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Volunteers Promote Connections—and Fun Staying connected to Harvey Mudd is easy and fun thanks in part to volunteers. During 2016–2017, events catering to a variety of interests (pottery, finance, camping, architecture, music and more) were held throughout the U.S. Volunteers welcome those new to their area, host impromptu gatherings or serve as a resource for HMC alumni or prospective students and parents. Interested? If you have suggestions for events or if you would like to volunteer to plan activities for alumni in your area, contact the Events Committee of the Alumni Association Board of Governors (aabog-events-l@g.hmc.edu) or email the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at alumni@hmc.edu. Zoo Excursion in San Diego Alumni, parents, family and friends headed to the San Diego Zoo June 3 for a tour and exclusive exhibit experience. They were joined by Professor of Biology and Department Chair Stephen Adolph, who provided an update on current events at the College.
B read making in San Francisco Kacyn Fujii ’13 and Winnie Ding ’12 hosted a bread making class in San Francisco during which participants got a hands-on lesson about using and maintaining a wild-yeast, naturally fermented sourdough starter. The budding bakers made a loaf of classic San Francisco sourdough bread and took starter home for future bread making.
Pottery in Seattle Anne Clark ’13 hosted a private, three-hour pottery workshop in Seattle in June at Pottery Northwest. Guests were able to fire and finish their creations.
Calling Future Physicians An endowed scholarship, established in April, honors accomplished physician, patient advocate and mentor Elise Brown ’95 (biology). Classmates, family and friends remember Brown as an astute clinician known for her dedication to medical education and for sharing her knowledge with nurses, medical students and fellow colleagues. Brown passed away from complications of a bleeding cerebral aneurysm in June 2016. In tribute to Elise, several of her Mudd classmates rallied to raise funds to establish the endowed Elise C. Brown ’95 Memorial Scholarship. Along with family and friends, they were able to contribute $63,450 to fund the
scholarship, exceeding the original goal of $50,000. Beginning in fall 2017, the Elise C. Brown ’95 Memorial Endowed Scholarship will annually support a Harvey Mudd student, preferably female, who intends to pursue a career in medicine. Future gifts to the Brown Memorial Scholarship will increase the value of the fund and, thus, the amount of award funding that can be provided each year. To add your support to this scholarship, contact Dan Macaluso (dmacaluso@hmc.edu, 909.607.7069) or Christine Harrison (charrison@hmc.edu, 909.621.8335).
#HMCAlumniWknd Alumni Weekend 2017
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April 27–29, 2018 HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE