Wells Express Winter-Spring 2016

WINTER/SPRING 2016

VOLUME XXXI NUMBER 1

Wells THE MAGAZINE

OF WELLS COLLEGE ALUMNAE/I AND FRIENDS

Teaching at the Center of the Academic Experience IN THIS ISSUE • President’s Message • Focus on Teaching • Aurora Express • Faculty Notes • Annual Report of Giving • Recruiting the Next Generation www.wells.edu

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Karen Frankel Blum ’67 Carrie A. Bolton ’92, Chair Lisa Mazzola Cania ’79 Marie Chapman Carroll ’75, Vice-Chair Sarah C. Chase ’69, Secretary Fiona Morgan Fein ’65 Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’69 Daniel J. Fessenden Kathryn L. Fong '06 President Jonathan Gibralter Sarah J. Jankowski ’92 Judith Lavelle ’14 Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86 Reneé Forgensi Minarik ’80 Allen J. Naples Rachael Ristau ’15 Carl Sgrecci Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78 Nancy Wenner Witmer ’61 HONORARY TRUSTEES Ann Harden Babcock '45 Anne Wilson Baker ’46 Nancy Burton Barclay ’56 David Barclay Elizabeth S. Boveroux '57 Sara Clark Brummer ’56 Gordon Brummer Gail Fletcher Edwards ’57 George D. Edwards Jane Demarest Engel ’42 Margery Leinroth Gotshall ’45 Suzanne N. Grey ’72 Joanne Lowell Johnson ’70 Shirley Cox Kearns ’54 Stanley J. Kott David M. Lascell Alan L. Marchisotto Edward E. Matthews Marcia Goetze Nappi ’56 Janet Taylor Reiche ’52 Frank P. Reiche Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66 Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’58 George S. Slocum Priscilla H. Slocum Virginia Grace Small ’50 Susan Wray Sullivan ’51 Gail Zabriskie Wilson ’60 Henry F. Wood, Jr. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS President Jonathan Gibralter Provost and Dean of the College Cindy J. Speaker Chief Financial Officer Robert A. Cree Vice President for Advancement Craig S. Evans Dean of Students Jennifer Michael Director of Communications and Marketing Ann S. Rollo Director of Admissions and Financial Aid 2 Susan Raith Sloan ’86

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Ann S. Rollo Laura E. Sanders Pamela J. Sheradin ’86 Office of Communications & Marketing Jessica Corter Michele Vollmer Chris Bailey Hallett D. Burrall Catherine Burroughs David Foote ’11 President Jonathan Gibralter Michael Groth Atiya Jordan ’16 Cynthia J. Koepp Sara Levy Dan Renfrow Chandler Smith ’18 Cindy J. Speaker Griffin Spencer Susan Talbot Susan Tabrizi Katrina La Douce Wilson ’93 Hope Alridge ’19 Jacci Farlow Bill Hecht Mauricio Romero ’18 Glen M. Sanders Neil Sjoblom Chandler Smith ’18 Alex Torea ’15 Express Athletics Archives Wells College Archives

ON THE COVER After even a mild winter, spring is welcome! Alex Torea ’15 (Aurora, NY; Visual Arts major, Graphic Design minor) captured this beautiful image of the forsythia in front of the Glen Park bridge.

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Contents SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS In keeping with the college’s commitment to environmental sustainability, this magazine is printed at Cayuga Press, an environmentally conscious facility run by 100% wind power, with vegetable inks, and on paper from tree farms with sustainable harvesting methods. They practice sustainable production methods in which nearly all waste paper, plastic, wood and metal is recycled. The facility is the first in New York State to regenerate press chemicals in-house to reduce output of chemical waste by 90%.

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President’s Message

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Teaching at Wells in the 21st Century

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Commencement 2015

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Wells Honors

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Aurora Express

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Athletic News

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Faculty Notes

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Board of Trustees

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150 Years, 150 Voices

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2014-15 Annual Report of Giving

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End note: Recruiting the Next Generation of Wells Graduates

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SUSTAINABILITY SILVER: Given our institutional commitment and my personal involvement in such efforts, I am especially pleased that the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, using their Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, has awarded Wells a Silver STARS rating.

A GOOD TIME TO BE [AT] WELLS

with a great story to tell I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WELLS COLLEGE EXPRESS MAGAZINE. YOU WILL SEE AS YOU READ THAT THE FOCUS OF THIS EDITION IS ON THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO AT WELLS COLLEGE—EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE GREAT LIVES. OUR BELIEF IS THAT AN INHERENT APPRECIATION OF THE LIBERAL ARTS CREATES THAT PATHWAY AND THAT OUR FACULTY ARE THE “HEART AND SOUL” OF THAT PROCESS. YOU WILL MEET MANY OF THEM AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR EXPERTISE IN THIS ISSUE. You will also learn, as you read this edition of the Express, that this is a great time to be at Wells College. I believe we are at a high point poised for a truly extraordinary future. No matter where I go, I am incredibly impressed with the feedback I get from our students, faculty, staff, alumnae, alumni and friends of the College. That is, they express to me an

enormous sense of confidence in the direction we are heading and the path we are taking to realize that future.

I hope that in reading this magazine, you will join us along that path. With that in mind, let me tell you some of the things we are working on as we move forward.

I LE ARNED WHEN I S T EPPED ON TO T HE WELL S C AMPUS T HAT SOME INS T I T U T IONS C AN RE ACH E ACH S T UDEN T. I WA S TAKEN BY T HE WAY IN WHICH T HE WELL S COMMUNI T Y R ALLIE S TO ENSURE E ACH S T UDEN T HA S A REL AT IONSHIP-BA SED EDUC AT IONAL E XPERIENCE.

When faculty and staff are asked what they do, most lead by saying they connect with students. That response was refreshing and inspiring for me. I've dedicated my life to connecting with students and providing them with opportunities to grow and am honored to serve in a role that allows me to do so with all Wells students.

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2015-17 VISION & STRATEGIC PLAN

Strategic vision and plan Indeed, marshaling our resources toward a common goal, with an underlying plan, is not only possible, it has been broadly welcomed.

One of my first undertakings was to lead the development of a short-term, outcome-oriented strategic plan, creating a community-supported roadmap for the way forward. In October the Board adopted the plan (see sidebar on this page), and we then convened a committee on institutional effectiveness to hold ourselves accountable for implementing, assessing and adapting the plan.

Wells College will redefine the modern liberal arts and sciences, with a strong academic foundation and a focus on the future lives students will lead. We will wholeheartedly make and execute bold choices, and embrace new challenges, innovative programs, and operational improvements. The College intends to be a “top choice” for students, faculty and staff as we strengthen and broaden our reputation. The College will strengthen our surrounding communities by leveraging our role as a critical regional economic driver.

STRATEGIC OUTCOMES: 1. Increased enrollment (from both recruitment and retention).

2. A sustainable financial outlook and foundation.

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Invest in and strengthen the academic program.

• Curricular innovation and development • Faculty development and support • Teaching technology • Relationships with other institutions • Connecting academics to professions and outcomes

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Improve the condition and appearance of campus.

• Develop a comprehensive facilities plan, including deferred maintenance, capital improvements and day-to-day upkeep • Engage community members in improvement efforts • Explore development of additional residential spaces

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Marketing and advertising. Tell the story of “who and what Wells is today” more boldly.

• Launch and expand a new brand promise: Wells College.

ARRIVE CURIOUS∴GRADUATE PREPARED. • More fully integrate institutional messaging, and improve marketing of academic and co-curricular programs and the College as a whole • Prepare for a comprehensive fundraising campaign, including public recognition of philanthropy • Engage a wider audience • Quantify and market the impact of the College

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Develop additional revenue streams and regional economic activity, generating improved visibility for the College and benefit to the community. Diversify reliance on traditional tuition and room and board revenue.

• Develop a plan to effectively manage resources • Plan for a comprehensive fundraising campaign and explore additional grant opportunities • Facilitate collaborative opportunities between the College, village, and regional communities that will bring benefit to all partners • Utilize Wells’ facilities and resources in new and expanded ways, to benefit the College and the region

Academics and student life As you would expect, at Wells we start by attending to the academic program and the student experience. For therein lies our value proposition. Given my own experience in the classroom, I can tell you that the quality of the faculty-student relationship at Wells, and the very nature of teaching itself, is incredibly unique and special. It is fundamentally the nexus of the value of a Wells education.

As is also typical at liberal arts and sciences colleges and holds true for Wells, the faculty are charged with developing and stewarding the curriculum. This past year, the faculty put forward five new academic programs (BA in Biological & Chemical Sciences, and programs in Biology, Chemistry, Business and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology leading to the BS) that have been approved by the New York State Department of Education. Three additional submissions to the Department of Education are pending (BA in Sustainability, BA in Criminal Justice and BS in Health Sciences), and we hope they will be approved this year. These new programs are already attracting more students—and currently enrolled students are enthusiastic about the new offerings.

A quick visit to our website—or reading through the Aurora Express section of this magazine—reveal that the campus is alive with academic and cultural activities, symposia, lectures, guest speakers, and myriad student activities. Of particular note, students are especially enjoying the new student-run café, The Grind, as well as the new pub, The Well.

In recent years, our retention rate has improved—because we are making more effort to retain students, because we are attracting well-qualified students able to do the work, and perhaps most importantly because Wells students are more hopeful about their college experience. Our freshman to sophomore retention rate is rising, and we now exceed our peer institutions in sophomore to junior retention rate. We also exceed our peers in terms of fouryear graduation rates—94% of Wells graduates complete their degree requirements in just four years.

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Strengthen Information Technology position.

• Update the IT master plan • Enhance academic and administrative technology • Improve IT risk mitigation, security and infrastructure

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Honoring Traditions Builds Necessary Bonds:

12/08/2015, HUFFPOS T

COLLEGE IS A T IME WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE FORM INCREDIBLY S T RONG BONDS BE T WEEN T HEMSELVE S, T HEIR FRIENDS AND T HEIR ALMA MAT ER. T HE Y ARE T HE BA SIS FOR BUILDING COMMUNI T Y.

We are fortunate that so many of our graduates continue to have strong ties to the College. By holding on to traditions that exemplify the character of our institution, our students and our alumni, we have confirmed our commitment to who we are, and we have signaled to our stakeholders that while some things have changed at Wells College, the things that have always mattered here still hold steady and true.

