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EPHNOTES, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
FOR WILLIAMS ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS
Volume 12, Number 8, September 2006
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COLLEGE NEWS
BICENTENNIAL MEDALS PRESENTED AT CONVOCATION
Convocation exercises opened the big doors (the "real-world" ones) to
the Class of 2007 on September 9. At the Chapin Hall event, President Morty
Schapiro presented Williams Bicentennial Medals to Stan Foster '55, Eric Reeves
'72, Anna Waring '78, Greg Avis '80, Betsy Andersen '87, and Cathy Salser '88.
See: http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1281.
To read President Schapiro's medal citations, go to: http://www.williams.edu/home/citations.php.
Medal recipient Betsy Andersen was Convocation speaker. Read her remarks here: http://www.williams.edu/home/convocation.php
WILLIAMS TOPS US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Williams once again took first place in US News & World Report's college
rankings, also placing first in the "great school, great price"
category. While we continue to be skeptical of anyone's ability to rank colleges
so closely, it's perhaps worth noting that Williams is the only college to have
received this particular distinction four years in a row. More importantly,
Williams has placed first for the past 16 years in the US News "academic
reputation" poll.
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER NAMED
The College has appointed Collette Chilton to the new position of Chief
Investment Officer. She will oversee management of Williams' endowment and
supervise the Investment Office.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/president/memos/060816_Chilton_CIO.php
DEPARTMENTS COLLABORATE TO PRODUCE "WILLIAMS IN AFRICA" OPENER
The Williams College Multicultural Center, in collaboration with the Department
of Theatre, the '62 Center's "CenterSeries," and the Market Theatre
Lab School of South Africa, presents the powerful South African story
"Tshepang," September 15 and 16.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1286
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FACULTY NEWS
COLLEGE ANNOUNCES TENURE TRACK, TEACHING FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS
Williams has announced the appointment of 14 assistant professors to tenure
track positions http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1288 and also named the recipients of this year's teaching fellowships. http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1289
REMEMBERING PROF. TIMOTHY COOK
The College notes with sadness the death of Timothy Cook, formerly the
Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr., Professor of Political Science at Williams. Prof.
Cook died after a long battle with cancer.
http://www.williams.edu/alumni/ofnotes/ofnote.php?id=65
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STUDENT NEWS
SUMMER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
A small group of Williams College students worked intensively this summer to
develop 16 instructional technology projects on subjects ranging from Web site
design to video production.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1292
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ALUMNI NEWS
"CRAFT AND CONSCIOUSNESS" SEMINARS SET FOR WILLIAMS IN NYC
Prof. Robert Jackall and the Williams in New York program will host a series of
seminars throughout the semester in which prominent New Yorkers share their
experiences of work in the fields of law, art, entertainment, finance, and
more. Except where noted, seminars are at The Williams Club. All alumni are
welcome to attend!
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/resources/newyork/program-curriculum.php?term=0&id=2
WILLIAMS CLUB BOOKSHELF
The Williams Club of New York is looking for books by Williams faculty and
alumni for its library. Please send your books to Rich von Bargen, Jr., Program
& Marketing Director, The Williams Club,
BERKSHIRE SQUASH OPEN 2006
The 2006 Berkshire Squash Open runs October 2-7. Follow the link below to
register online. You can also get details via e-mail from coach Zafi Levy at zafi.levy@williams.edu.
*SEE http://www.squashandbeyond.com/bso/BerkshireSquashOpen.htm
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EPH SPORTS
SPORTS WRAP-UP 2005-06
For 16 years the Sports Information Department has produced a document that has
summarized each Eph varsity team season. Over the years this document has grown
to well over 100 pages and has included articles, statistics, interviews and
profiles. This year Assistant Sports Information Director Kris Dufour and
Meghan Stetson '07 squeezed the whole thing into a gorgeous PDF document, which
you can download at: http://www.williams.edu/athletics/0506_wraps.pdf
FARLEY REACHES THE TOP
In August, former coach Dick Farley was inducted into the College Football Hall
of Fame.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/athletics/news.php?id=9755 Also see the story in the Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2006/08/12/great_recognition/
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