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Henry Sockbeson
Occupation: Legal
Major: Government

A career spent advancing American Indian rights led this Penobscot Indian to the tribal supreme court. Read more »

Gary Lawless
Occupation: Business, Writing

Read about the owner of The Gulf of Maine Bookstore on Maine Street in downtown Brunswick. It'ss the kind of place where, to paraphrase Robert Frost, when you go there you want to read a book. Read more »

Bob Diamond
Occupation: Finance
Major: Economics

The president of London-based Barclays Group is a very big deal in the world of international banking. Read more »

Patrick Duddy
Major: English

This ambassador knew he was in for a challenge when he was appointed as America's point man for dealing with Venezuela's predictably unpredictable president, Hugo Chavez. Read more »

Stephen Orlov
Occupation: Arts
Major: Economics

A journalist turned playwright finds international success addressing social issues on stage. Read more »

Jil Eaton
Occupation: Business, Fashion
Major: Art

Knitting up a successful business wasn't something envisioned by this studio art major and Harvard Graduate School of Design grad. Read more »

Tom Whidden
Occupation: Business, Manufacturing
Major: Psychology

An America's Cup legend, who once raced dinghies at Colby, has reached the pinnacle of sailing and the sail business. Read more »

Charles Terrell
Major: History

A leader and spokesman when black students took over the chapel in 1970, he's now a trustee at Colby. Terrell looks back at those turbulent years on campus in a Q&A. Read more »

Rocco Landesman
Occupation: Arts

This former Colby overseer is now chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. In this Q&A he talks about trading Broadway for a national stage and the importance of art and artists. Read more »

Eddie Woodin
Occupation: Business, Manufacturing
Major: English

Faith leads to success in store-fixture design business leads to the satisfaction of philanthropic good deeds. Read more »