Recruitment As has been true for nearly 150 years, attracting students to Wells remains a critical priority. The future of Wells depends on strong enrollments not just as our raison d'être, but for our financial stability as well. As we look toward the next 150 years, we are employing multiple strategies to reach identified enrollment targets, and while each strategy is sufficient to fuel the necessary growth, taken together they provide a coordinated strategic approach.

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We have contracted with experts in higher education enrollment strategies to perform search engine optimization for our website and recommend a comprehensive digital marketing strategy, so that potential new students will more easily find Wells when searching for colleges. They will also provide strategic guidance with regard to awarding financial aid. With both strategies in place, the goal is to increase our applicant pool, while simultaneously increasing the rate of conversion from applications to enrolled students.

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Knowing that academic program is the primary driver in attracting students, the College has engaged the faculty and invested considerable energy in enhancements to academic offerings.

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We have engaged a former colleague of mine who is a dual U.S.-Chinese citizen to help recruit full-pay students from China by fall 2017, and as I travel to visit with alumni, foundations and other friends of the College, I am visiting private schools. We expect these strategies to attract more full-pay students, allowing us to reduce our discount rate, even as we continue to recruit the best and brightest students.

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We are also strengthening relationships with regional community colleges to attract additional transfers. Over the past several months I have met with their presidents, and we have pursued funding opportunities for community college-specific transfer scholarships.

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With the completion of our new turf field complex, we are able to recruit for two new sports teams—baseball and the return of softball—with the expectation of 25 new students (see p. 33).

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And finally, we have submitted a grant proposal to enable us to engage in a Gallup-led research initiative that will provide critical findings to undergird a multi-media (including television) regional advertising campaign designed to reintroduce Wells within a 100-mile radius—the area from which we convert applicants at the highest rate. We also know that alumni will enjoy seeing Wells well represented in the regional media.

New residence hall We are confident that our new enrollment strategies will generate results, creating a need for additional housing. We also know that more desirable space will contribute to increases in enrollment, through both improved recruitment and retention. Thus, we are moving ahead with a new residence hall that will not only provide adequate space, it will offer amenities and housing configurations that today’s students expect and that provide appropriate residential options. Moreover, in the first few years when enrollment is rising, we will have excess housing capacity which will give us the opportunity to renovate older dorms in a rolling fashion, thus improving the residential experience for all students—and, as such, the new residence hall is a key part of the larger enrollment strategy.

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Financial stability The College has operated with a balanced budget for three years in a row, and there is institution-wide commitment to and confidence in our ability to continue in this pattern. Notably, within a balanced budget, the College has been able to provide faculty and staff raises, and the financial team is seeking to increase retirement benefits over the next several years.

One of the additional benefits of financial stability is that it affords us a better opportunity to attract a high level of talent. I have been able to augment the strong administrative team in place with a new chief financial officer, controller and vice president for advancement—all of whom joined us at Wells because they believed the opportunity offered both challenge and a successful future.

In addition, we are further expanding and diversifying revenue streams as I reach out to strengthen regional economic partnerships, including relationships with the Inns of Aurora, Center State CEO, and The Central New York Regional Development Council.

Philanthropy While growth in enrollment is the key to the College’s financial success, it is complemented by our very strong fundraising. Nearly 15% of the College’s operating budget is derived from gifts from individual donors.

Not only is this a remarkably reliable revenue stream, it demonstrates the depth of care, support and confidence alumni and other friends of the College have for Wells. Approximately 25% of our alumni make gifts in any given year—and many, many more make occasional gifts, which far surpasses the national average and is an important indicator of support. In fact, three-quarters of alumnae made gifts during the last campaign, giving us tremendous confidence as we prepare for a campaign in celebration of the College’s sesquicentennial.

In addition to individual giving, the College enjoys excellent relations with philanthropic foundations and government funders. We have received a positive response and funding from each of the five foundation proposals submitted this summer and fall; critical external validation of the College’s programs and Wells herself.

Thank you My belief that there is an enormous opportunity for Wells to reach her full potential has resonated with the campus community, alumnae and alumni with whom I have visited, and outside agencies and individuals.

I truly believe there is a level of engagement at Wells not found at other places, and that certainty underscores my personal commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, strengthens the depth of my engagement with this very special College, and gives me the determination to guide Wells toward heightened and lasting prominence at this critical juncture in her history.

I am profoundly grateful to have your partnership and trust along this exciting journey.

Jonathan Gibralter President

CREE ASSUMES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Robert Cree came to Wells with critical expertise in college finances and financial management. He served as Associate Vice President for Business and Finance at Ithaca College for nearly a decade where he managed $200+-million-dollar budgets and endowments. He also managed the college’s financial and business services operations, and led IC’s efforts in “strategic sourcing,” “zero-based” budgeting and debt restructuring, resulting in significant savings and increased efficiencies. He staffed their Board Audit and Investment Committees, responsibilities he has also assumed at Wells.

Mr. Cree also has previous experience at Emerson Power Transmission and CCSD Federal Credit Union. He is an active community volunteer in the Ithaca area, and serves as a member of the Lansing Town Board.

“We are very fortunate that Wells is in a position to attract a professional of Robert’s caliber,” notes President Gibralter. “The expertise and confidence that he brings are a real asset to our community.”

EVANS LEADS ADVANCEMENT Having recently settled into his office in Pettibone, Craig S. Evans, Ed. D., is well-positioned to lead the College's advancement program. Dr. Evans comes to Wells from fundraising directorships at Ithaca College and Syracuse University, as well as the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Fla., where he served as Executive Director. He has a broad range of experience in individual giving, planned giving, and campaign management.

In making the announcement, President Gibralter said, “Dr. Evans brings critical expertise to our advancement program. As we build on generations of strong and loyal alumni support, the College will rely on him to prepare us for our next campaign.”

The College's advancement program, which includes fundraising and alumni relations, typically raises in excess of $4 million per year with strong alumnae and alumni participation, as well as generous regional and national foundation support. (See Annual Report of Giving, p. 43.) www.wells.edu

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st IN THE CENTURY TEACHING AT WELLS I T G O E S W I T H O U T S AY I N G , P E R H A P S , T H AT T E A C H I N G AT W E L L S R E A L LY I S M O R E T H A N T E A C H I N G . F R O M D I S C I P L I N A R Y E X P E R T I S E T O L I F E L O N G A D V I S I N G , O U R FA C U LT Y A R E F O C U S E D O N S T U D E N T SUCCESS, AS PROVOST CINDY SPEAKER EXPLAINS. With our mission to educate students to think critically, reason wisely, and act humanely as they cultivate meaningful lives, our teaching must be about our students. You may think that should be a given, but at many colleges and universities teaching is about the teachers. As an institution, Wells has committed to provide a student-centered learning environment. One that has curricular and co-curricular offerings that provide solid fundamentals to help students forge their educational paths preparing them for their career and responsible citizenship; hands-on opportunities that expand learning outside the classroom and beyond Wells; learning resources and services to facilitate students’ achievements; a personalized education achieved through advising and mentoring in which students discover their capabilities and become accountable for themselves, their education, and for their future as individuals and citizens; and an environment for students that not only allows mistakes but supports risk taking as an essential element to learning.

Just as learning at Wells is not the right environment for every student neither is teaching at Wells right for every academic.

Whenever I am interviewing potential new faculty members, I listen carefully to how they talk about their teaching and watch closely as they perform their teaching demonstration. If they use “I” more than “Students,” if they relish in being the “sage on the stage,” they’re likely not the type of teacher who will be successful at Wells.

In today’s world, teaching is not about providing students with information – that is easily accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days, a week, 365 days a year (or 366 this year!). What students need to learn is how to think about information—how to find, evaluate, and use it. Doing this type of critical thinking requires that students not just know how to ask questions but want to ask questions to begin with—that they have an intrinsic curiosity.

Ultimately as teachers we want to equip our students for lifelong learning and for sharing the privileges of education with others. What better way to do both than to model these behaviors. Our faculty include students in their scholarship sharing their passion for their disciplines, answering new questions, and developing knowledge. They learn with and from our students. They inspire students and are inspired by them. You can see the art and science of teaching in their work.

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PROVOST AND DEAN OF THE COLLEGE CINDY SPEAKER

“The reason for the recent drive for accountability in higher education is simple: ‘sticker price’ has grown to numbers so high that people just want to be sure that they ‘get’ the value of their investment. They might not fully understand the links between curriculum design and student success. But they believe that they should see some benefit of an education. Ultimately assessment allows us to document and demonstrate the changes students experience —that’s what learning is. I understand both the desire for accessible and transparent information and the need for those doing the teaching to have the support and freedom that they need. After all, I spent many years teaching myself. The most important thing isn’t just to read outcomes in terms of numbers (the quantitative data), though. We’re mindful that to give the whole picture, we need to hear and understand the stories and successes of those who are in the room with students each day and each semester (the qualitative data). So I believe it’s important that we give a platform to tell those stories, and to then listen to the conversations that happen as a result.

DR. CINDY SPEAKER CAME TO WELLS IN 2006 TO SERVE AS ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE, AND IN 2010, SHE BECAME THE ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AND STUDENT LIFE, HELPING TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO THE MORE DELIBERATE INTEGRATION OF ACADEMIC AND STUDENT LIFE. IN 2011 AFTER A NATIONAL SEARCH, DR. SPEAKER WAS NAMED PROVOST AND DEAN OF THE COLLEGE. AMONG HER KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE LEADING THE COLLEGE'S SUCCESSFUL MIDDLE STATES 2009 SELF-STUDY AND 2014 PERIODIC REVIEW REPORT, HER COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, AND HER LEADERSHIP IN THE AREA OF ASSESSMENT. DR. SPEAKER’S ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND INCLUDES CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, ACADEMIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, DR. SPEAKER OVERSEES ALL FACULTY AND CREDIT-BEARING PROGRAMS AND STAFF AND SERVICES IN ATHLETICS, THE LIBRARY, ADVISING AND REGISTRATION, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND CAREER SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL STUDY, AND THE CENTERS FOR BOOK ARTS, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. MS, PH.D., PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST BA, magna cum laude, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SIMON'S ROCK OF BARD COLLEGE

INDEED. AND AS HIGHER EDUCATION CONTINUES TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S STUDENTS AND A 21 ST CENTURY WORLD, WE WERE CURIOUS HOW FACULTY THEMSELVES APPROACH NEW DEMANDS ON TEACHING, HOW TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGIES ARE INTEGRATED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES, TEACHING TECHNIQUES, AND PERSPECTIVES. AT THE SAME TIME, ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL: WHAT DO THEY SEE HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM? HOW DO TODAY’S STUDENTS RESPOND, AND WHAT CAN PROFESSORS DO TO PREPARE THEM FOR GRADUATION? The answers to these questions provide not just a snapshot of life at Wells, but a framework for considering the role and relevance of teaching today—in communicating values or imparting deep insights, in promoting understanding between people with differing or even seemingly contradictory frames of reference, in sparking conversation and answering questions, and in providing a means not just to approach life after college but to develop a lifelong passion for learning.

