been nominated by President Bush to be ambassador to Venezuela. Patrick previously has held diplomatic posts in Brazil and Bolivia (Associated Press).

Kate Harrington '00 is planning to bike 4,556 miles this summer with a group of University of Texas students and alumni to raise money for cancer research and awareness. The longest charity bike ride in the world, the Texas 4000 for Cancer starts in Austin, Texas, and ends in Anchorage, Alaska. Cyclists will travel 50 to 100 miles a day and make stops in Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, and Seattle (Worcester, Mass., Telegram & Gazette, 2/13/07). Read more online.

Sara Lovitz '01 was one of 1,000 people world-wide chosen to attend The Climate Project training in Nashville, Tennessee, with former Vice President Al Gore, said an article in National Resources Council of Maine(Winter 2007). Gore was quoted saying, "Sara is an outstanding example of the millions of Americans who have been energized by the call to action on the climate crisis." She will share the knowledge she's gained in several presentations throughout the coming year.

Sculptor Jesse Salisbury '95 is the organizer of a sculpture symposium that will take place in Maine July 15-September 10, 2007. The symposium will produce seven large-scale granite sculptures, which will be located in Milbridge, Steuben, Winter Harbor, Sullivan, Ellsworth, Acadia National Park, and one additional location not yet named.

Dan Oliphant '06 signed with the Baltimore Ravens on February 6, becoming the first Colby alum to sign with the NFL. Dan "will play in NFL Europa (formerly named the NFL Europe League) starting in April and could be one of the offensive linemen in the Ravens' training camp when the new season begins." Read more online.

Amazon.com has rolled out "Unbox," a new digital download service that delivers television shows, movies, and other videos online for the world's largest Internet retailer, and Bill Carr '89, vice president for digital media, is the man in charge. Carr was invited to join Amazon.com in 1999 by classmate Kirk J. Koenigsbauer '89. Read more about Bill online.

The section of Earl Smith's book Mayflower Hill: A History of Colby College that has attracted the most attention is his treatment of the anti-Vietnam War protests in 1970. Last week Bill Nemitz was the latest to pick up the thread in his Portland Press Herald column. Nemitz talked to both Smith and Steve Orlov '71, a leader of the protest, about the difference between then and now. Read more about Earl's book in Colby magazine.

After three years of statistics and macroeconomics classes at Colby, students of Associate Professor of Economics Michael Donihue '79 "produce a short-term forecast of the national and Maine economies. Donihue sends out 25-30 copies of the report each year; recipients include the governor's office, the State Planning Office and the Maine Revenue Service. The state Consensus Forecasting Commission, of which Donihue is a member, uses the Colby Economic Outlook as a source when coming up with its own forecasts." (Mainebiz, 1/15/07)

Former Colby basketball coach Roy Dow '84 now coaches the Caltech Beavers, which recently ended the longest losing streak in NCAA history by defeating New York's Bard College. Although few of the players have prior experience on a basketball team, they find the sport a good mental diversion from long hours of studying at this extremely competitive school. Read the full story online (Pasadena Weekly, 1/18/07).

Elmer Bartels '62 was honored at a surprise celebration for his 30 years as commissioner of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission on January 12 in Newton, Massachusetts. Elmer became paralyzed from the shoulders down while playing hockey as a Colby student. "While trying to survive as a man with a disability, and raise a family, he became a disabilities advocate and began a 30-year career helping others." (Lowell Sun, 1/13/07)

Bruce Brown '62, former curator at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, organized "the largest and most successful collaborative arts project in Maine" to mark his 2006 retirement after 20 years at the Rockland museum. The Maine Print Project involved "25 museums and galleries, hundreds of artists and thousands of works of art spanning two centuries." It was reported by the Boston Globe, the New York Times, and the Associated Press. In retirement, "he's already agreed to serve as guest curator for three shows in Portland in 2007." (Portland Press Herald, 12/24/06)

Erin Rhoda '06 writes a blog to share her experiences teaching low-income students in Ghana. She works for the Maine-Ghana Youth Network, a program created by Bates alumnus Ian Jones, after a study-abroad program in 2003, and a young Ghanan drummer named Gabah. (Portland Press Herald, 1/1/07)

Noah Charney '90, "is completing a doctorate at Cambridge University in a field he appears to have invented: the use of art history, combined with the more conventional tools of criminology, psychology and deductive logic, to help solve modern-day art thefts and to prevent future art crimes," said a story in the New York Times Magazine (12/17/06). Noah "is establishing a nonprofit consultancy based in Rome that will employ the same international, interdisciplinary approach to art crime that he has used in his scholarship."

