FYI: A Newsletter for Colby Employees

COLBY - COTTER HONORED
Colby is one of five of the nation's selective liberal arts colleges to receive surprise and unsolicited grants of $150,000 each from the Knight Foundation of Florida. The program acknowledges the "distinctive role of private liberal arts colleges in the American system of higher education and their leadership in assuring the quality of undergraduate teaching and learning." In making the grant to Colby, the Foundation cited the "courageous leadership" of President Bill Cotter in "tackling a difficult re-examination of its student residential life" and for planning and implementing a new residential system that "emphasizes civic responsibility," and that has enhanced its academic profile and substantially increased its alumni support. Other colleges receiving the presidential discretionary grants were Berea College in Kentucky, Carleton College in Minnesota, Claremont McKenna College in California and Oberlin College in Ohio.

WHOOPS!
When FYI reported that payroll checks will be available in the Security Office for those who don't pick them up before Dec. 24, we implied that the College would be closed on December 24. It isn't. Still, we guess parking will be no problem.

TUMMLERS ON TV
The Casco Bay Tummlers, recorded live in Lorimer Chapel during October, will be featured in a Maine Public Television broadcast at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Tummlers, including our own Carl Dimow (music faculty), are a klezmer band specializing in the secular Jewish music of
Eastern Europe. If you missed the concert don't miss the public television production. And if you attended, you may see yourself on TV.

RECEIVE TRAVEL GRANTS
Larissa Taylor, the American Historical Association in Seattle .. Weiwen Miao, to present a paper for the International Association for Statistical Education in Singapore ..

MUSIC IN THE DORMS
Credit music department chair Steve Saunders and his colleagues with renewed efforts to bring student music performances into the dormitories. Steve and head resident Carolyn Clark '00 arranged a Study Break Concert in Coburn this past fall and, last week, a special holiday concert was held. Music students performed and members of the music faculty joined with hall residents in carol singing with refreshments around the fire. Steve is working with the dean's office to spark more of these student music events in the dorms during the spring term.

HONORED FOR SERVICE
Twenty-six employees with an accumulated 350 years of service to Colby were honored Friday evening (Dec. 19) at the 16th annual Holiday Dinner Dance. President Bill Cotter began the evening of dining and dancing by issuing awards to the following administrative and support staff colleagues: 30 Year Service Awards
James Butler - Dining Services
James Furbush - Physical Plant
20 Year Service Awards
Sam Atmore - Media Services
Mary Nader - Physical Plant
Gen Pinette - Health Services
Linda Powell - Physical Plant
Dan Quirion - Administrative Services

10 Year Service Awards
Cate Ashton '80 - Career Services
Bruce Barnard - Bookstore
Wanita Bilodeau - Physical Plant
Gordon Cheesman - Physical Plant
Arlene Cinq-Mars - Health Services
Lindsey Colby - Biology
Sandra Gilbert - Physical Plant
Beth Hallstrom - ITS
Patty Hopperstead - Counseling
David Jones - Admissions
Susan Lehan - Health Services
Rosemarie Little - Physical Plant
Joe Medina - Alumni/Development
Nancy Morrione '65 - Admissions
Mary Nelson - Personnel Services
Dana Prescott - Physical Plant
Doug Terp - Personnel '84
Pam Wilder - Art


HAVE A LOOK
Two fascinating new items on display in the Mudd Building, courtesy of the Geology Department are maps from the 1860s of the Ringwood and Oxford Furnace iron mining areas of New Jersey. Go see, as well, the large (7 ft.) print of The Grand Canyon from the Foot of the Toroweap, from the J. W. Powell report on his expedition, back on display after a nifty re-framing.

FOR THE RECORD
There's a whole lot wrong with the Chronicle of Higher Education listing of the top 15 colleges with regard to numbers of students studying abroad. Never mind the Chronicle, which has Colby down the list from Bates, Middlebury and Wesleyan, Jon Weiss can prove that Colby leads the pack, with 57% abroad, followed by Middlebury with 49% and Bates with 47%.

MARATHON MEN
Jim Hawkins '71 is a pretty fair marathon man, but so is classmate Tony Maramarco who has just completed what is known as the Shakespeare Marathon, having viewed all 36 of the Bard's plays in nine years. Both are left breathless.

DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENTS
David Beers '85, associate director of annual giving from 87-90, returns in March to take over as director of the effort. Until then, Joe Medina will do double-duty and keep the annual fund on track. David has most recently been director of annual giving at WPI. Debby Ouellette, previously a major gifts assistant in the Development Office, has been appointed Administrative Assistant for Research, assisting Julie Macksoud in Colby's prospect research effort.

MOOSECELLANEOUS
Cal Mackenzie is well quoted in a USA Today article (Dec. 17) by Walter Shapiro on President Clinton's Tuesday press conference and the confirmation flap over his naming of Bill Lann Lee as acting assistant attorney general for civil rights ... Don't forget that Bill Klein (psychology) and Nathan Radcliffe '98 are looking for folks between 40-60 who are willing to help with research by answering questions on health issues .. call x3760 to sign up ... Bill will pay ...