Centennial Center 10th Anniversary by Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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he Centennial Center started with a simple vision: to bring leadership education to Hobart and William Smith Colleges and challenge students to invest in their leadership learning before graduation. During the past 10 years, however, spurred largely by student interest, the Center has grown to be much more. The Center now develops and sustains programs in leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, driving hands-on, applied experiences that empower students to create social change, pursue innovative solutions to big challenges and become leaders in their fields. The Center was dedicated in 2008 as the capstone project of the yearlong celebration of William Smith College’s Centennial. Endowed with a lead gift from Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82, the space and its programs were established to honor 100 years of groundbreaking education for women and pave the way for future innovation at the Colleges.

Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

“Since William Smith College began and Hobart and William Smith became coordinate Colleges, our alumni and alumnae have pioneered in everything from English to economics to history,” said Fish during the dedication ceremony. “Now, as we cut the ribbon on the Centennial Center, we will become leaders among leadership programs across the United States. This building speaks to us. Its message is clear: leadership is a value that will carry from this Centennial well into the next.” As it has grown, the Centennial Center has been guided by its founding ideals to foster value-based, ethical and inclusive leaders poised to contribute. Through the Center’s signature model — Leading Self, Leading Others and Leadership in Action — students were guided through early hallmark programs such as HWS Leads, Leadership Institute and the Dr. Stephen L. Cohen ’67 Fellowships. The first iteration of The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch

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Contest in 2011, marked the Center’s expansion into entrepreneurship by embedding problem-solving and idea generation into the creation of potential new ventures. This intersection of leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation has led programs like The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab, HWS Hackathon, DiscoveryLab and most recently Summer Sandbox — programs that offer rich, comprehensive experiences and produce compelling student achievements. Today, the Centennial Center is a hub for dynamic thought and action, where groundbreaking ideas for social, political, entrepreneurial and cultural progress are born, nurtured and released to the world. Participants in Centennial Center courses and programs have gone on to found businesses and nonprofit organizations, lead critical projects in the public and private sector, pursue graduate degrees and give back to individuals and communities across the country and around the globe. Thanks to the vision of the founders and early supporters, the dedication and creativity of the staff, and the passion and drive of students and alums, the Centennial Center offers unparalleled experiences and resources for young leaders to develop global awareness, community focus and the skills to transform conviction into change. The 2014 annual Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest winner Ato Bentsi-Enchill ’17 snaps a selfie with The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest judges following the competition in the Vandervort Room.(L-R) Former Trustee Horace Allen ’85, Jeffrey Burki ‘76, Trustee Dr. Deborah Pilla ’76, Bentsi-Enchill, Trustee William Margiloff ’92 and Rebecca Groves Carr ’86, P’17.

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10 YEARS DEVELOPING LEADERS Offered annually in January the Leadership Institute provides students with professional conference experience.

HWS leaders reflect on the value of the Centennial Center in its first decade.

JALISA WHITLEY ’11 founder and principal consultant, Unbound Impact HWS Leads Majors: Public Policy Studies and Sociology Minors: Political Science; and Peer Education in Human Relations Master’s of Public Policy, Nonprofit Management and Leadership University of Maryland, College Park

T “...what you’re drawn to will often give you a hint at the impact you’re supposed to make in the world.”

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hrough the HWS Leads program, Jalisa Whitley ’11 discovered that to become a transformative leader, she had to take full advantage of the HWS curriculum and internships at organizations like the Center for American Progress, where she worked to engage young people in political and social issues. Today, as founder and principal consultant at Unbound Impact, Whitley advises nonprofits on programs and systems to advance the causes of racial equality and social justice. Working with organizations like the United Way of the National Capital Area and the National Collaborative for Health Equity, Whitley notes that “what you’re drawn to will often give you a hint at the impact you’re supposed to make in the world.”

NATHAN CAMPBELL ’11

“[HWS Leads] made me feel more connected to the campus community and gave me the confidence to seek out leadership opportunities socially and professionally.”

program manager, Summer Search HWS Leads Centennial Center student assistant Major: International Relations Minor: Political Science

s a participant in an early iteration of the HWS Leads program and a student assistant at the Centennial Center, Nathan Campbell ’11 was integral to the Center’s burgeoning curriculum and events. That experience, he says, “made me feel more connected to the campus community and gave me the confidence to seek out leadership opportunities socially and professionally.” Since graduation, Campbell has been a program manager at the Cornell Cooperative Extension and helped teach leadership and teambuilding to sports teams and military recruits. Now a program manager at the non-profit Summer Search, he reflects that the Centennial Center is well-positioned to encourage “21st century leaders and entrepreneurs” to tackle “the greatest and most dire issues of our time [and] provide students with the tools and tenacity to attack these issues with maturity, confidence and hunger.” CELEBRATING 10 YEARS • CENTENNIAL CENTER

SAMANTHA TRIPOLI ’11 social impact program manager, Zillow Group HWS Leads Major: Sociology and Women’s Studies Minor: Public Policy Studies

ince she was a student at HWS, Samantha Tripoli ’11 has been working to connect people in need with the resources to help them succeed. As a Bonner Fellow and participant in HWS Leads, she helped oversee the operations of the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva and after graduation joined AmeriCorps in Seattle, where she served as the health access and volunteer coordinator for the YWCA. She went on to join a marketing firm, helping nonprofits reach their target audiences, before joining Zillow Group, where she leads the real estate tech company’s efforts to build relationships with housing and education organizations and assist those in need.

