Don Quinb�· ·97
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The George E. Murray Debate Tournament (spring) First Prize: Joseph W. Corrigan ·97 Second Prize: Alexander C . Tuff ·97
One Hundred and Seventy-Sixth Commencement
Eavan Boland. leading Irish poet
Spotlight Event Series State of the College Address,
Solomon Gallert Prize for Excellence in English
Heather H . Derby '97
Elmira Nelson Jones Prize for Creative Writing Robert L
Gee '97, Rebecca A. Hoogs ·97
Stephen Coburn Pepper Prize in Philosophy Michael S.
Barber ·97
William A. Rogers Prize in Physics Joshua P. Walton '98
Katherine Rogers Murphy Prize for Original Poetry
Rosecrans B. Baldwin '99, Dennis N . D'Angelo '99
The Edward Colgan Psychology Award Sarah E. Holmes ·97
French Book Awards Paul M . Berube ·oo, Diane J . Carr
Paul Perez Psychology Award Steven M. Dilella ·97
'00, E mily A. Dowd '99, Carrie A . Dube '99. Meghann E. Foye · oo, Jennifer L. Hruza ·oo, Amanda R. Irvine ·oo. Whitney A . Lawton '00, Morgan D . McDevitt ·oo. Nina T. Saxton '00, Brooke S. Taylor '00. Alison M. Tetler '99. Dana J . Turpie ·oo French Book Prizes Erin F. Curren '97, Reshma A. Gosine
'97, Laura A . Olsen '97
Faculty Award in Religious Studies Emily G. Heiss ·97 Outstanding Student in Sociology Pamela Herd ·97 Excellence in Spanish Chenta L. Cuffee ·oo, Iva lllieva '99, Amy E Walker ·99 Spanish Book Prize Anthony E . Rosenfeld ·97
Excellence in French Faith M . Anderson '00 Geology Department Awards John E . Baptiste '97. Chris topher W. Brady '99. Erik T. Dreisbach '98. Mariek E . Schmidt '99, Jason M . St. Clair ·oo Geology Alumni Award John E . Baptiste ·97 F. Harold Dubord Prize in Political Science
Fairbrother I I '97. Susanna C Montezemolo '97
APPENDIX E A Selection of Events
Everett M.
1 996- 1 997
Lectures
The Jack Foner Essay Award (history) Andrew B. Glos ·97 Albert A. Mavrinac Award {government) Cary T. Gibson '97
Ralph J. Bunche Lecture "in the Name of Peace and Human Rights," Dr. Samuel Proctor, theologian, orator and educator on race relations in this country, author of The
Laurie Peterson Memorial Prize in Government Jonathan
Substance of Things Hoped For: A Memoir of An African American Faith
R . Bolton '98
William J . W i l kinson/Paul A. Fullam Prizes (history) Jonathan K. Barry '98, Anne K . Kuniholm '98, Carolyn H Miner '98 William J. Wilkinson Prize (history) Nathan R Pierce ·97 Outstanding Academic Performance in International Stud ies Erwin A . Godoy '97, Jennifer L. Mason '97, Amanda J.
Sprang '97
Mathematics/Computer Science Department Awards
Tanya M . Jankot '97, Woodrow H. Pollack '97
Colby College Chorale Award Anthony R. Moulton '97 Colby College Collegium Musicum Award
Thomas '99
Barbera E.