So in the following pages we present the viewpoints of a number of Wells faculty, providing the chance for them to say in their own words what teaching means to them, how their discipline approaches it in distinctive ways, and what its role is in the world at large. www.wells.edu

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T E A C H I N G AT W E L L S

When we asked Director of Childhood and Adolescence Education Susan Talbot and Assistant Professor of Education Sara Levy to reflect on teaching at Wells, naturally they framed their thoughts around teaching teachers and the profession of teaching itself. Their thoughts lead off our discussion of what it means to teach at Wells.

ON JUST AND PURPOSEFUL TEACHING TEACHING CAN LOOK DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE TO AN OUTSIDE OBSERVER. TEACHERS PRESENT INFORMATION AND LISTEN TO STUDENTS RESPOND TO THAT INFORMATION; THEY HAND OUT PAPERS AND COLLECT PAPERS; THEY TELL STUDENTS TO STOP TALKING AND ASK QUESTIONS TO GENERATE CONVERSATIONS; THEY WORK TO KEEP STUDENTS IN THEIR SEATS AND TEACH THEM HOW TO WALK DOWN A HALL . . . QUIETLY. TEACHING EFFECTIVELY, HOWEVER, IS ACTUALLY A COMPLEX, REFLECTIVE PROCESS. Williams Ayers, the scholar, describes teaching as: “an intellectual and ethical enterprise” that is “intensely practical and yet transcendent, brutally matter of fact, and yet fundamentally a creative act. Teaching begins in challenge and is never far from mystery.” At its core teaching is a complex decision-making process that is rooted in the needs of the students. Good teachers understand who their students are and the many contexts of development that influence how they learn—their learning differences, cultural backgrounds, interests and so on. Keeping the best interests of their students at the forefront of their decision-making allows teachers to make sound judgments about what to teach and how to teach. It's how we educate aspiring teachers to approach their work and how we teach within the Education Program. We’re committed to developing a sense of what just and purposeful teaching is, how teachers’ decisions affect their students individually and as a group, and how those decisions can work to encourage acceptance, tolerance, and understanding in their Teaching, when done well, is an students.

Teaching pre-service teachers to engage in effective decision-making has become even more important in this age of high standards. To add to the challenge, today’s classrooms are more diverse than ever before. Teachers are expected to teach a wider range of challenging skills to a wider range of students in order to enable ALL students to reach their greatest potential.

IDENTITY AND PLACE We each bring our experience and our research into our teaching as well. After spending more than 20 years in public schools as a general and special educator, I (Susan) am excited to be working with pre-service teachers and feel the academic atmosphere and small class size at Wells supports the critical dialogues needed to develop thoughtful, knowledgeable decision-makers and change agents.

amazing process and I am fascinated by its complexity. Effective teachers have the power to design relevant learning experiences that can engage students in important, meaningful tasks—experiences that produce rich understandings and help dispel the compliant and disinterested attitudes that frequently develop in so many students within our current system.

My (Sara's) research is driven by the same commitment to social justice as my teaching. I focus on teaching and learning in public school history classrooms around global historical events with which students have heritage connections. As public school classrooms in the United States grow more diverse, it becomes incumbent on the research community to investigate how historically marginalized students are connecting to and making sense of history in their classrooms. My research, which is grounded in the qualitative paradigm and relies on the tenets of sociocultural theory, responds to this need by interrogating the complicated and complex intersections between students' historical understanding and their lived experiences outside the classroom.

ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS Within the Education Program and the broader Wells community, we provide the kind of preparation that assures pre-service teachers develop not only a command of the content knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to be effective, but also the capacity to be reflective and self-evaluative about their decisions so that their teaching continues to improve.

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“We develop lifelong relationships with our students that transcend their four years on campus. I've come to think of myself as an ‘advisor for life.’”

Associate Professor of Psychology Deb Gagnon The liberal arts program provides the important foundation. The education program helps students develop the pedagogy and instructional strategies necessary to be successful. Perhaps most importantly, the program provides the environment for preservice teachers to be reflective about their decisions and actions.

As always, the strong relationships that develop between faculty and students encourage a collegial analysis of classroom decisions and provide the backdrop for effective mentoring. Our students learn through their course work and their field experiences, and the opportunities for analysis with their instructors in both contexts. And we're intentional about applying this to our own teaching as well.

The new Inclusive Childhood Education major (our first Bachelor of Science program) has energized our teaching as we infuse the curriculum with new courses that increase our focus on working with students with unique challenges. As schools become ever more inclusive, teachers have to learn how to create environments that support the needs of a broader range of students. Inclusive education embraces the core values and practices that support the belief that all students, regardless of their background, strengths, challenges, abilities or disabilities, can succeed. The additional course work and supporting field experiences provide an opportunity for our pre-service teachers to “see” their students more fully and better meet their individual learning needs. Some of our graduates will go on to become dynamic special education teachers, but the shift in focus also allows those who go on to teach in general education classrooms to have a richer understanding of all the students they serve and a deeper understanding of the instructional principles and practices that can help meet individual needs within a common, respectful classroom environment. After all, all students deserve to have teachers that attend thoughtfully and effectively to their unique learning, social and affective needs.

DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SUSAN TALBOT

“Teaching is a true application of the liberal arts. To be an excellent teacher, you need a rich knowledge base, a critical attitude, and a devotion to the issues that challenge our world and our students. As a teacher, you have the capacity to make a real difference, one student at a time. It takes tremendous commitment, skill, creativity, and love, but the rewards are great.”

IN ADDITION TO EXPLORING THE MANY ATTRIBUTES OF EXCELLENT TEACHING, I AM COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS THEY DEVELOP THE CORE VALUES AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR TEACHERS TO BEGIN TO RE-CONCEPTUALIZE CLASSROOMS IN ORDER TO THOUGHTFULLY ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. IT'S MORE THAN A SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUE. RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO DIVERSITY IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF A HEALTHY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY; IT'S A MATTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. INSTRUCTOR IN EDUCATION B.S. SUNY OSWEGO, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY M.S. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SPECIAL EDUCATION/EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE WELLS COLLEGE TEACHING MEDAL 2003 www.wells.edu

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A SSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUC ATION SAR A LE V Y

“My teaching philosophy and my research are grounded in a deep, ongoing commitment to working for social justice, which drives my pedagogical choices and provides necessary bridges between course content and students’ lives. It is my obligation to acknowledge, respect, and affirm the knowledge and experiences students bring with them to my classes.”

COLLEGE STUDENTS' DIVERSE VIEWS, OPINIONS, AND BACKGROUNDS CAN PROFOUNDLY IMPACT NOT ONLY THEIR OWN LEARNING AND GROWTH, BUT ALSO THAT OF THEIR CLASSMATES. I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING THAT ALLOWS AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE AND TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN OPINIONS. B.A. CLARK UNIVERSITY, HISTORY M.A. CLARK UNIVERSITY, HISTORY PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

As much as she enjoys the traditional seminar-style classroom experience, Professor of History CJ Koepp is always thinking about how her students learn best; so when she heard about an intriguing new technique, she just really wanted to know more.

PERCEPTIVE INTERPRETATIONS and INNOVATIVE APPROACHES I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO TEACH AT WELLS, WHERE SMALL CLASSES AND SEMINARS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO ENGAGE IN WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS WITH STUDENTS OVER CLASSIC TEXTS AND BIG IDEAS. I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED DEBATES AROUND THE SEMINAR TABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY INVOLVE KNOTTY ETHICAL ISSUES OR A SEARCH FOR DEEPER HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING. STUDENTS KNOW THAT ONE OF MY MOTTOS IS “EVERYTHING HAS A HISTORY,” AND ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO HELP THEM TO DEVELOP AN HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS. I want students to be aware that all areas of study have histories that influence the present, that concepts change and evolve over time, and that knowledge is not neutral or purely objective. In short, I try to show that doing history well can lead to heightened skills in critical thinking, more perceptive interpretations, and more informed analysis.

“LIVING” HISTORY Nevertheless, these days the traditional seminar is not always as successful as one would hope: students are absent, reading doesn’t get completed, discussion can lag, the professor is distracted, sometimes we follow tangents and never get to the heart of the matter. Thus, I have been looking for new methods and was delighted when I heard about some French historians doing re-enactments or role playing in class. In 2010, I decided to improvise an exercise for my seminar on the “Enlightenment and the French Revolution.” Instead of ending the term with a traditional final exam, I offered students the chance to simulate a late 18th-century salon. They took on a variety of roles (Voltaire, Diderot, Catherine the Great, Louis XVI, Tom Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Robespierre, Napoleon, for example). Their assignment was to converse and argue with each other (about liberty, equality, economic theories and policies, role of women, the monarchy, abolition, freedom of the press, and other hot topics of the day), while I wandered among them offering food and drink, overhearing their conversations. There were also break-out groups and reflection time at the end. The students held forth in character for an impressive two and a half hours.

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“There's no better place to teach. I think of relationships here as not so much faculty-student, as I am one among fellow historians.” Professor of History Michael Groth discussion, they needed to understand “how their character would think” vis-à-vis the other characters. Several told me it was their favorite final exam ever.

Hence, in 2012 when I learned of a well-developed role-playing pedagogy built around games, called “Reacting to the Past,” I just had to give it a try. I went to their Annual Institute at Barnard, learned a lot about the pedagogical approach first developed there

by Professor Mark Carnes, participated in brief versions of two games, and determined to experiment with RTTP back at Wells.