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KEVIN KENT ’12 educational researcher and instructional designer, Center for Applied Special Technology HWS Leads Major: Urban Studies Minors: Mathematics and Sociology M.Ed. in Mind Brain and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

or Kevin Kent ’12, it was the leadership perspectives he was exposed to at HWS that helped him leverage his passion for education and his technological knowhow to serve students from all sides of the education continuum. As a Teach for America Corps member, Kent taught mathematics in south Texas, served as the school’s assistant tennis coach and discovered that with his background he could help students outside the classroom with research and design. After earning his master’s of education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Kent joined the Science of Learning and Educational Technology lab at Arizona State University, where he helped implement intelligent tutoring systems for reading and writing, among other projects. Now an educational researcher and instructional designer at the Center for Applied Special Technology, Kent creates educational technologies and curricula to help all students realize their potential.

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WENDI BACON ’12 research associate, Cambridge University Centennial Center Dr. Stephen L. Cohen ’67 Fellow Majors: Biochemistry and Spanish & Hispanic Studies Minor: Integrated Studies Ph.D., Hematology as a Marshall Scholar Cambridge University

t HWS, Wendi Bacon ’12 cultivated diplomatic skills and learned to effectively “lead and unite others” for a common purpose. As a student, she worked with the Geneva Community Center and Boys and Girls Club to create a community martial arts program for disadvantaged youth. She later created a women’s program and is in the process of developing a course for immigrants and refugees. Now a postdoctoral scientist at Cambridge University, Bacon notes that “big things aren’t accomplished in a day. It takes time, patience and resilience. Don’t pin all your hopes on one door — there are usually windows if you look around hard enough.” This “can do” attitude and perseverance are key takeaways from a leadership education at HWS. Students who take the time to learn these skills have no trouble applying them when they leave campus.

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LUCIA BERLINER ’12 regional manager, Microsoft’s Philanthropies TEALS program HWS Leads Majors: Psychology and Media and Society Minor: Studio Art Master’s of Education, Specialized Studies Harvard University

he values of the HWS Leads program have guided Lucia Berliner ’12 as she has built a career around public service and education. The program helped her realize early on that organizational leadership derives from both a strong mission and strong set of moral values. She has since been a teacher with Teach for America in Arkansas and at one of Michelle Obama’s “Turnaround Arts” school in New Orleans, where she used arts integration and project-based learning to teach social studies and science. After this she co-founded a summer camp in Sierra Leone, earned her master’s at Harvard and joined Microsoft Philanthropies, where she is a regional manager for TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools), which is a program working to make computer science education available to all high school students across the country.

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CAROLINE DOSKY ’12, MAT ’13 fourth grade teacher, Brooke Charter Schools HWS Leads Youth Leadership College Majors: Psychology and Dance Minor: Child Advocacy

lthough “the 21st century is in many ways built around technology,” Caroline Dosky ’12, MAT ’13 discovered in her work through the Centennial Center that today’s leaders “focus on pushing past technology.” After two years teaching special education through Teach for America, Dosky joined the faculty of a charter school in East Boston, where she teaches fourth grade. Also a board member of One Bead, the nonprofit founded by the winner of the first Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest Sara Wroblewski ’13, Dosky notes that as she teaches future leaders, she seeks to foreground “the skills that connect humans — genuine listening, authentic conversations (taking screens out of the equation), collaborative problem solving and sheer innovation.”

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“...roads to success are very rarely without their trials and tribulations as well as successes and failures. If you want something, you must accept failure and be relentless in your reprise.”

MATTHEW MEAD ’13 founder, Hempitecture The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2013 finalist) Major: Architectural Studies Minor: Studio Art

ecause the manufacture and use of traditional concrete produces disproportionately high amounts of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide, Matthew Mead ’13 saw an alternative in industrial hemp. During the second year of The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest, Mead developed business plans, executive summaries and the legal understanding to lay the groundwork for his company Hempitecture, which promotes and sells hemp-based concrete and building products that are lighter than concrete and absorb carbon dioxide from the air, supporting eco-friendly structures that will last for hundreds of years. Mead, who serves on the planning and zoning commission of Ketchum, Idaho, has had an uphill battle with social stigma and legal hurdles surrounding hemp. But whether as an entrepreneur or civil servant, he notes that “roads to success are very rarely without their trials and tribulations as well as successes and failures. If you want something, you must accept failure and be relentless in your reprise.” CELEBRATING 10 YEARS • CENTENNIAL CENTER

SARA WROBLEWSKI ’13 founder and CEO, One Bead The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2012 winner) Major: Media and Society Minor: Economics The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest 2012 WINNER

n 2011, Sara Wroblewski took ownership of a service project in Kenya. Determined to see the project to fruition, Wroblewski sought mentors to help her develop the finance, marketing and public speaking skills necessary to ensure success. One year later, her idea to design and sell glass beads crafted by a local artisan funded the initiative entirely. Wroblewski’s business plan for One Bead won the inaugural Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch contest in 2012. She credits this passion project, and the mentorship she received while participating in the Pitch, with giving her the self-confidence she’s relied on to pursue her degree and career in education. After graduation, Wroblewski partnered with Caroline Dosky ’12, MAT ’13 to develop a leadership program designed to cultivate leaders at the elementary and middle school level. Her story is the inspiration behind the innovative model for programming that gives youth an opportunity to positively impact their own communities. To date, more than 20 communities have been impacted by more than 400 young students. One Bead is on track to run eight programs this fall after hiring three full-time employees, including Kate Moreau ’18.

