MILESTONES Significant changes involving members of the Colby commu nity in the past year include the following: Re-elected chair of the Board of Trustees: Lawrence R. Pugh '56, M.A. '82. Elected vice chair of the Board of Trustees: Paul D. Paganucci, M.A. ' 7 5 , J . D. New trustees: Jean Pratt Moody '56, M.A. '94, M .Ed. ; Dou glas M . Schair '67, M.A. '94, M.B.A., vice chairman of the board, Life Re Corporation. Trustees re-elected to the board: Frank 0. Apantaku '7 1 , M.A. '87, M.D.; Susan Comeau '63, M .A. '87 ; William H. Goldfarb '68, M.A. '85, J . D. ; Beverly Nalbandian Madden '80, M.A. '86, M.A. Trustees retiring from the board and new trustees emeriti: Richard L Abedon '56, M.A. '86, J . D . ; Howard D. Adams, B.A., M.A. '85 ; Jerome F. Goldberg '60, M.A. '89, J . D. ; Nancy Spokes Haydu '69, M.A. '86, M .C.R. P. ; Barbara Howard Traister '65 , M.A. '88, Ph.D. New overseers: Barbara Lawrence Alfond, B.A.; Elizabeth J . Allan '74 , M .A. , M.B.A., portfolio manager, The Japan Fund; Laurence E. Cudmore '58, retired president, merchandising, Sears Roebuck & Company; John B. Devine Jr. '78, sales manager, Procter and Gamble; Gerald Dorros, M.D., cardiovas cular interventionist; Edward R. Goldberg '59, stockbroker and investment advisor, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; Audrey
professor of English; Cedric G . Bryant, Ph.D. , associate profes sorofEnglish; Anthony J . Corrado Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of government; Fernando Q. Gouvea, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics; Joylynn Wing, Ph.D., associate professor of performing arts and of English. Faculty appointed by the president to a named chair: Charles W. Bassett, M.A. '80, Ph.D., Lee Family Professor of American Studies and of English; Patrick Brancaccio, M.A. '79, Ph.D., John and Caroline Zacamy Professor of English; Murray F. Campbell, M.A. '92, Ph. D., Merrill Professor of Physics; F. Russell Cole, M.A. '90, Ph.D., Oak Professor of Biological Sciences; Yeager Hudson, M.A. ' 7 7 , Ph.D., Dana Professor of Philosophy; Thomas R.W. Longstaff, M.A. '84, Ph.D., Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies (given in memory of Gustave Todrank) ; David M. Lubin, M.A. '94, Ph.D., James M. Gillespie Professor of Art and of American Studies; John S. Mizner, M.A. '80, Ph.D., Dana Professor of English; Jane M . Moss, M . A . '90, Ph.D., Robert E. Diamond ProfessorofWomen's Studies and of French; Randy A. Nelson, M.A. '90, Ph.D., Douglas Professor of Economics and Finance; Jorge Olivares, M.A. '93, Ph.D., Allen Family Professor of Latin American Literature; Ira Sadoff, M.A. '88, M.F.A., Dana Professor of Poetry; John R. Sweney, M.A. '82, Ph.D., Class of '40 Distin guished Teaching Professor of Humanities. Elected faculty emeriti: Carol H . Bassett, M.A., associate professor of mathematics; Yvonne R ichmond Knight '55 , M.A. '79, M.B.A., professor of administrative science; Howard L Koonce, M .A. '80, Ph. D., professor of English and of performing arts; Harold B. Raymond, M.A. '68, Ph.D., professor of history.
H ittinger Katz ' 5 7 , vice president, Data-Prompt, Inc. ; Leon T. Nelson Jr. '60, M.A., president, Lolech Enterprises; Paul A. Nussbaum, J . D., president, Patriot American Group; Albert Stone '5 1 , chairman, Sterlite Corporation. Overseers re-elected: The Reverend Reginald G. Blaxton '74, M . Div.; Mary Mabon Colonna '76, M.B.A.; Peter H. Lunder '56; Andrew J. Weiland '64, M . D.
The Colby community was saddened by the deaths of Irving D. Suss, M.A. '73, Ph.D., professor of English, emeritus, and trustees emeriti Charles P. Barnes II '54, M.A. '73, LLB., Jean Gannett Hawley M.A. '60, LH.D. '59, Alice Linscott Roberts '3 1 , M.A. '54 and Esther Z. Weitman, M.A. '58, M.Ed . , LLD. '66.
Overseer retiring: James R. Cochrane '40. Faculty promoted to full rank: David M. Lubin, M.A. '94,
At the l 73rd Commencement in May, bachelor degrees were conferred on 430 members of the Class of'94, and honorary degrees were awarded to The Honorable George Herbert Walker
Ph.D., James M. Gillespie Professor of Art and of American
Bush, 4 lst president of the United States; Lucille Clifton;
Studies; Hanna M . Reisman, M.A. '94, Ph.D., professor of
Chuck Close; and Cornel West. President Bush was chosen by
classics; Joseph Reisman, M.A. '94, Ph.D., professor of classics and of history; Christine M . Wentzel, M.A. '94, M.A., adjunct
King '94 was the class speaker. The class marshal was Danielle
the senior class as the Commencement speaker, and Kendra A.
professor of performing arts (dance ) . Faculty receiving tenure: David B. Bourgaize, Ph.D., associ
L Jamison '94, and Kebba Tolbert '94 was the Condon medalist.
ate professor of chemistry; James F. Boylan, M.A., associate
4 1 st Lovejoy Fellow.
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Eileen Shanahan received an LLD. from the College as the
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