LEARNING SKILLS THROUGH GAMES So far I have brought four games to Wells and returned to the Barnard Institute twice more to experience additional games and learn more effective ways to engage with students. In a first-year seminar entitled “Nature, Science, Religion,” we played one game that put Galileo’s ideas on trial and a second game that focused on a debate about whether Darwin’ achievements in science deserved the Copley medal. Both of these games gave students a good sense of the power of traditional beliefs and institutions when faced with new scientific ideas. In an upper level seminar, we played The Enlightenment Game (that focused on efforts to publish Diderot’s very controversial great Encyclopédie), and the French Revolution game (devoted to the early years of the revolution when many different factions were trying to forge a new national constitution).

In an RTTP game each student receives a very detailed role sheet on an actual individual, explaining his or her background, concerns, likely political allies and enemies, goals, and so on. Students can find it challenging to play a conservative or liberal, if one does not share those views, but they often discover being forced to articulate distasteful opinions can lead to new understanding and even empathy.

I think Reacting works in part because the students are in charge: they meet independently with their factions, they set each day’s agenda, they are highly motivated to persuade others to their views (in hopes of winning), while the professor sits on the sidelines more a coach, guide, and resource outside of class. It is hard to overstate the skills that get attention in this game: students involved in RTTP classes hone their abilities in persuasive writing, public

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY CYNTHIA J. KOEPP

“I was drawn to study history because I am fascinated with the history of ideas. That many aspects of the past were different from our present gives me hope that other changes may be possible in our future. Some of my students love immersing themselves in the details of a different world, other people, and other eras.

Many choose to study history because they understand that one cannot fully understand the present without knowing the past that produced it.”

PROFESSOR KOEPP'S SPECIFIC AREA OF RESEARCH IS THE 18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ENLIGHTENMENT, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THE CHANGING NOTIONS AND DEBATES ABOUT WORK AND LEISURE, EDUCATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE. IN TEACHING, WHAT SHE ENJOYS MOST IS LOOKING WITH STUDENTS AT AN IDEA, CONCEPT, OR EVENT AND DISCOVERING THE HISTORICAL CONDITIONS AND ACTIONS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE.

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“I see teaching as moments of incidental learning when you get someone to understand something differently—sometimes that means getting a student to open up and sometimes a student introduces you to a new way of seeing things.” Associate Professor of Sociology Dan Renfrow

speaking, critical thinking, negotiation, collaboration, adapting to changing circumstances, and working under pressure to meet deadlines. And time is set aside for de-briefing, for reflection, and for understanding what really happened. Everyone delivers at least one formal speech from the podium during the term and participates in spirited debates almost every day.

Equally important, the games show that historical events could have had different outcomes if individuals and groups had made different choices, been more or less skilled as orators, for example. RTTP games are not reenactments of what actually happened, but rather provide a setting for interactions among individuals who try to persuade and convince others of the rightness of their positions—far from the sense of history as inevitable.

Late last spring students remarked that each successive game seems to get better, as the professor and students become more familiar and at ease with the pedagogy. When HIST 330 ended, many said they were ready to play the whole thing over again—and they wanted longer class meetings with more time for debating. It is hard to imagine any better response. I hope to satisfy those wishes in the near future.

TEACHER AS STUDENT Professor of Chemistry Chris Bailey is frequently involved with workshops and conferences on the newest developments and teaching methods in the sciences—which allows him to keep his own Wells classes on the leading edge of the field.

Over the past ten years I have participated in a number week-long summer workshops for chemistry faculty organized by the CCWCS (Chemistry Collaborations, Workshops and Community of Scholars) and funded by the National Science Foundation. These workshops are designed to help college faculty learn about and introduce new topics into their courses. They are generally small, with no more than 20 participants, and very hands-on, with much time spent in the lab trying out new experiments or using instrumentation. Most provide the participating faculty with specific working labs, demonstrations, and other material to bring home with them and which can be injected into their courses immediately.

For example, during the summer of 2014 I spent a week at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., at a workshop on Bioinorganic Applications of Coordination Chemistry. In addition to updating my knowledge of Bioinorganic Chemistry, the study of metal ions in biological systems, I was also able to contribute to the field by I’ve participated in several preparing and submitting classroom and laboratory activities to VIPEr (the Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource), an on-line collaborative resource for workshops that have helped me with faculty teaching Inorganic Chemistry. The new material I gained from this workshop material for a course in Instrumental has already been introduced in my Inorganic and Bioinorganic courses. In addition, Methods. Each (has) allowed me to I have heard from several of my colleagues who have introduced some of my explore these techniques in detail contributions to their courses.

and then bring back that knowledge to share with my students.

I’ve participated in several workshops that have helped me with material for a course in Instrumental Methods. Topics have included Photoelectron Spectroscopy (University of Arizona, Tucson), X-Ray Crystallography (University of California, Fullerton), and Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (University of Georgia, Athens). Each of these workshops allowed me to explore these techniques in detail and then bring back that knowledge to share with my students.

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“How lucky are we to teach here where students accept faculty ‘weirdness’ as very much the natural course?”

Professor of Anthropology and Religion Ernie Olson

Two of my favorite workshops have been hosted by Beloit College in Wisconsin.

One centered on Renewable Energy, and the other on Materials Science & Nanotechnology. Both were intended to allow faculty to introduce and integrate these important topics into the first-year course. From the Renewable Energy workshop I have already adapted several laboratory exercises including, “How Much Heat Is Released Upon Fuel (Food) Combustion?”, “How Do Power Plants and Automobile Emissions Affect Lakes?”, and “Exploring Incandescent, Atomic and Semiconductor Sources of Light.” I hope to add several more activities in the near future.

Following my participation as a “student” in the Materials Science & Nanotechnology workshop, I was invited to return as a co-instructor with George Lisensky, something I have now done twice (the summers of 2013 and 2015). Topics I have introduced at Wells and have also presented at these workshops have included: the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, the synthesis of ferrofluid, the preparation of a self-assembling monolayer, model building to explore the structure and properties of solids, the periodic properties of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), and using optical transforms to model DNA diffraction. All of these activities provide our first-year students with a taste of the cutting edge of modern chemistry. In their end of the semester course evaluations, many students indicated that these labs were their favorites of the semester!

IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR FACULTY AT A SMALL COLLEGE LIKE WELLS TO KEEP UP WITH OUR FIELDS AND ALSO EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE INTO NEW AREAS. THESE SUMMER WORKSHOPS ARE ONE WAY THAT I'VE TRIED TO DO THAT. THEY ALLOW ME TO PRESENT NEW MATERIAL, WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR STUDENTS' CAREERS OR POST-GRADUATE PURSUITS. I’M ALWAYS EXCITED WHEN I RETURN FROM THESE WORKSHOPS, AND I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THAT EXCITEMENT WITH MY STUDENTS.

PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY CHRIS BAILEY

“Much of the learning process at Wells occurs outside of the classroom and in small groups. This, coupled with small class sizes, gives me the opportunity to get to know most of my students as individuals. I enjoy watching them grow as scientists over their time here, and then beyond.”

PROFESSOR BAILEY ENJOYS TEACHING AND HELPING STUDENTS LEARN BY EXPLORING AND DEVELOPING ACTIVELEARNING AND CASE STUDY EXERCISES FOR THE CLASSROOM AND THE LAB. MANY OF THE EXPERIMENTS THAT HIS GENERAL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS PERFORM ARE OPEN-ENDED AND DONE IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES FROM VARIOUS OUTSIDE “CLIENTS.” THE LABORATORY REPORTS FOR THESE EXPERIMENTS ARE THEN GIVEN CONTEXT AS LETTERS OF RESPONSE TO THE RESPECTIVE CLIENT. HIS OWN RESEARCH INTERESTS ARE IN THE FIELD OF BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, WHICH IS THE STUDY OF HOW TRANSITION METAL IONS ARE USED IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. PROFESSOR BAILEY LIKES TO USE CHEMICAL MEANS TO STUDY BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. B.S. BELOIT COLLEGE, CHEMISTRY PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WELLS COLLEGE TEACHING MEDAL 1996 www.wells.edu

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“One of the joys of teaching at Wells is that we have the freedom to explore—sometimes new research avenues are prompted by what a student asks.” Assistant Professor of Biology Kristy Blake-Hodek

Known for engaging his students across the life cycle of scholarly endeavor from research to publication, Associate Professor of Sociology Dan Renfrow reflects on the unique nature of teaching sociology as students both experience and examine culture/social constructs.

SPACE FOR CRITICAL INTERACTIONS As human beings, we spend much of our lives in social groups ranging from families and peer cliques to religious congregations and special interest groups. Our experiences as members of social groups structure the ways we see ourselves as individuals and as parts of something external to and much larger than ourselves, the opportunities we have to interact with others, and in many cases, even our chances of experiencing or avoiding social inequalities. Each of the sociology courses I teach at Wells requires students to critically explore these relationships.

Students who enroll in Principles of Sociology are surprised to learn that our discussions will center on seemingly mundane topics such as bathroom behavior and selling printed materials on the sidewalks of Greenwich Village or untoward topics such dogfighting and sexting. Sociology forces students out of their comfort zones by asking them to consider the experiences of people who are different from themselves and to ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF explore social settings that may SOCIOLOGY DAN RENFROW make them uneasy. Sociology can unsettle beginning students “The role of professor is because its lessons often challenge not to act as gatekeeper of conventional wisdom. Its analytic helps us determine if what “we think knowledge. My role is to we know” about the social world is model to students how to accurate. Although sociology takes the workings of our ask important questions shared everyday experiences as its about our shared human subject, it challenges us all to see these experiences through new eyes. experience, and then

how to interrogate these questions in a meaningful way. Sociology becomes a central part of the liberal arts experience because, at its core, it teaches us to think differently about our everyday experiences, forces us to confront the structures that influence our life chances, and challenges us to make enduring social change.”