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DANIEL BUDMEN ’15 assistant wine maker and vineyard manager, Bellangelo Winery Centennial Center Advisory Board Centennial Leadership Fellow HWS Leads The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab Coordinator Majors: Geoscience and Environmental Studies Minor: Sustainable Community Development

ith a $5,000 Centennial Fellowship, Daniel Budmen ’15 planned and partnered with local residents to build a greenhouse at the Geneva Community Center for local students to learn about plants firsthand. For Budmen, leadership is the “capstone” of any liberal arts education. “It’s not just stewardship of the environment (that is important),” he says, “it is the stewardship of others and institutions as well.” Since graduation, he has continued to meld his passion for nature and commitment to service, planting 200 oak trees along the Napa River to help mitigate California’s drought and learning about the wine industry around the globe from Napa Valley to New Zealand and back to the Finger Lakes. Having explored ways to make the grape-growing process more sustainable and organic, Budmen is in the process of developing a brand with Olivia Todd ’15 called Scout Vineyards.

“It’s not just stewardship of the environment (that is important)...it is the stewardship of others and institutions as well.”

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JESSICA BISHOP ’16 Strategy Consultant, IBM Hackathon Intern Individual Major: Leadership Studies; French and Francophone Studies Minor: Psychology

t IBM, Jessica Bishop ’16 is a strategy consultant focused on the digital transformation of Fortune 500 companies. She has been developing her career by equipping leaders with relevant and insightful information to make strategic and defining decisions. As an intern at the Centennial Center, Bishop helped plan and execute the inaugural Hackathon competition to address complex issues through social innovation. This work led her to discover that some great leaders are most successful when taking a bottom up approach. “This entails the leader using the community’s goals as the foundation for their actions so they act in the community’s best interest,” she says. “An example is a leader who eliminates blockers that could prohibit their groups success.”

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“Everything that happened in Leadership Institute on a small scale,” he says, “I have seen firsthand and been able to use and develop these past two years.”

DANIEL HASTINGS ’16 program instructor, Close Up Foundation Leadership Institute Major: History Minor: Media and Society

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eadership is recognizing the importance of everyone’s voice and using the best of the best that everyone has to offer,” says Daniel Hastings ’16 who participated in Centennial Center programming as a high school student in Geneva and went on to complete the Leadership Institute as a Hobart student. He is now helping illuminate a host of voices as a program instructor with Close Up Foundation, a non-partisan and non-profit civic education program in Washington, D.C. Hastings leads groups of students as they explore sites around the nation’s capital, teaching civics, government, history, democracy and how citizens can have an impact. “Everything that happened in Leadership Institute on a small scale,” he says, “I have seen firsthand and been able to use and develop these past two years.”

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MARYUM RAHEEM ’16 project coordinator, Bergen County Council for Young Children HWS Leads Leadership Institute Major: Psychology Minor: Child Advocacy

hanks to her experiences with the Centennial Center, Maryum Raheem ’16 says she has been “more aware of why I am doing things and the power of the impact” she has, as she serves children and families in need. After graduation, during her AmeriCorps placement at the Wediko Summer Program in New Hampshire, she helped young people with social, emotional and behavioral challenges, to discover their strengths, validate their self-worth and build their self-esteem. Now a project coordinator for the Bergen County Council for Young Children in New Jersey, Raheem is advising families on ways to effect lasting change in their communities.

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“My classes in the HWS Leads program stressed the importance of both local and global leadership, and with my Honors project I connected those dots and explored how local action (small-scale farming) can influence global problems (climate change).”

ANNABEL CRYAN ’16 fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency HWS Leads Major: International Relations Minors: Economics, and Spanish and Hispanic Studies M.S., Sustainable Development University of St. Andrews

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he Centennial Center was a space where I was routinely introduced to new ways of thinking,” says Annabel Cryan ’16. “My classes in the HWS Leads program stressed the importance of both local and global leadership, and with my Honors project I connected those dots and explored how local action (small-scale farming) can influence global problems (climate change).” Now a fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, Cryan is studying the relationship between the food chain and ozone-depleting substances, and identifying opportunities to encourage steps toward sustainable solutions. For Cryan, “daily small acts of leadership are equally as important as the large, disruptive acts of leadership.”

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CECELIA CARSKY-BUSH ’16 business analyst, Public Consulting Group, Inc. The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab Majors: Economics and Asian Studies

or Cecelia Carsky-Bush ’16, the Centennial Center’s Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab was a turning point in her college career, giving her “the confidence to reach far beyond campus” as she developed her project to destigmatize mental health disorders. Carsky-Bush, who lost her brother to suicide, established the Colleges’ Beautiful Minds Club thanks to the IdeaLab and a partnership with the Western New York Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), hosting a campus walk that raised more than $15,000. She also found support from her swim coach Kelly Kisner. Now as a business analyst at Public Consulting Group, conducting financial analysis related to healthcare cost allocation for clients across the country, Carsky-Bush remains involved with AFSP as a member of the Junior Board of Boston. Thinking about the “experiences, stories and lives touched that I carry with me every day,” she remembers that it “started in this little building on South Main.”

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NICOLE PASTOR ’16

“the fundamentals of leadership and entrepreneurship are invaluable in any career”

fund operations specialist, Wellington Management The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2014 finalist) Major: Economics Minor: Law and Society Graduate Student Master’s in Applied Economics Boston College

s she studied and practiced entrepreneurship at the Centennial Center, Nicole Pastor ’16 discovered “the balance between taking the lead oneself and utilizing the expertise of others. A good leader is decisive and resourceful and acknowledges that the input of others is crucial to creating a solid final product.” The product that earned her a finalist nod in The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest was a comprehensive tool for young adults to understand finances and harness the power of their paycheck. Currently, Pastor is applying the lessons learned from the Pitch experience to her role as a fund operations specialist at Wellington Management, which oversees $1 trillion in client assets. Regardless of scale, “the fundamentals of leadership and entrepreneurship are invaluable in any career,” she says.