Judith de Luce '68, chair and professor of classics at Miami University, was the featured speaker at her school's fall commencement Dec. 15. She was recently named the 2006-2007 Effective Educator at Miami University, and her research interests include aging in the ancient world, women's studies, and technology in the classroom.

Can humans track scents in the same way that dogs can? According to research conducted by Jessica Porter '00 and Noam Sobel at the University of Berkeley, they can, reported the New York Times (12/18/06). Read the full story online.

On Friday, December 15, the film Broken Bridges,written by Jeff Gottesfeld '77 and his wife, Cherie Bennett, aired on Country Music Television. That same day, an episode of  The Young and the Restless that the husband and wife team wrote aired on CBS, to be followed by weekly episodes written by the duo.

Stephen Colbert's guest on Comedy Central's Colbert Report December 13 was historian Doris Kearns Goodwin '64. The episode will be rebroadcast December 14 at 8:30 p.m.

David Roderick '92, author of a new book of poems lauded by reviewers as purposeful, even extraordinary, launched his book tour recently in Plymouth, the town where he grew up, appearing in the public library where he learned to love books. Read more in the 12/3/06 Boston Globe.

Independent filmmaker James "Huey" Coleman '70 was named one of the 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine, 2006, by Portland magazine. Visit Huey's Web site and click on "latest news" to read more.

ABC News has announced that Dan Harris '93 is the new anchor of World News Sunday. He also will continue as a New York-based correspondent for ABC News broadcasts on television, radio, and online. Harris has been honored several times for his journalistic contributions. His accolades include an Associated Press award for political coverage, a regional Emmy for feature stories, and an Alfred I. duPont award for in-depth coverage. Read more at ABC News.

Erik Balsbaugh '01 and Jonathan Natkin '01 are biking across the country to raise money for the Reach Out and Read program, a national non-profit organization that, in pediatric exam rooms across the nation, promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading. Visit their blog. (Del Rio Live, 11/14/06)

Jill Vollweiler '90, "who works as a tasting room manager at Sharpe Hill Vineyard, a family-owned winery in Pomfret, recently completed the New York City Marathon and is preparing for the Boston Marathon in April" (Norwich Bulletin, 11/10/06).

Casey Dunton '06 and three classmates from Concord-Carlisle Regional High School in Massachusetts were among the 2,400 applicants selected out of nearly 19,000 by Teach for America this year. Casey is teaching seventh-grade science in South Central Los Angeles. (The Concord Journal, 11/2/06)

David Donnelly '91 has been fighting for clean election laws since 1994. "He is the national campaign director for the Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve campaign finance laws, and is director of one of its key projects—Campaign Money Watch. Through it, Donnelly has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars exposing politicians and their financial backers" (Washington Post, 10/10/06). Read the article online.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), appointed David Bodine '76 to head its Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch. David studies the genetic mechanisms that underlie the production of blood cells. He received a Ph.D. in 1984 from The Jackson Laboratory, affiliated with the University of Maine. Read more on the NHGRI Web site.

Gregory Jackson '90 was interviewed on Boston's talk radio station WRKO about his book Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies: Issue by Issue Responses to the Most Common Claims of the Left from A to Z. Read his interview on FrontPageMag.com.

Brittany Ray '93, "who has taught English at Narraguagus High School [in Harrington, Maine] since 1995, learned at a surprise assembly Friday she has been selected as Maine's Teacher of the Year" (boston.com, 10/13/06). Read more online.

Herbert Perry '80 has decided to talk publicly about his schizophrenia in the hope of helping others. His article in Seacoastonline (Portsmouth, N.H.) tells about his struggles over the years before and after his diagnosis. Read his story online.

Mark Wylie '88 is a contestant on NBC's The Biggest Loser this season, which airs Wednesdays at 9/8c. Visit The Biggest Loser Web site for more.