The fact that sociology’s theories and methods help us understand current events makes our courses appealing to socially-aware students who care about others and desire to create a more sustainable, equitable society. Our analyses of these events often bring to light systemic inequalities that some individuals or groups might prefer to keep hidden. Some students question whether these patterns really exist; PROFESSOR RENFROW IS INTRIGUED WITH THE UNEXAMINED, TAKEN-FOR-GRANTED others easily recognize them within SYSTEMS OF MEANING THAT INFLUENCE OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. AS A SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIAL their lived experience. During a recent PSYCHOLOGIST, HIS RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPLORE THE MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF discussion about the racial disparities SOCIETAL INEQUALITIES BASED ON SEX, GENDER AND SEXUALITY. HIS RECENT WORK CENTERS that occur across multiple sites within THE BODY WITHIN SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. the criminal justice system and their connection to historical forms of B.A., summa cum laude, EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, SOCIOLOGY institutionalized racism, a Senior sociology student shared M.A. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SOCIOLOGY her definition of privilege with her first-year and sophomore peers. “Privilege is PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SOCIOLOGY not only about finances. It is about burdens and responsibilities.You may not have WELLS COLLEGE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2013 to think about the issue or care about it,” she explained, “but that’s not an option for WELLS COLLEGE TEACHING MEDAL 2014 me.” In these moments, advanced students play an instrumental role in bringing the

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“I love the interdisciplinary nature of teaching at Wells, of how you can bring other disciplines to life through theatre. And I love the notes and emails from students five years after when they say, ‘now I can see it; you're right!’” Associate Professor of Theatre Siouxsie Easter

College’s mission to life. My challenge as an instructor is to provide a space for these interactions and to model for both groups of students how to think sociologically: to move beyond the particularities of specific cases in order to identify general patterns and situate them within broader context, to base one’s understanding on data rather than opinion, and to understand that knowledge gained through the social sciences can be applied to interrupt systemic inequalities. All the while, I try to guard against a response that I call “social problem fatigue,” when students disengage because they are overwhelmed by the abundance of social problems around us and disheartened by the paucity of solutions.

THE WELLS CONTEXT OFFERS ME THE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE OUTSIDE OF STANDARD SOCIOLOGY SEMINARS TO REFRAME THE DISCIPLINE’S ENDURING QUESTIONS WITHIN DISCUSSION OF TIMELY AND INTERESTING TOPICS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS PERMIT US TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS—WHO THEY ARE, WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE, AND WHERE THEY WANT TO GO IN LIFE. WE KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS AND THEIR WEAKNESSES. WE KNOW WHEN STUDENTS NEED TO BE PUSHED AND WHEN THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT.

WHY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT? Associate Professor of Political Science Susan Tabrizi brings to classes a focus on real-life examples and applications, making the classroom discussions practical, relatable and current.

Civic engagement is important to the health of our democracy. We’ve all heard that before and most of us nod our head in agreement.Yes, an engaged population will make our democracy stronger and better and faster and prettier and, well, something like that. Of course, it isn’t all that easy. Civic engagement means that we have to put ourselves out there and be willing to risk being unsuccessful or, gasp, wrong. These are not easy gambles except for the most confident among us. For the rest of us, civic engagement seems to require two things, at minimum: knowledge and interest. But knowledge and interest are complex, interactive ideas and their relationship makes it hard for civic engagement to spontaneously emerge and, like a superhero, solve all our democracy problems with a single leap. In my Introduction to American Politics course at Wells, students and I explore the dimensions of “knowledge and interest” by bringing the real world into our classroom, applying the theoretical concepts we read about in our textbooks to real-time events unfolding as we discuss them and, if all goes to plan, we end up laying the groundwork for life-long civic engagement. Whew!

Understanding how this works in our class requires thinking a little bit about what we mean by knowledge and interest. WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWLEDGE, I AM ASKING MY STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO BE ABLE TO DEFINE BASIC CONCEPTS LIKE RULES OR FACTION OR SEPARATION OF POWERS BUT ALSO TO THINK ABOUT THEM IN A DYNAMIC WAY THAT EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THEM AND THEN LAYERS ON TOP THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT EVENTS. IT’S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT. That’s where interest comes into play.Yes, there are those of us “politics dorks” out there who have a natural interest in this stuff and pay attention even when the rest of the world thinks we’re watching paint dry. But our interest isn’t enough to sustain a vibrant democracy. We need normal people to be engaged and willing to seek out the knowledge required to understand what is going on in order to make this whole project work. And so there you have it: for most of us, knowledge requires interest and interest is sparked by knowledge. Where do we jump in?

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE SUSAN TABRIZI

“For me, politics is an essential element of social life. There are few things I can think of that do not have political implications. I try to suggest to my students that the best strategy for dealing with their political world is to understand and engage it because the choice is either to act or be acted upon. The choice seems easy to me.”

PROFESSOR TABRIZI STUDIES AMERICAN POLITICS. HER RESEARCH INTERESTS INCLUDE THE NATURE OF PUBLIC OPINION, POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND POLITICAL VALUES. HER CURRENT WRITING FOCUSES ON THE TOPICS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INTEREST IN POLITICS, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF CITIZENS IN OUR MODERN DEMOCRACY. B.A. UTICA COLLEGE OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, POLITICAL SCIENCE M.A. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AMERICAN POLITICS, POLITICAL THEORY M.A. STONY BROOK, AMERICAN POLITICS, POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, METHODOLOGY PH.D. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, AMERICAN POLITICS, POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY, METHODOLOGY

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK In our class, we are learning that our relationship with our democracy is not perfect and it is not planned and it is definitely not uncomplicated. Jumping in to the whirlwind of knowledge and interest takes a little courage and a little confidence but it also takes a willingness to ask the question that drives much of what we do in political science: “why?” “Why?” requires us to answer.

“Why?” requires us to learn. “Why?” frees us from the paralyzing assumption that we need to know everything about everything before we can know anything about anything; it allows us to be comfortable with questions without feeling that we have to have all the answers.

This semester, as is always the case, students and I have been confronted with some very big “why” questions that jump off the front page and force their way into our world. We have discussed gun control and gun violence; racism, discrimination and civil rights; international terrorism; executive power; climate change and electoral politics, the list goes on and we don’t know what is coming in next. In each and every case, we have asked “why?” and we have brought knowledge and interest together in a way that has opened our world.

So, yes, civic engagement is important to democracy but we do not get to an engaged population by waving a magic wand.

Civic engagement requires a knowledgeable and interested population willing to do the hard work of democracy. In our course, “why?” has allowed us to lay the groundwork that brings together the knowledge and interest that perhaps will eventually support the civic engagement our democracy demands. AND, IF IT DOESN’T, HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A POLITICAL SCIENTIST AROUND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR STUDENTS TO ASK “WHY NOT?”

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“Our close relationships with students impact teaching. I know my students and therefore I know how to better reach them. We cultivate a shared curiosity that may fall into a class—or it may not!”

Assistant Professor of Studio Art Katie Waugh

Professor of English Catherine Burroughs has a well-earned reputation for making her subject as lively as it is thought-provoking. Students who take her classes can’t help but take away a keen understanding of literature both as an art form and a personal experience.

SCHOLARLY CONVERSATIONS STUDENTS RESPOND IN MY CLASSES WHEN A TEXT HELPS THEM CONNECT PERSONALLY. EVEN A DIFFICULT NOVEL LIKE WILLIAM FAULKNER’S “LIGHT IN AUGUST”—ITS SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES, ITS EMPHASIS ON HOW “KNOWLEDGE” IS OFTEN THE PRODUCT OF “BELIEF”—CAN ENGAGE A STUDENT IF SHE FINDS A PERSONAL WAY IN. WE DISCOVER THIS WAY NOT THROUGH A FREE-FLOATING DISCUSSION OF ANECDOTES BUT BY LEARNING HOW TO

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH CATHERINE BURROUGHS

ANALYZE CLOSELY KEY PASSAGES IN THE WORK ITSELF— THOSE FASCINATING RHETORICAL DEVICES THAT AN AUTHOR MARSHALS TO CREATE A STORY. THE POWER OF LITERATURE TO CHANGE LIVES is the subject of Keats’ first major sonnet. Encountering a new translation of Homer, suddenly “The Odyssey” seemed to “speak out loud and bold”: “Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken…”

I remember moments in my own life when a book induced this kind of awe: a summer afternoon tackling “Tom Sawyer” led to my sharing in the delight of a “wayward” boy who masterfully eludes distracted adults; happening upon a copy of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in my thirties and stuck in a complicated marriage, I discovered a character who doesn’t find her beloved “Teacake” until after she’s been married—twice!

INVESTIGATING TEXT The English Department—its classrooms filled with art works, built-in bookshelves, busts of famous writers, and its elderly round tables of pine wood—offers an ideal setting for intense discussions too often lost in an age where cell phones are poised to interrupt almost every gathering.

“Teaching at Wells College has given me some of my happiest moments in the profession. There's a very special spirit here forged by a true community.”

PROFESSOR BURROUGHS TEACHES COURSES IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN DRAMA, INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE. SHE SPECIALIZES IN THE THEATRE AND DRAMA OF BRITISH ROMANTIC WOMEN WRITERS (17701740). SHE IS A VISITING LECTURER IN ENGLISH AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. SHE IS ALSO AN ACTOR, CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION, WITH AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF CREDITS IN PROFESSIONAL THEATRE.

Students who choose to study English literature and creative writing at Wells come to understand that what they do in class constitutes “pre-professional” training in a variety of careers—from teaching, law, library science, journalism, book publishing, editing, theatre (especially dramaturgy), the hospitality industry, “gaming” and filmmaking to original writing in drama, the novel, poetry, musical criticism and so forth. And, when I share with them publications from my own research, they start not only to appreciate the architecture of scholarly work but also how they can enter a conversation with other thinkers from the world beyond Wells.

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“I started out my career in higher education as a faculty member and I continue to teach courses today. I can tell you quality of the faculty-student relationship at Wells, and the very nature of teaching itself, is incredibly unique and special. It is fundamentally the nexus of the value of a Wells education." President Jon Gibralter

Students can move into these larger conversations through their own essays—crafted in steps and over time. First, they discover a topic that emerges from class discussions; then, they create a critical question formulated to require rhetorical analysis; and finally they arrive at a sophisticated and meaningful thesis, as distinguished from an observation or a summary. The goal is to enable students to investigate any text, and when we add annotated bibliographies to this process—gathering together at least eight sources from current articles and books on their subject—their papers start to acquire the feel of something worth doing and sharing.

ALWAYS RELEVANT Since I teach a lot of “classic texts” (from 1750 onward) alongside contemporary ones, I select those that strike me as generative. They are “great” because they continue to generate astonishingly different responses across generations. They reward re-reading. They foster an ethical stance to living founded upon learning how to use the imagination to inhabit places, people, perspectives not our own.

Because we are at a moment in higher education when the emphasis on utility, product, and “jobs” can distract us from the centrality of a liberal arts education, a major in English is all the more crucial.

For human beings live in words; we can’t have a thought outside of language; we are always narrating in order to make meaning of why we’re here.