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ATO BENTSI-ENCHILL ’17 founder, 8 Volta Workspaces co-founder, Deals-en-Route founder, RevisionPrep principal, BBE Partners managing partner, Black Adam Africa HWS Leads Leadership Institute The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2014 winner, 2017 finalist) Major: French and Francophone Studies, International Relations Minor: Africana Studies

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The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest 2014 WINNER

ince he returned to Ghana, Ato Bentsi-Enchill ’17 has been making waves with new business interests. He is founder and manager of a co-working space in Accra called 8 Volta Workspaces and is a principal of BBE Partners, a financial consultancy that helps build pipeline to the Ghana Alternative Market (GAX), the stock exchange for Small and Growing Businesses in Ghana. He’s also the managing partner at Black Adam Africa that secures private equity and debt investments for business and projects above $1 million. These ventures follow RevisionPrep, an online educational service that combines exam preparation with gaming programs. RevisionPrep won the 2014 Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest and earned Bentsi-Enchill entrée to the competitive Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program. Meanwhile, with Dealsen-Route, he and Gheorghe Dragomir ’17 reached The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest finals in 2017, as well as the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition. For Bentsi-Enchill, entrepreneurship is, like any other aspect of a liberal arts education, a tool: “Use the skills you learn to the best of your abilities, persevere through challenges, capitalize on opportunities, and you will live a life worth living,” he says.

PAIGE PIERCE ’17 equity sales specialist, IHS Markit HWS Leads The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2015 winner) The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest 2015 WINNER

Major: Individual Major: Entrepreneurship Minor: European Studies

aige Pierce ’17, the 2015 Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest winner for her mobile storefront Orchard Outfitters, says that the Centennial Center was “where I really found my stride at the Colleges. I was surrounded by students with big ideas and goals and I found the environment was something that I identified with which only improved my college experience.” Now an equity sales specialist at the global information company IHS Markit, Pierce says the Centennial Center embodies key aspects of an HWS education, offering “the tools and the space to improve on your exploration of leadership, your qualities as a person and how you work as a leader.”

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SAM SOLOMON ’17 owner and operator, Pizza Posto HWS Leads Leadership Institute The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2017 winner) Major: Sociology Minors: Entrepreneurial Studies

The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest 2017 WINNER

or Sam Solomon ’17, some of the “most memorable experiences at HWS are a direct result of the Centennial Center and its programs.” As a junior at HWS, Solomon studied abroad in Rome, where he attended a master chef demonstration on the art of making pizza. With the support of the Centennial Center, Solomon channeled his passion for food and entrepreneurial drive into a business plan that ultimately won the 2017 Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest. The seed money from the contest helped Solomon launch Pizza Posto, a wood-fire pizza truck and catering company that highlights ingredients sourced from the Finger Lakes Region.

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ALMAMY CONDE ’18 sales and marketing associate, Bozzuto Group The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest (2016 finalist) Major: Economics Minor: Entrepreneurial Studies

s a student, Almamy Conde ’18 was already a licensed realtor. Through The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest, he developed SmartHunter, a free real estate app to list, find and rent apartments in urban areas. The idea took him to the final stage of the competition, and although his proposal wasn’t selected, he says he “learned so much more from not winning…Honestly, I don’t think I would be in the position I’m in today if it wasn’t for experiencing this early on.” Now a sales and marketing associate at the Bozzuto Group, Conde helps oversee leasing and management for one of the company’s most notable properties and continues to run SmartHunter, guided by the principles instilled at the Centennial Center. “In everything I do now, whether it’s working on a project, reaching out to clients, developers or…creating new business proposals,” Conde notes that “the goal is to be the best to do it, not the first to do it.”

“In everything I do now, whether it’s working on a project, reaching out to clients, developers or… creating new business proposals...the goal is to be the best to do it, not the first to do it.”

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CENTENNIAL CENTER PROGRAMMING

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HWS Leads Certificate Program: HWS Leads is designed to purposefully guide students in the study of leadership as well as offer the opportunity to develop as a leader through academic enrichment and applied learning. This program provides the foundation for students to embark upon, or continue, their journey of developing into ethical, inclusive and value-based leaders.

Leadership Institute: A two-and-a-half day professional conference experience that builds leadership. Leadership Institute provides 30 different concurrent sessions as well as reflective home group meetings that build community and assist students with the development of an individual action plan. The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab: Designed to bring student ideas to reality, The Michael ’59 and Ellen ’60 Opell IdeaLab also promotes an entrepreneurial mindset on the HWS campus. Participants engage in a six-week accelerator program with expert faculty, staff and alums with a goal of shaping, refining and differentiating their ideas. At the end, participants can submit a proposal to the Student Investment Committee for funding to advance their ideas from a pool of $3,000.

The Stu Lieblein’90 Pitch Contest: The culmination of all entrepreneurship programs at HWS, The Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest helps students bring their evolving big ideas to life. Students interested in participating in the program are supported at every stage of the entrepreneurial process – from idea generation to implementation – and ultimately “pitch” their idea to an HWS audience and a judging panel of alum entrepreneurs. The winner receives up to a $10,000 grant toward transforming their idea into reality.