Colby College Jazz Ensemble Award Edward C. Weil IV '97 Alma Morrisette Music Award Scott A . Lilley '97 Molly Seltzer Yett Award in Music Lisa D. Tinanoff '97 Andrew Blodgett Award (performing arts) Danielle L Herget ·97 John Alden Clark Prizes in Philosophy Matthew W. Eberle
'97, Eric M. Hansen '97, Katie M. Quackenbush '99
Dana-Bixler Convocation "The Hidden Value of Nature," Thomas Eisner, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemi cal Ecology, Cornell University Crawford Family Professorship in Religious Studies
"Sepphoris: The Ornament of All Galilee," Thomas R.W. Longstaff, Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies, lecture inaugurating the Crawford Family Professorship in Religious Studies The Grossman Economics Professorship Lecture "The World and Our Wages," Jan Hogendorn, The Grossman Professor of Economics, Colby The Lipman Lecture "The Jewish Fate in English Hands Representation of the Jewish People in Modern Literature," Professor Ruth Wisse, Harvard University
John Seigenthaler, chair a n d founder of t h e Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University Forty-Fourth A n n u a l Lovejoy Convocat ion
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture "Symmetry in the World," Roger E. Howe, professor of mathematics, Yale University. Southworth Lecture "Death in the Museum,· Carol Duncan, professor of art, Ramapo College of New Jersey School of Contemporary Arts
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William Cotter, Colby president. and Joshua Woodfork ·97. Student Association president 1 "Teaching Tolerance: Helping Americans Overcome Hatred and Pre1udice," Morris Dees, civil rights lawyer and founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center I A reading from The Cattle Killing. John Edgar Wideman. novelist I "'Darling. you should never have done that': Married Soldiers in the Civil War," James McPherson. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and C1v1I War historian / "Cam paign '96: Forum for Candidates in the 1 st District Congres sional Race" / "Hypocrisy and the Prevention of AIDS: How to Convince Sexually Active Teenagers to Use Condoms." Elliot Aronson. University of California-Santa Cruz/"The Traditional Way." Don Capelin. Micmac Indian elder and healer I ·con fronting Intolerance; Celebrating Diversity," Maura Cullen, edu cational consultant and motivational speaker I "'The Reign of Error' on Campus: Misperceptions about Alcohol and Other Drug Norms," H Wesley Perkins. Hobart and Wilham Smith Colleges I "Shakespearean lmprov," featuring Shenandoah Shakespeare Express I "The 1 996 Presidential Election: Is sues Avoided. Questions Not Asked," panel discussion with John Seigenthaler. chair and founder of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University and Lovejoy honoree. Bill Kovach. curator of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University: Professor L. Sandy Maisel, chair of the Government Department, Colby; moderator Dan Harris '93. WCSH-TV / "Share Our Strength National Reading Benefit," Colby writers James Boylan and Peter Harris/ "The Search for Past Life on Mars," Dr. Kathie Thomas-Keperta. NASA scientist "Trad1t1onal and Non-Traditional Things People Do with Their Money 1n the Marketplace," David Brancaccio, senior editor and host of National Public Radio's Marketplace I "The Souls of Black Men: Facing Contemporary Crisis," Dr. Robert Franklin, president-elect of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta and author of Liberating VisionsrTowards a Cultural Poetics of Race Music," Guthrie Ramsey, musicologist. Tufts University and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard Univer sity / "Change, Hope and Equality for Asian Americans," B.D. Wong. Tony Award-winning actor I "Hispanic Culture 1n the United States,· Dolores Prida, contemporary Cuban-American playwright/ "But We Would Never Talk about It: The Structures of Lesbian Discretion in South Dakota, 1 928-1933," Elizabeth Kennedy. SUNY-Buffalo / "An Astronomical Detective Story: The Discovery of the Binary Pulsar: Dr. Russell Hulse. Princeton University, Nobel Prize winner in physics I "What Men and Women Can Do to Prevent Sexual Assault," Alan Berkowitz, clinical psychologist. sexual assault and substance abuse researcher on college campuses I "Rethinking the Closet American Culture: Lesbian and Gay History before the 1 960s," George Chauncey, award-winning author / "Black Skin, Latin Soul: Caught between Two Cultures,· Roberto Santiago. award winning writer and journalist I "Gender Is Not a Four Letter Word," Myra Marx Ferree, University of Connecticut I "Lethal Viruses, Ebola and Infectious Diseases," Nancy and Jerry Jaax, specialists on extremely infectious viruses and high hazard biological research, whose work was depicted in the best-selling book The Hot Zone I "Honor Codes and Dodo Birds: What Does It Mean to the Chicken?", Paul Greenwood, chair of the Biology Department, Associate Professor of Biol ogy and Doctor Charles C. and Pamela W. Leighton Faculty Research Fellow, 1 997 Senior Class Teaching Award and seniors' choice faculty speaker Biology Seminar "Helpers at Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Nests: Cooperation and Competition in a Social Bird," Sarah
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