ACROSS DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT LIFE It’s difficult to imagine another profession that could have as many applications as a teacher’s. From mentoring, advising, and training; to encouraging civic engagement and careful introspection regarding one’s own viewpoints; to stimulating intense interests in modern scientific advances; to imparting new insights about the world through a piece of classic literature or the viewpoint of an 18th Century politician—in every discipline, there are opportunities to make a difference in individual lives and across generations.

For those who have graduated from Wells and look back on their time as students, the experience is often defined by the advice and attention of their professors as much as anything else. No matter what the discipline or application, Wells’ faculty create an experience that encourages adaptive, informed, considerate, and careful thinking.

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Commencement 2015 With the elegance of Macmillan Hall as a backdrop, President Thomas de Witt and Provost and Dean of the College Cindy Speaker awarded diplomas to the 90 students of the Class of 2015. The ceremonies also included the Commencement address, student speaker, and conferring of special honors and awards.

Alumna Address: Wells Graduation Means Something Special Tracy Hope Davis ’86 (International Government) of Pleasanton, Calif., returned to campus as the speaker for the College’s 147th Commencement. Ms. Davis has provided an authoritative voice on legal matters for many years as she has pursued a highly successful and influential legal career. Ms. Davis has been a part of the U.S. Trustee Program since she joined as a trial attorney in 1997. She served in various locations in New York before being appointed U.S. Trustee for New York, Connecticut and Vermont (Region 2) in August 2010 and then for Northern and Eastern California and Nevada in 2013, the office she currently holds. Ms. Davis previously practiced bankruptcy law in New York City and served as law clerk to the Honorable Cornelius Blackshear, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (retired).

Over the past decade, Ms. Davis has been closely involved in a range of bankruptcy issues in some of the largest and most complex bankruptcy cases in this country’s history, and is a nationally recognized expert on bankruptcy issues.

To close her speech to the graduating class of 2015, Ms. Davis stated “You are now graduates of Wells College, and that means something special. Not just for the academic achievements over the last four years, but also for what it means for the rest of your life.You will always be able to call yourself a graduate of Wells.”

Commencement Awards

Student Speaker: I Learned...

The 2015 Gertrude H. Freiert Prize in Fine Arts—noting the production a body of creative work of high quality during the student’s college career—was awarded to Shalisa Chang ’15 (Visual Arts: Studio Art; Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Alex Torea ’15 (Visual Arts: Studio Art; Aurora, N.Y.). The Koch Prize for Best Senior Research Paper was granted to biology major and sustainable food systems minor Mikayla Kravetz ’15 (Biology; Rochester, N.Y.) for her thesis “A Biochemistry of Radical Justice.”

Phylicia Green ’15 (Sociology and Anthropology) of Mt.Vernon, N.Y., gave the second annual student address for the 2015 Commencement ceremonies. During her time on campus, Ms. Green was involved with activist causes, dedicating her time to her learning and to her fellow students as Resident Advisor, captain of the Prodigy Step Team, Community Court representative, member of Appointed Gospel Choir and Umoja and more.

President Tom de Witt announced the Frances Tarlton Farenthold Leadership Award, also earned

by Mikayla Kravetz. The award honors consistently demonstrated qualities of commitment and activism in the Wells community and the wider world.

Collegiate Cabinet President and president of the student organization Umoja Jamyra Young ’15 (Chemistry; Bronx, N.Y.) earned the Presidential Leadership Award, which honors a student who has demonstrated particular initiative and responsibility in the service of the community.

In her remarks, Ms. Green advised her fellow graduates to “understand that you have the knowledge, the power, the strength, the courage, the confidence, and the love of God to face this world (and to) affect people with good energy.”

The Wells College Medal was awarded to President De Witt for his leadership in addressing substantial challenges facing the College during his interim term. Retiring Professor Linda Lohn was recognized as Associate Professor of English and Film and Media Studies, Emerita.

“My time at Wells taught me the value of family and community,” she said. “I learned how to apply myself in the classroom, think critically, understand social issues, and be a voice for the voiceless. I learned the meaning of inclusion. I learned how to empower others. Wells taught me the importance of being the best person you could possibly be, for the sake of myself and for the sake of others.”

In reference to broader struggles and injustices related to race and gender oppression—the focus of her activist efforts, she encouraged her audience to “be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and be humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.

On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” www.wells.edu

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Wells Honors Formal award ceremonies offer the opportunity to publicly acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of our extraordinarily talented alumnae and alumni and the contributions of the wider community. Most recently, two new awards were established: one jointly by the WCA and the College honoring our most recent graduates; and the other was established by the Board of Trustees to honor extraordinary achievement on behalf of the College. They join the alumni association’s highest honor, the WCA Award, which has been awarded annually since 1968.

The Young Alumni Award In its second year, the Young Alumni Award, established to recognize the achievements of recent graduates, honored three recipients known for their dedication to health care, education, and professional and philanthropic development. All have exemplified the spirit of the Wells community and a liberal arts education through their career successes and volunteer efforts.

This year the award was given in memory of E. Margie Matthews Filter Hostetter ’62, a pioneer in the business world. She served as vice president, secretary and treasurer of Xerox, making her one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America.

An 11-year member of the Wells Board of Trustees, she chaired the Board from 1998 to 2001.

ELIZ A HEPPNER '06 serves as a Senior Public Health Advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. She continues to support the College, through the Friends and Recent Graduates Organization (FARGO) and volunteers for the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN), a national organization that prepares college women for leadership in the public policy arena.

LILY C AVANAUGH TALCOT T '04 was recently named principal at Northeast Elementary School in the Ithaca City School District. She is making the transition to administration after serving as a Master Educator in the school district since 2013. In addition to her teaching duties, she helped to facilitate district professional development and worked at the state level designing math curriculum. She has been an active member of the Wells community, organizing her class reunion as well as serving on the FARGO board as Vice Chair.

AMI DUDZINSKI MEHR '98 is the Consulting Practice Senior Director at North America for Oracle Corporation in the Health Science Global Business Units (HSGBU) and an active participant in both the Wells College Alumnae and Alumni Association (WCA) and the Nominating Committee. After receiving her breast cancer diagnosis in 2014, she has spent her time raising money for the American Cancer Society through the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Boston Walk’s Pull for the Cure and is one of the stories of hope for 2015.

TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR THE WC A AWARD OR THE YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD, VISIT US AT WELLS.EDU/ALUMNI/ALUMNAE-ALUMNI-ASSOCIATION.

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The Wells College Medal of Excellence The Board of Trustees created the Wells College Medal of Excellence in 2014 to recognize extraordinary service to the College. The Medal as an honor was conceived, in the words of the Board of Trustees, “to bestow significant honor on individuals who are singularly important in the life of the College and is reserved for those who have brought great distinction to the College, provided extraordinary service or who have fundamentally shaped the course of our development.”

At Commencement 2015, the Board granted PRESIDENT THOMAS E.J. DE WIT T the second Wells College medal. Dr. de Witt earned the honor, as noted by Board Chair Carrie Bolton ’92, in applying “his considerable financial acumen and management expertise to the substantial challenges facing the College…led by example in facing difficult realities, devising innovative solutions and embracing positive change; revived the campus culture and infused a spirit of optimism; and… resulted in a College transformed and on solid financial footing, its community eager and prepared to engage the future.” President de Witt was responsible for significant improvements to campus buildings including Zabriskie and Smith Halls and the Ryerson Commons terrace, led the development of new academic programs, began construction of the turf field, and much more—all within the two years during which he served.

The WCA Award For service to Wells and higher education, the Wells College Association of Alumnae and Alumni presented the 2015 WCA Award to DR. PATRICIA “TOBIE” T YLER VAN DER VORM '70 during the Awards Convocation at Reunion on May 30.

Dr. van der Vorm's career has included time as American University’s coordinator of the Cooperative Education Program, which she grew into a full-service Career Center; as senior consultant with Academic Search and with AGB Search, placing high-level executives at academic institutions; and currently as consultant of counsel for AGB Search, mentoring new consultants, representing the firm at national conferences and speaking engagements, and serving as an advisor.

With her classmates of the Class of 1970 and an auditorium full of friends, admirers and on-lookers to cheer her on, Dr. van derVorm delivered a clever and inspiring acceptance speech.

“I believe my Wells education, including some very important lessons from hands-on experience, equipped me with all of the assets that a liberal arts education can—and should—offer. It also expanded my ‘C list.’ In addition to learning to think critically and creatively, to communicate clearly, and to collaborate effectively with others, Wells also gave me the ability to accommodate change, and the desire to continue to learn.”

“Without a doubt, her goal was, and is, to ensure that the exceptional liberal arts education she received at Wells is available to those who follow her.”

Alice Woodson Smith ’70

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Aurora Express Campus life is multi-dimensional and varied, with events throughout the semester reflecting the many forms that learning can take. We’d like to share just a few examples of the news and events that our faculty, staff and students have organized and put their time into lately.

BOOK ARTS CENTER: 40th Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60 Memorial Lecture

From Wells to Wellness: Stories from a Kaienke”haka Woman

The Wells College Book Arts Center presented “Muster hundreds! Towards a people's history of American wood type,” the 40th Susan Garretson Swartzburg '60 Memorial Lecture. The lecture showcased the findings of printing historian David Shields, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Graphic Design at Virginia Commonwealth University and previous Associate Professor of Design at The University of Texas at Austin—where he served as the Head of the Design Program and as the Design Custodian for the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection. His work is also included in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and Museum of Modern Art.

The First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program hosted a talk by Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke ’03 (Sociology/Anthropology) titled “From Wells to Wellness: Stories from a Kaienke”haka Woman.” The event was a chance for Wells students to hear from an alumna who has gone on to meaningful cultural work and a career that she loves as well as learning about the efforts and opportunities provided both

by Sarah’s Wells education and through the organizations she now leads.

Shields seeks to remove the curtain veiling the work of printmakers from the 19th and 20th centuries, linking stylistic changes in type prints to individuals rather than industries. His research into the lives of wood type workers during the height of the industry in America, “makes the history of these individuals eye-level,” he says. By gathering and sorting through genealogies and family records of wood type corporation employees, Shields’ research unmasks the peculiar histories and identities of previously anonymous type makers and their contributions to the swell of the wood type industry.

This lecture was the 40th in a series named for Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60, who worked closely with Wells faculty and staff to help organize the press, bindery and other components that became the Book Arts Center. She served on the Book Arts Board and established a biannual book arts lecture series in memory of her father, developing contacts, raising funds, organizing events and finding speakers.