SUMMER SANDBOX Summer Sandbox: An immersive, nineweek startup accelerator program, Summer Sandbox is designed to serve as a launching point for student entrepreneurs and startup founders. The goal is to gain the fundamental skills for moving an idea from early concept to sustainable business model, and potential new venture. Summer Sandbox runs between June and August, and participating students receive a stipend for living and housing.

HWS Hackathon: A hackathon is an event Fellowships: Each year, the Centennial designed to innovate new ideas that Center offers financial support to address complex problems. Hackathons innovative student leaders in the form originated in the of fellowships. HWS Trustee Dr. technology field HWS Stephen L. Cohen ’67 sponsors and have slowly the Dr. Stephen L. Cohen ’67 been applied to new Fellowship for $1,500 to a student spaces like social 24 hours of Social Innovation leader for a self-designed project. innovation. Teams receive a topic and Youth Leadership College: The HWS have 24 hours to “hack” it. They are Youth Leadership College is a curriculum fast-paced, high energy and produce designed for elementary and middle ideas that are intended to change school leaders. Young leaders from the world. the community participate in DiscoveryLab: Once an idea has been leadership sessions vetted and described in detail, the that follow the DiscoveryLab Customer Discovery Centennial Center’s workshop provides the skills and signature model of techniques to evaluate ideas through Leading Self, Leading conversations with real customers to Others, and Leadership in Action. identify value and understand potential business models. Students learn these valuable entrepreneurial skills to validate needs with customers and take ideas to the next level.

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THE CENTENNIAL CENTER The Centennial Center was dedicated Nov. 8, 2008 in commemoration of the William Smith Centennial. Located at 603 South Main Street with views overlooking Seneca Lake, the innovative space features classrooms, offices and a large multi-purpose room designed to accommodate dinners, lectures and classes, offering HWS students access to resources and expert staff as they fulfill their leadership potential.

Trustee Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish â&#x20AC;&#x2122;82 addressed the crowd at the Centennial Center Dedication, 2008.

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DONORS Leadership giving in support of the Centennial Center has been provided by the following:

LEADERSHIP DONORS Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82 Anonymous Beatrice Stahl Biggs ’26+ Eric Hall Anderson ’59 Judith Haslam Cross ’52, P’85, L.H.D. ’00 Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Inc. Jack and Joy H. Glaser MD ’62, P’89, P’97, GP’19 Margaret Bokan Greenawalt ’66 Robert and Ellen Arnold ’67 Groff P’93 Barbara J. Johnston ’43+ Heather Moden Jones ’56, P’90 Doris Allen Lund ’30+ C. Gale Martin ’61+ Carol Pappas ’71 Deborah R. Piltch ’83 Jane S. Ritter ’48, L.H.D. ’05+ Roderic H. Ross ’52, LL.D. ’79 and Patricia Johnson Ross ’53 Kristen Emerson Rubacka ’88 Charles V. Adair ’44 and Constance Dean ’45+ Adair P’71 Frederick Y. Bennitt ’66 and Sue Riley Bennitt ’68+ D. Jeffry Benoliel ’81 and Amy Branch ’81 Cassandra Naylor Brooks ’89

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Margaret Brown ’76 Lynne A. Burgess ’71 Nancy Hathaway Burke ’81 Russell and Jane Tuthill ’61 Chapman P’91 Tobey B. Gitelle P’82, P’86 Sandra Scherzer Gross ’85, P’18 Chester D. Hooper ’63 and Stephanie Shires ’65 Hooper P’92 Lois London Hutzler ’58+ Mary Louise Walworth Koch ’48+ Barbara L. Krongel ’68 Susan Johnston Lattimer ’85 Stuart C. Lieblein ’90 Katherine R. MacKinnon ’77 Scott J. Mason ’81 and Lynne Nowadly ’80 Mason P’13 Heather Crosby Mnuchin ’89 Heidi Muschick ’79 Mara O’Laughlin ’66, L.H.D. ’13 Judith Chamberlain O’Neill ’62 Michael L. Opell ’59 and Ellen Levine Opell ’60 Daniel P. Ostrye ’73 and Hannah Hardman Ostrye ’75 Deborah S. Pilla ’76 Nancy Nowak Rutherford ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Sands P’05 Joel M. Savits ’56 and Jacqueline Wrubel ’57 Savits, P’82, P’87, P’90, GP’16 Barbara E. Tornow ’65 Mehrnaz Vahid-Ahdieh ’85, P’17

Ruth F. Walker ’33+ Beth Yingling ’76

DONORS Susan Albert ’75, P’07, P’09 Donna Albro Barbara Dee Aldrich ’80 William H. Allen ’70 and Lesley Tegenborg ’76 Allen P’02 Teresa Amott and Ray Miller Isabelle S. Appleton P’90 Catherine C. Ardoline ’98, P’98 Mary K. Ardoline ’98 Linda D. Arrington ’88 Mrs. Ronald Ashton P’80 Carrie J. K. Atiyeh ’99 Virginia M. Bacheler ’73 Andrea L. Baker ’05 Robert and Cindy Preston ’74 Baker P’05 Ronny A. Barell ’76 and Sheryl Sutin ’77 Barell P’06 James W. Beardsley ’61 and Marcia Scott ’62 Beardsley P’91 Helen Roberts Beasley ’66, P’93 Alison Brown Bell ’80 Ruth C. Benedict and Jerry H. Rose GP ’22 Christine Bennett West ’94 Franklin Wagman ’84 and M. Paige Berry ’84 John Bodnar III ’80

