Hubert S. Beckwith '43

Rev. Hubert S. Beckwith '43 received the James Floyd Pillar of Faith Award at Howard University School of Divinity for his commitment to religious leadership and to civil rights and human relations. The church Rev. Beckwith founded in 1955-the Congregational Christian Church of Fairfax County, Virginia, later renamed the Little River United Church of Christ-was open to all races and led to the formation of the Fairfax County Council on Human Relations * Robert H. Brunnell '44 added another award to his long list of honors when he was named the state of New York's Most Outstanding Older Worker for 2003. Since 1954 the 81-year-old professor of English at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, N.Y., has taught more than 100 semesters, including summer and evening sessions * The Massachusetts Hospitality Association honored Robert Sage '49 with a lifetime achievement award. Sage, who opened his first hotel, the Fenway Motor Hotel, in 1959, received the award in recognition of 45 years of service, innovation and leadership in the tourism, restaurant and hospitality industry.

Deaths: M. Donald Gardner '40, July 26, 2003, in Portland, Maine, at 84 * Helena Pillsbury Jones '40, May 11, 2003, in Kennebunk, Maine, at 84 * Carl C. Paradis Jr. '43, December 3, 2002, in Metarie, La., at 81 * Evelyn Jackson Boyington '45, March 30, 2003, in Rockport, Maine, at 79 * Ruth Archibald Murphy '48, June 18, 2001, in Annandale, Va., at 74 * Maynard B. Ross '48, April 30, 2003, in Boston, Mass., at 80 * Elaine Erskine Dow '49, May 21, 2003, in Brunswick, Maine, at 75 * Leon V. O'Donnell '49, April 27, 2003, in Winter Haven, Fla., at 80 * Leonard R. Warshaver '49, June 20, 2003, in Boston, Mass., at 76.