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Ms. Konwahahawi Rourke discussed her path as a student to Wells and a few of the formative experiences that influenced her current work as Manager of the Native North American Travelling College, a cultural center and museum that focuses on cultural revitalization, education and dispelling stereotypes of First Nations people. She is also President of the Onake II Board that runs the Tsiionkwanatiio Heritage Site, a community center for cultural education, planting and youth activities.

An outspoken leader in her community, she has traveled to the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues for 2013 and 2014 with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network to read statements on Sexual Health, Environmental Violence, Policing Injustice and Good Governance. She has provided youth mentorship to the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, is also a mentor for the Indigenous Young Woman's Council, and an ally and advocate for LGBTQ as she actively provides and promotes safe spaces for our youth and community. She is one of the lead organizers in assisting to bring the Walking with Our Sisters Art Installation to Akwesasne in November of 2015—an historically meaningful project which she discussed at length during her visit.

Books Made Visible: Library Hosts Site-Responsive Installation Following a successful String Room Gallery exhibition, the Visual Arts Department brought artist Pato Hebert back to campus to install a site-responsive text piece created through collaboration and conversation with Wells students.

The installation in Long Library includes aesthetically and poetically interesting text informed by the space in which it is installed and gathered from the words and ideas generated by discussions about identity with Wells students.

Hebert joined the students, faculty and staff for the unveiling, discussing the project’s function as “text in space” or “books made visible,” and the artistic principles that guided it. “I don't know this place the way you do, as a guest here, but it feels so Wellsian to me,” said Hebert.

“It's a way of getting your viewer to stop and think about the words and the phrasing and for them to use those words to jog memories related to personal relationships,” said Keima Simms '16 (Visual Arts: Studio Art; Brooklyn, N.Y.). “A lot of people feel like art is only images and pictures, that words and text can't be 'art.' But I've always had a thing for words.

“I'm curious about this point, about language and words as art. Does that seem exciting to us, or quite strange? Whether it's part of your homework or a presentation or you're sending a flirty text or opening a space with your mom by sending a letter home, I'm inviting you all to think about the ways that language is present in your worlds.”

To see photos from this project as well as the rest of the semester, find the String Room Gallery on Facebook or Instagram.

VISITING WRITERS SERIES: Accomplished Poets & Writers The Visiting Writers Series brought students and the community together featuring an array of accomplished poets and writers. Russianborn writer Ilya Kaminsky kicked off the readings with excerpts from his award-winning book “Dancing in Odessa.” The book, an homage to his hometown, won the Whiting Writer's Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, the Dorset Prize and the Ruth Lilly Fellowship. “Dancing in Odessa” was also named Best Poetry Book of the Year 2004 by ForeWord Magazine.

Later in the fall, Kiki Petrosino, author of two compilations of poetry, “Hymn for the Black Terrific” and “Fort Red Border,” presented and discussed her work. Her poems have appeared in Best American Poetry, The New York Times, FENCE, Gulf Coast, jubilat, Tin House and elsewhere. Along with Dan Rosenberg, she co-edits the independent online literary magazine Transom. She is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Louisville, where she directs the Creative Writing Program.

The prolific Joan Murray, author of “Swimming for the Ark: New & Selected Poems 1990-2015,” “Looking for the Parade,” “Dancing on the Edge,” “Queen of the Mist” and “The Same Water,” continued the series. Murray has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, The Nation, The New York Times, and the Paris Review; and she is a National Poetry Series Winner, a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship Winner, and Wesleyan New Poets Series Winner.

Marilyn Chinn, author of “Hard Love Province,” “Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen,” “Rhapsody in Plain Yellow,” and more, closed the series with readings from her award-winning poetry. Chin's most recent book, “Hard Love Province,” won the Anisfield-Wolf Prize, a National Prize for Literature that confronts racism and examines diversity. Her books have become Asian American classics and are taught in classrooms internationally. Wells student writer Michelle Lee ’16 (English: Creative Writing, Women’s and Gender Studies; Burlington, Mass.) also accompanied and supported the reading by presenting some of her own recent work. www.wells.edu

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SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM: Thoughtful and Engaging Scholarship For decades, the weekly Science Colloquium Lecture Series has engaged students and faculty in wide ranging discussion. This year scholars from varied disciplines within the sciences visited campus to showcase the diverse applications of their research with intriguing talks ranging from “Exploring our Diverse Environmental Ethics” with environmental planner and educator Ron Meyers, to “Superconductivity to the Future: Hoverboards, MRIs, and Other Reasons to Like Superconductors” with Ithaca College Professor Matthew Sullivan.

While the colloquium often features guest scholars, Wells' own are wellrepresented. Visiting Lecturer in Mathematics M.E. Hogan presented a particularly interesting talk this semester. In “The Big Bounce and Multiverses in Quantum Cosmology,” Hogan presented a reform of Einstein’s Big Bang theory and explored the more favorable theory of the “Big Bounce,” providing new insight into the creation of the cosmos.

Is the theory of relativity, posited Hogan, incompatible with quantum mechanics, establishing a need for a new theory of gravity? The answer, Hogan suggested, can be found exploring the notion that the theory of Loop Quantum Cosmology offers an enhanced explanation for understanding the course of the universe through time and space. By the end of the talk, students were left to grapple with thought-bending propositions, such as the issues of “cosmic recall,” “cosmic forgetfulness,” and “self-reproducing cosmos.”

Thought-provoking indeed!

President Gibralter in the News President Jonathan Gibralter’s scholarship and leadership related to dangerous drinking among college students led to a new national tool for college administrators, a feature story by CNN, and an award from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Last summer, President Gibralter received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award from NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The award recognizes the contributions of a nonresearcher whose work translates research into practice and builds bridges between prevention, treatment, and policy-making.

In September, President Gibralter and NIAAA announced the launch of CollegeAIM, an “Alcohol Intervention Matrix” developed to help inform college staff by comparing and rating nearly 60 types of high-risk drinking interventions on the effectiveness, anticipated costs and barriers, and other factors involved. President Gibralter led the development and implementation of the tool along with NIAAA director Dr. George Koob.

President Gibralter also contributed to the CNN story “Binge drinking 101: Learning to curb the college trend.” The feature addressed the health and safety issues that are associated with high-risk drinking and the challenges faced by administrators and students as a result.

He offered suggestions and possible solutions along with a realistic assessment of what factors contribute to the issue.

The Grind Student Café Keeps On The Grind student-run café continued to build on its momentum this year, introducing a number of new specials, expanded hours, and special offers. The café also holds readings and performances by student artists and writers and serves as a weekly host for tea time.

Some highlights from recent months included the addition of specialty drinks such as a blackberry latte, gingerbread cappuccino, “The WiT” inspired by our information technology staff, and “The Gagnon,” named for and suggested by Professor of Psychology Deb Gagnon. An ongoing partnership with the Center for Sustainability and the Environment is aimed at reducing the use of disposable “k-cups” on campus by replacing them with a reusable filter.

And, generally, it's just a great place to hang out!

Annual Employee Awards for Excellence Faculty and staff came together for the annual Employee Recognition Breakfast, a morning ceremony held in recognition of the accomplishments of faculty and staff—as individuals and as a whole. President Gibralter recognized those who have reached milestone years of service and announced several special Awards for Excellence.

The 2016 Employee Awards for Excellence were granted to Jim Button, Grounds Department Foreman in Facility Services; Ken Kabelac, Assistant Electrician in Facility Services; Nicole Pellegrino '05, Registrar and Director of Academic Advising and Success; and Griffin Spencer, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information. Each awardee will have her or his name added to a campus plaque.

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STRING ROOM GALLERY: Generations of Feminist Activist Art A special String Room Gallery group exhibition titled “Practical Work” featured historical and contemporary examples of artwork made to advocate for feminist social justice causes.

The gallery took as a starting point a selection of original printed materials produced by the American and British woman suffrage movements from the early 20th century. These posters, banners, cartoons, and periodicals demonstrated the pragmatic, strategic nature of artistic production used to support the positions taken by groups advocating for women’s right to vote. As suffrage groups formed specifically to apply members’ training and skill towards the production of a persuasive visual culture, individual artists worked in tandem to direct their time and creative labor towards the cause, often sharing a common language of colors, symbols, and strategies to create a national and trans-Atlantic conversation.

The community-oriented creative energy demonstrated by the suffrage artists continues today, as demonstrated by artist Jillian Bruschera. With her Mobile Mill project she has created a transportable, fully-mobile hand-paper making mill that “is about making things, and it is also about making things happen.” Bruschera creates artistic communities wherever she goes, challenging assumptions about who makes things, where and why. During her residency on the Wells campus, Bruschera worked with students to create an installation made of handmade paper and student-generated text. This project, titled “IF/SUPPOSE,” responded to the language and mission established by suffragist visual culture, suggesting the idealism and cooperation needed to bring about change.

The gallery also included artists Angela Davis Fegan, Maggie Puckett and Maggie Pucket + Melissa Potter (“Seeds InService”). Each of these artists uses printed, hand-made paper to support images, text and social interaction that advocate for feminist causes. Whether recognizing the importance of women leaders, as in Puckett’s Revolutionary Women, engaging in eco-feminist paper activism (“Seeds InService”), or using the poster form to cross between art object and active, functional protest tool (Angela Davis Fegan and Jillian Bruschera), this work continues the long-standing alliance between printed matter and collective political engagement.

Aurora Free Library Book Donations The Wells community has been helping collect book donations for the Aurora Free Library’s bookstore, which helps fund the library’s work in the surrounding community. Students, faculty, and staff have been collecting the books in the library, Dining Hall, and Zabriskie Hall, with the organization and assistance of interns Windy Wells '16 (English: Literature, Religious Studies; Cotati, Calif.) and Ramona Reed '16 (Sociology and Anthropology, Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Associate Professor of Sociology Dan Renfrow.

Students “Break a Difference” in D.C. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) this past year found 10 students spending the week with the United Way’s “Break a Difference” program in Washington D.C. “I think one point of having an ASB is immersing students in different environments and cultures that they wouldn’t normally encounter here in Aurora,” says Hailey Uribe, Assistand Director of Student Activities and Coordinator of Residential Programming, “Allowing students who are interested in education and working with children to have that experience in a large-city environment was a decisive factor when choosing D.C. for ASB.” “The experience of working with kids stays with you,” says Uribe, “and it has helped our students decide the direction they want to pursue after graduation.”