Patricia Horan Bogart ’64, P’94 Martha and Jerry Bond Catherine Bogart Bones ’94 Donna M. Borgus P’13 Alexandra C. Boyle ’07 Rebecca Tracy Boyle ’81 Robert L. Boyle, Jr. ’82 and Tracy Alexandre ’82 Boyle P’07 Joan Schroeder Breiling ’53, P’83, P’87 Willard M. Bridgham ’68 and Ruth Tompkins Bridgham ’68 Kelly Cater Briggs ’91 Beverly Baader Brinckerhoff ’55, P’83, P’89+ Margaret Brinckerhoff ’89 Kendra Russell Broomer ’07 Scott L. Brophy ’78 and Laura Sweeney ’86 Brophy P’12 John W. Hatton and Kathryn P. Bullock ’82, P’14 David H. Burke ’63 and Catharine Cady Burke ’62 John and Midge Burns The Reverend Alvin P. Burnworth and Mrs. Carolyn Persell ’62 Burnworth P’94 Elizabeth M. Burnworth ’94 Naomi Lieberman Bush ’98 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Calabro P’05 Sigrid A. Carle ’84 Sara Barell Carlucci ’06 Harold and Shirley Dixon ’59 Carpenter P’83, GP’08 Diane-Louise Kenney Casson ’70 Diane Timmerman Cater ’64, P’91 Ethel Cermak ’34, P’68, Sc.D. ’51+ Christina A. Chilson ’05

Jonathan and Linda Eberhardt ’71 Chilson P’05 Birsan Iskenderoglu Clark ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Clark P’04, P’07 Barbara Brown Clarke ’63, P’87 Paul B. Clayton, Jr. P’86 Susanne Madeira Coffin ’79, P’05 John F. Collins P’72, P’74, P’84, P’90, GP’09, GP’12, GP’18, HON ’12, L.H.D. ’16+ Lillian E. Collins Megan Bostwick Colosimo ’01 B. Anne Roth Commerton ’49 James O. Condon ’50+ Susan Johnson Conlan ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Couch ’80, P’20 Christina R. Crabtree-Ide ’05 Dr. Loren H. Crabtree and Dr. Barbara H. Cram-Crabtree ’69, P’05, GP’22 James Crenner John Cromartie ’80 Virginia Vere Cuellar ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Cummings P’10 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cunningham P’97 Robert M. Curtis ’65 and Susan Fisher Curtis ’65 Jeremy T. Cushman ’96 and Susan Flanders Cushman ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid A. Daly III ’67, P’97 Donna R. Davenport Kathleen Hare Day ’80 Christine de Denus P’22 and Lisa Kaenzig P’22, HON ’10 Alan R. Dedrick P’98, P’02 Jennifer Dee ’72

Dr. Ralph DeFelice ’64 and Mrs. Cynthia Carter DeFelice ’73 Joseph and Debra HON ’08, L.H.D. ’08 DeMeis P’06 Carol Scalea DeMoulin ’81 Paul R. DeRosa ’63 and Elizabeth Johnston DeRosa ’65 Dalies J. Devine ’59 and Susanne Embler ’60 Devine P’84, GP’18 Tracy Zorn DiFlorio ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Donald P’11 Paul T. Donnelly ’80 Lindley E. Doran ’69 John C. Doremus ’88 and Miriam Lieberman Doremus ’88 Caroline G. Dosky ’12, MAT’13 Worth Douglas ’67 Holly Himberg Dowd ’80 Judith Duerr Elizabeth Agrasto Dunham ’03 Susan Connolly Eckert ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Edwards ’51, P’77, P’79, GP’10 Marc S. Ehrlich ’80 Lewis M. and Judith A. Eisenberg P’96 Katherine D. Elliott ’66, L.H.D. ’08 and Richard S. Abramson Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Erickson P’97 Dr. Philip J. Escoll and Mrs. Audrey Golden ’53 Escoll P’84 Linda S. Escoll ’84 Holly S. Evans ’71, P’01 Roger L. Farrand ’49 and Asta Farrand ’76, P’78+ Lisa Mark Fasullo ’86 Peggy M. Ferran + deceased

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Priscilla Horton Fisher ’46+ Alden B. Flanders ’67 and Birgitte Madsen ’68 Flanders P’00 Margrethe E. B. Flanders ’00 Julie Kozarsky Flores ’08 Barbara Bullard Ford ’51+ Hannah S. E. Ford ’01 Marian Holly Foster ’50, P’88 Winifred S. Foster ’88 Joyce Killick Fowler ’72 Lesley Price Frankel ’80 Lynne Friedlander ’80, P’10 Susan Friedlander P’80, GP’10 Sara Hirt Frister ’87 Mark D. Gearan HON ’17, L.H.D. ’17, P’21 and Mary Herlihy Gearan HON ’12, HON ’17, L.H.D. ’17, P’21 Carmen J. Genovese ’70 and Patricia P. Genovese P’01, P’03, P’05, P’08 Mary Gerhart Wendy Glaser MacKechnie ’89, P’19 Hycinthia L. Goetzmann ’58, P’81 Bess Brodsky Goldstein ’80 Carol Davidson Gottliebsen ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Gould P’02 Juliann M. Green ’84 Seth W. Greenblott ’07 and Susan Hughan Greenblott ’07 John M. Groton ’80 Ms. Elizabeth M. Gura Patrick J. Haley ’67 and Bonnie Bushong Haley ’69 Elizabeth Platt Hamblin ’88 The Reverend Dr. W. Richard Hamlin ’68 and Mrs. Claudia Webb ’68 Hamlin P’97 Eleanor C. Hamlin ’97