Paul Harvey '78, Kaye Cross '84, and Harland Storey '85 all will be recognized at the induction ceremony for the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on October 6, 2006, at the Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island. Read more on the Basketball Hall of Fame Web site.

Nicholas Childs '90 was mentioned in a Los Angeles Times Calendarlive.com story about the L.A. Shorts Fest, at which 600 short films screened: "The 15-minute The Shovel, directed by Nick Childs and featuring David Strathairn as a man whose late-night confrontation with a neighbor turns nightmarish, feels like the spiky short story suspense author Stanley Ellin never wrote" (8/31/06).

Colby alums have two section-cover stories in the Sept. 18 Chronicle of Higher Education. Saranna Thornton '81 on the Careers section, "From Fulbright Fantasizer to Scholar": "Back in August of 1979, when I was trying to decide which language to study to satisfy the foreign-language requirement of my undergraduate college, my father, a lawyer with almost two decades' experience representing apparel companies, tried to persuade me to study Mandarin Chinese. With the bravado that only a teenager can muster, I told him his suggestion was idiotic because I would never use Mandarin after graduation." Read more online.

Anthony Carnevale '68 on the Review section, "Discounting Education's Value": "Liberals don't value a college education? Since when? Since a growing chorus of pundits, all with elite-college credentials, decided to prove that a college education may no longer be what's best for other people's children. While their predecessors fought to open college doors to members of minority groups and working families, influential voices on the left today allege that a college education may no longer be a pathway to equal opportunity. Such claims deny decades of evidence." Read more online.

In TVWeek.com Bill Carr '89, vice president of digital media for Amazon.com, is noted for his role in Amazon.com's recent creation of a service that allows users to purchase and rent television shows and movies.

Judith de Luce '68, professor and chair of classics at Miami University, has been named Miami's 2006-07 Alumni Association Effective Educator. One winner is chosen each year based on nominations submitted by alumni who graduated five years previously. Judith's nominators cited the excellence of her teaching, the concern she shows, and the impact she has made on the lives of so many students during her 32 years at Miami.

Ted Farwell '05 and Pete Morelli '02 placed fourth and fifth in their respective races at the World Rowing Championships in England Aug. 25. Farwell's team led after 500 meters in the men's coxswain competition but finished fourth. Morelli and his U.S. Lightweight boat placed fifth.

An "eclectic" approach to mutual funds has led to success for Maura Shaughnessy '83 and her company, MFS Investment Management, in Boston. The senior vice president's approach is not the only thing that stands out; she's also in the minority as a woman in that field," reports the Sept. 4 Barron's. Read the full article online.

Samantha Saeger '04 and her sister Hillary have made themselves known in the sport of orienteering. Their expertise in navigating courses with a map and compass got them both to the World Orienteering Championships, July 29 through August 5, in Denmark. Read the Aug. 24 Boston Globe article online.

Mark Panek '90's book Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad Rowan, the Hawai'ian Sumo wrestler who opened the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano with a ritualistic purifying of the grounds, was reviewed in the 7/30/06 Honolulu Advertiser ("Panek tells this story masterfully, tracing and retracing his research footsteps, through oral histories . . .") Read the full review online.

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 was nominated for a people's choice Quill Award in the history/current events/politics category for her biography of Abraham Lincoln, Team of Rivals. Voters can make their picks online at http://www.quills.msnbc.com through Saturday, Sept. 30. (Associated Press, 8/23/06)

Jeff Gottesfeld '77, wth his wife Cherie Bennett, wrote the upcoming Paramunt CMT Films feature Broken Bridges, starring Toby Keith, Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, and Tess Harper. It premieres Sept. 7 in Nashville and releases nationally Sept. 8. Learn more about the movie online.

Paul Kelley '79 "is one of a stable of successful siblings from the Kelley clan," said the article "Quick Credit Ready to Ice Opponents" in HarnessLink.com. His filly Quick Credit finished third in a July 29 race at the Meadowlands. Read the article online.

Tim Christensen-Kirby '91 "makes his living solely at his art these days," said SeacoastOnline.com (8/8/06). "'It never occurred to me it wouldn't work out,' he says." Read the full article online.

Reagan Carey '01, senior manager of fan development for the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers and a former Colby hockey player, was a pioneer in girls hockey. She was one of four female on-ice counselors when 22 members of the Thrashers held a youth clinic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 8/7/06)