Mark T. Panek '90, a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, was named the 2002 recipient of the Francis Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The award committee sponsored his attendance at the Hawaii Great Teachers Seminar in August * Adrienne B. Clay '97 has received an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies, which provides financial support for the first year of study in a Ph.D. program. The Colby sociology major is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University * A lengthy Investment Advisor article, "The New Faces of Planning," featured financial planner Beth Johnson Searing '99 of Tofias PC in Cambridge, Mass.

Births: A son, Noah James Nemiccolo, to Amy and Andrew Nemiccolo '93 * A daughter, Abigail Fantasia Hayes, to Matt and Emily Fantasia Hayes '95.

Marriages: Keith A. Spear '90 to Cathy R. Black in San Francisco, Calif. * Rebecca L. Birrell '92 to John T. Smith '93 in Williamstown, Mass. * Elizabeth V. Cimino '92 to Jeffrey B. Pierce in Portland, Maine * Steven B. Holsten Jr. '93 to Erin L. Zodrow in West Point, Ga. * Emily T. Muldoon '93 to Scott N. Kathan in Andover, Mass. * Cina R. Wertheim '94 to Adam S. Doctoroff in Barre, Mass. * Alyson M. Angino '95 to Joseph A. Germain in Boston, Mass. * Stephanie J. Paul '96 to James K. Lynch in Florence, Italy * Tyler S. Walker '96 to Juliet T. Hansel in Keene, N.H. * Kelley A. Winchester '97 to Matthew A. Nelson '97 on Kiawah Island, S.C. * Suzanne N. Stonehouse '98 to Wojciech Wieckowski '00 at a Massachusetts seaside wedding * Julee C. Wood '98 to Jeremy L. Gibson in Yarmouth, Maine * Craig B. Jude '99 to Brooke A. Frappier '00 in Cumberland, R.I. * Kristy L. Tracy '99 to John Dawes II in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Deaths: Sebastian Herbstein '96, June 20, 2002, in New York, N.Y., at 28.