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Kathryn I. Hansen ’90 Herbert W. Hansen, Jr. and Susan Lockwood ’55 Hansen P’90 Jack D. Harris, Ph.D. and Deborah Davis ’73 Harris P’02, P’06 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Heimgartner P’98 Caroline Barnes Henningsen ’80 Barbara Evelyn Herr ’66 Emily R. Herzfeld ’05 Mary Moest Highmore ’56, P’89, GP’08 Philip T. Hirt ’50 and Sara Kintner ’49 Hirt P’78, P’85, P’87, P’89, GP’07 Dawn Hoff-Cowdery ’89 Kevin T. Holden ’89 and Judith Gregg Holden ’89 Kimberly Oaks Holmes ’85 Jane Booty Horn ’81 Allison Wilmington Houston ’87 Sally E. Howe ’67 Gregory P. Hughan ’72 and K. Lynn Gross ’71 Hughan P’99, P’07 Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Ilacqua P’88, GP’17 Jessica L. Indingaro ’99 Jonathan R. Insull ’87 and Brenda Stanny Insull ’88 Edie Sparago Irons ’66 Kathleen Carlough Jamieson ’70, P’94, P’96 Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk ’98 Todd D. Jeffery ’01 and Kathryn Allen Jeffery ’02 Charles R. Johnson, Jr. ’77 and Barbara Lounsbery Johnson ’78 Dorothy Cook Johnson ’47, P’83 Paul L. Johnson ’71 and Mary Carter ’69 Johnson P’08 Elise H. Jones ’08

Tory Carpenter Jones ’83, P’08 Eloise L. Kalker P’80 Dana Keefer ’68 James and Doris R. Kenny ’97, P’93 Kathleen M. Kenny ’93 Caeyll W. Kenyon P’91 John and Carol Spadaccia ’74 Kimmerle P’01 William A. Kling ’57 and Barbara Hicks ’56 Kling P’89, GP’15 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kopetz P’89 Christiane Waterman Kozak ’80 Janet Popiel Kozarsky ’78, P’08 Laurie A. Krigman ’81 Lela Ruderman Krigman ’54, P’81 Mark H. Kuhar ’83 and Mary Van Wagner Kuhar ’84 David J. Kulesa P’93, P’04+ Marjorie Kulesa P’93, P’04 Ariel Laidlaw ’06 Lesley Mapstone Lamb ’97 Jennifer Rust Lauchlan ’93 Julia B. Lawrence ’88 George D. Lawrence ’59 and Martha Price ’60 Lawrence P’88 Eric Lax ’66, L.H.D. ’93 Mr. James Leach Stanley G. Lehigh ’60 and Judith Lindsay ’60 Lehigh P’89, GP’16 David J. Lenihan ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart W. Leslie P’05 Susan Steinberg Lieberman ’60, P’86, P’88, P’98 James T. Lilly, Jr. ’83 and Tracy Mullen Lilly ’84 Robert H. Lowe ’71, P’05 Clare M. Lowsby-Kuntz P’04

Mary Jane Gindling Lydenberg ’67, P’72, P’75, P’76, P’80, P’81 Ellen M. MacLeod ’66 Claire E. MacNamara ’04 Katherine C. MacNamara ’00 Mark C. MacNamara ’72 and Martha Cooke ’72 MacNamara P’00, P’04 Jeffrey Laidlaw ’74 and Elizabeth M. Mahon-Laidlaw ’78, P’06 Rachel Maleh ’87 Whitney W. Mallam ’61 and Bonnie Salsbury ’61 Mallam P’86 Catherine W. Mallam ’86 Elizabeth Marmion ’80 Katharyn Schofield Martens ’46, P’72 Kelly M. Mauch ’17 Frank J. Mayville ’89 and Nancy Hirt Mayville ’89 Leslie Clarke McCauley ’87 Terrance G. McGuire ’78 and Carolyn Carr McGuire ’78, L.H.D. ’18 Kathleen Menn-Oaks ’89 Sara Goodenough Merrill ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Merritt P’83 Jo Beth Mertens James A. Michaels ’71 and Andrea Powers ’71 Michaels P’05 Lauren E. Michaels ’05 Georgiana Fisher Miller ’58 Penelope Miller ’75, P’10 Barry K. Mills ’86 and Katherine Kling ’89 Mills P’15 Alexandra Cross Mitchell ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Monaco P’06 Allison Morrow ’76 Suzanne S. Murray ’76

Lauren O. Neidhardt ’06 Andrew W. Nelson ’82 and Mary Stowell ’82 Nelson P’10 Peter A. and Melanie Sage ’95 Nelson P’19 Susan Anderson Nelson ’66, P’95 Nancy Breiling Nessel ’87 Katherine Coleman Nicoll ’74 Robert L. Nields P’04 Lt. Col. and Mrs. John E. Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02 Ann B. Oaks ’74, P’84, P’85, P’89 Jillian E. Oberfield ’01 Dr. William J. Oberfield ’67 and Mrs. Lynn Tallmadge ’67 Oberfield P’98, P’01 Audrey Dennett O’Brien ’50, P’82+ Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. O’Connor, Jr. P’86, P’95, GP’14 Sarajane Highmore O’Connor ’89 Lindsay Teague O’Donnell ’04 Helen C. Packard ’93 Kathryn Jannotta Palmer ’79 Sheila J. Peabody P’04 Maura Lawton Perkins ’79+ Nicholas R. Peterson ’06 and Caitlin Harris Peterson ’06 Angela Petrucco Karin E. LeBlanc Petrucelli ’09 Sarah Wright Phillips ’81 Linda K. Pilgrim ’92 Janne Ritzenberg Piper ’78+ Marlene B. Pitkow ’75 Elaine Gay Pizzarelli ’91 Nancy V. Platt ’59, P’88 Margaret B. Popper Alysa Curtis Porter ’01

Charles and Weslie Whitley ’61 Porter P’96 George S. W. Pratt ’76 and Sandra Malone Pratt ’80 Edward F. Premo ’79 and Diane Gardner ’81 Premo P’09 Katherine M. Premo ’09 Georgiana Prince ’68 Julie Stenson Pryor ’88 Robert R. Reed, Jr.and Joanne O’Byrne ’77 Reed P’03 Kathleen Killius Regan ’82, P’13 Linda E. Reiter ’82 Mrs. Marie E. Renaud Eric and Karen Ilacqua ’88 Reuscher P’17 Constance E. Rice ’72 Sylvia Ritzenberg P’78+ Sandra A. Rivera ’85 Kathryn Beardsley Roach ’91 Ms. Susan C. Robertson David M. Robinson ’88 and Katherine Devine ’84 Robinson P’18 William S. Robinson ’89 and Katherine Lehigh Robinson ’89 Susan C. Rock Tully ’88 Sharon Bostwick Rogala ’67, P’93 Patricia Young Rumbold ’52 Benjamin H. and Marcia Collins ’74 Russell P’07 Robert S. Boyd and Ann Cullingworth Rust ’66, P’93 Nancy Hofheimer Sahlein ’64 Barbara Harris Sassano ’72 Katherine R. Savits ’82 B. J. Scamuzzi ’72+ Amy Perline Schatten ’78, P’08 Julia R. Schatten ’08

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Mitchell N. Schear ’80 Pauline Schildkraut P’62 Whitley Ram Schoeny ’96 Elizabeth S. Schreiber ’86 Frank C. Schroeder III ’65 and Helen Elliott Schroeder ’65 Barbara Wilcox Schuman ’57, P’84 Jennifer Klein Schwartz ’92 Roger G. Schwartz ’93 W. Parker Seeley, Jr. ’59 Amy E. Seldin ’89 Peter H. Seldin ’63 and Patricia Streim ’64 Seldin P’89 Barbara Pedersen Shapiro ’63 Susan F. Sharin ’67 Brenda Hutchey Sheehy ’80 Shenango Ltd., L.P. Dwain W. Smith P’77 Jeffrey G. Smith P’03 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. P’83 Tabatha R. Spinner Dr. and Mrs. S. Richard Spitzer ’54, P’83 Robin Martens Stacey ’72 Leslie J. Stark ’59+ Henry F. Stemler IV ’08 and Barbara Johnson Stemler ’08 Judith Brock Stock ’66 Nancy E. Stratford ’60, P’92 Irene M. Stumberger ’83 Susan Rogala Sy ’93 Deborah Tall+ Carol Weatherly Tallmadge ’42, P’67, GP’98, GP’01 Joan Taylor ’89 William and Rilla Seaman ’59 Taylor P’87, P’89

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Gary F. and Ruth Preston ’77 Teague P’02, P’04, P’07 David J. Teed ’81 and Barbara Brinckerhoff Teed ’83 Lederle Tenney ’80 Kate L. Thomaidis ’92 Marie Bakis Thomaidis ’59, P’92 Laurie Malcolm Tillinghast ’74, P’09 Lisa Devin Tobias ’82 Lisa Anderson Todd+ Mary Ellen Thomsen Tully ’66 Carol A. Ulmer ’72 Frank E. Urban ’94 and Melissa Jamieson Urban ’94 John B. Van Etten ’73 and Jean Collins Van Etten ’74 Elmer Van Wagner, Jr. ’58 and Mary Hillman ’58 Van Wagner P’84, P’88 Mary Hillman Van Wagner ’58, P’84, P’88 Cora Alter Vere ’40, P’65, P’71+ Joan Glaser Vesselinovitch ’80 Paul Ferguson and Adelaide Walker ’65 Walton P’92 J. Kendall Walton ’92 Raymond M. and Lisa Raab ’85 Wardynski P’15 Sally A. Webster ’74 Jared C. Weeden ’91 Christina Nelson Weissensee ’95 Sarah Coffin Westcott ’05 Carol Brotman White ’76 Mr. and Mrs. E. John White III ’66, P’94 Katy E. Whittingham ’99 Marla Dockstader Whittingham ’69, P’99 Dorothy H. Wickenden ’76, L.H.D. ’14 Catherine J. Williams

Sally C. Wilmington ’61, P’87 Karla Damico Wilsey ’78 Nancy Stone Wilson ’50, P’74 Susan Savits Winson ’90 Dr. Martin E. Wolpin ’59 and Mrs. Sara Jacobs ’60 Wolpin P’87, P’90 Stephanie Wolpin-Pepper ’90 Frederick Wong P’74 Elizabeth Woodard P’88 Lisa B. Woodard-Mink ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Woodrow P’83, GP’15 Rebecca Jamieson Yoder ’96 Timothy B. Yolen ’72 and Susan Lloyd Yolen ’72 Kelly A. and Timothy M. Young P’16 Susan Goedecke Zellweger ’76 Jerome and Gloria Kleinman ’47 Zuflacht P’75 Cathleen A. Zupan ’09 Maureen Collins Zupan ’72, L.H.D. ’16, P’09

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