For the past six years, Wells' Student Activities Office has organized and sponsored ASB as a way to involve students in the greater community through meaningful volunteer and non-profit charity work. www.wells.edu

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Concert Welcomes Gibralters Over the summer break, many Aurora residents and members of local communities were treated to a special Symphoria Summer Concert Series performance to welcome President Jonathan and Laurie Gibralter and their family to Wells and Aurora. The evening began with a reception on the Ryerson Commons patio followed by the concert program on the Schwartz Center lawn. A spectacular fireworks display closed the concert, and the campus pub, The WELL, opened for those who wanted an early look at the newlyrenovated space.

Symphoria is a world-class professional orchestra comprised of nearly 50 core musicians. The company performs five diverse concert series and a robust series of free summer performances. Symphoria also performs dozens of education and outreach performances at schools, libraries, and community centers. The program at Wells showcased Symphoria's broad repertoire with music from classical composers, American folk hymns, Broadway tunes, Disney favorites and more.

Access for All Abilities Wells students and Assistant Director of Student Success Megan Riedl presented “Building a Student Advocacy Club” at the conference of the New York State Disability Service Council (NYSDSC) in Canandaigua, N.Y. Erin Vallely ’17 (Sociology and Anthropology; Dryden, N.Y.), Ashley Balch ’18 (Individualized Major: Health Sciences: Pre-Physical Therapy; Lindley, N.Y.), Kimberly Bader ’16 (Psychology; Auburn, N.Y.) and Emily Marks ’17 (Psychology; Cortland, N.Y.)—officers of the student organization Access for All Abilities—as well as Katherine Mouradian ’17 (Political Science; Syracuse, N.Y.), intern for the Office of Student Achievement, described their work on campus engaging other students in disability awareness efforts, promoting a more accessible Wells educational experience, and much more.

The Wells group shared their experiences and encouraged conference attendees to start ally programs at other institutions. “We're filled with pride to know that what we're doing can positively impact the greater educational community and will be known beyond Wells College,” says AAA President Erin Valley ’17.

“The conference was fun and productive, and allowed our students to not only highlight their passion for disability activism, but to connect with professionals from across the state,” said Megan Riedl. “The fact that they’re learning these life skills while working to make the College better in a permanent way makes me really proud and thankful to work with them.”

ARTS & LECTURE SERIES: Exceptional Energy & Artistry The Arts and Lecture Series brought the progressive string quartet ETHEL to campus to perform their program “Grace,” built around original adaptations of Ennio Morricone’s award-winning 1986 film score for “The Mission” and Jeff Buckley’s critically-acclaimed album “Grace.” The event, held in the newly-renovated Barler Recital Hall, drew a full house for the evening performance, and the musicians held a great rapport with the Wells audience, impressing attendees with their energy and talent.

ETHEL is known for their exciting blend of traditional instrumentation and high-energy, fast-paced interplay and improvisation. The quartet is composed of cellist Dorothy Lawson; violist and Grammy-nominated arranger Ralph Farris; violist and founder of “Liberated Performer” Corin Lee; and, violinist and experimental folk musician Kip Jones.

At the core of ETHEL lies a common quest for creative expression and community celebration through collaborative discovery. Through exceptional artistry, ETHEL reinvigorates classical compositions that burst forth on the contemporary scene with exuberance, intensity, and imaginative programming.

Working with composers and musicians both native to ETHEL’s hometown of New York City and world-wide, encompassing an array of genres and disciplines both classic and contemporary, the quartet embraces the influences and achievements of artists from across traditions and time.

By infusing this deep love for music’s multiple and various forms into their performance, ETHEL channels their admiration of music into the listener, creating an enriched environment for both creativity and discovery.

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Exploring Privilege and Diversity This fall, Almah LaVon Rice and Louis Mitchell joined our students and faculty for another powerful residency. The duo’s week-long stay provided opportunities to participate in deep-listening and storytelling exercises, creating a meaningful chance to better understand each other.

Throughout their stay, Louis and Almah guided students as they learned to truly listen to the experiences of people whose lives are different than their own. Guided by the belief that story sharing and deep listening allow people to move beyond abstractions, sociopolitical and otherwise, they help move individuals and groups to action and intervention challenging and complicating the narratives provided by social institutions.

The residency made use of feminist epistemological and psychological theory to put forward opportunities that are developmentally appropriate for students. Seeking to build on student's affinity for listening to their peers and to grow empathy for those who are different, the workshops supported students in developing sustainable relationships with others. These opportunities provided a foundation for examining privilege and dismantling systems of domination on multiple levels.

Almah LaVon Rice has garnered a National Ethnic Media Award and been published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South. Rev. Louis Mitchell serves as the Minister of Family and Congregational Life at South Congregational Church in Springfield, Mass. and is the Community Engagement Coordinator for TransFaith.

Fall Production Interprets “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The cast and crew of the Theatre & Dance Department’s 2015 Fall Faculty Production took home three awards from the Theatre Association of New York State after a successful production of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Patrick Munroe ’16 (English: Creative Writing; Williamsvile, N.Y.) earned Meritorious Achievement in Acting for his portrayal of Puck, Director and Associate Professor of Theatre Siouxsie Easter as well as the cast earned the notable Meritorious Achievement in Fight Choreography and Execution, and Barbara Murphy eared an Excellence in Costuming Award. The awards were given out at the Association’s annual banquet before Thanksgiving.

The production was directed by Professor Easter and featured a cast of twenty student actors as well as stage crew from across all disciplines and class years. The College’s new Technical Director, Patti Goebel, designed the intricate set; Ithaca College senior Erik Herskowitz designed the lights; Barbara Murphy designed the costumes; and the show was stage managed by Zjana Ray ’18 (Bronx, N.Y.).

Easter’s interpretation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” situated the play’s parallel plot lines in different universes through which the characters struggled. Inspired by the annexation of her own hometown by not one, but two WalMarts, the “forest” outside Athens in Easter’s version was transformed into an urban environment run by corporate overlords Oberon, king of the faeries, and Titania, his queen.

The resulting combination of abilities and talents—a feature of Wells’ theatre performances—produced a pair of facedpaced and truly entertaining performances. www.wells.edu

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Fresh Food & New Opportunities The Village of Aurora Farmers Market opened this summer through the work of our Center for Sustainability and the Environment and dedicated local officials, farmers and gardeners. As the market develops and expands over time, its operation may rely more heavily on resources and partnerships offered through the Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship as well—such as implementing a student management team. The market’s fall intern, business major Kailin Kucewicz ’16 (West Valley, N.Y.), believes that this could allow the market to grow and further diversify produce offerings. “Through this internship I have a better understanding of what it is like to start and run a business,” she said.

“It’s shown me firsthand that the work you put in is what makes a project like this successful.”

SUSTAINABILITY SPEAKER SERIES: A Just and Livable Future The fall 2015 Sustainability Speaker Series brought environmental and political leader Dominic Frongillo to campus for a talk titled “Turning the Tide: How Young Leaders Are Winning a Just and Livable Future.” Profiled as one of America's 16 most notable young elected officials, Frongillo founded Elected Officials to Protect New York, a campaign of now over 800 elected officials across the state opposing fracking.

“Dominic is so engaged, involved, and frankly inspirational,” said Director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment Marian Brown. “He’s parlayed his involvement in his community to become a national—and international—leader starting his own organization. It’s good for students to hear that you can ‘get listened to,’ if you are passionate and knowledgeable and put the time in.”

“The presentation was extremely eye-opening,” added Marie Valliere '16 (Chemistry, Mathematics, Women’s and Gender Studies; Chicopee, Mass.)

“Dominic talked about his own experiences. At the same time, he took time to ask us questions and learn about what we are doing on campus and what we care about. I felt honored to be in the room.”

STARS Silver Rating For several months, the Center for Sustainability and the Environment collected data on sustainabilityrelated campus activities using the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). As a result, we were pleased to earn a Silver STARS rating.

“There are over 200 eligible credits in 65 categories,” noted Director Marian Brown.

“We scored well in academic courses, learning outcomes, academic research, community partnerships, sustainability planning, and quite a few others. The STARS system is useful in that it points out where and how we might make additional progress as well, and the Sustainability Advisory Committee’s already planning some improvements. Maybe next time we’ll get a gold rating!”

National Student Leadership Diversity Convention Over the summer, the Office of Student Activities and Leadership organized a chance for students to attend the National Student Leadership Diversity Convention in New York City. Michelle Lee ’16 (Women’s and Gender Studies, English: Creative Writing; Burlington, Mass.), Lyndsey Wells ’16 (Sociology and Anthropology, Business, Management; Fairfax, Vt.), Manuella Disla ’16 (Psychology; Bronx, N.Y.), Carson Jordan (English: Creative Writing; Ithaca, N.Y.), and Stephen Armstrong ’16 (Psychology, Sociology; Horseheads, N.Y.) joined fellow undergraduates representing 33 colleges in 27 states.

The weekend conference covered topics such as identity, inclusion, relationships, and conflict resolution.

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Major News: Business Having received approval from the NYS Department of Education, Wells has added a major in Business to our academic program offerings. Students who choose the major will learn how to build and manage successful businesses through courses in finance, management, marketing, and legal matters.

The major also emphasizes an awareness of impact on local and global communities and the development of exemplary individual and corporate moral and ethical behavior. Connections with other disciplines will lend experience and familiarity with statistics, economics, sustainability, and the psychology of organizations.

Solidarity at the Sycamore

“From our perspective as educators, we want to see students going into the world of business with the type of well-rounded, criticallyengaged education that Wells offers,” said Provost and Dean of the College Cindy Speaker.

Students, faculty and staff gathered to hear remarks from Collegiate Cabinet President Ariel Adams ’16 (Baychester, N.Y.; Psychology) and President Gibralter, who then offered the chance for others to make their voices heard. Several students stepped forward to share encouraging and informative viewpoints and to urge those in attendance to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, respect, and mindfulness.

A minor in business has been available for two years, and faculty recently approved the major as the College’s second Bachelor of Science program. The Susan Wray Sullivan ’51 and Pike H. Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship, founded in 2011 and led

by Director Kevin Miles, will continue to support all things related to the program. “As a matter of fact, we already have a great selection of courses and extracurricular opportunities for students to draw from,” said Miles.

“From guest speakers and authors to the popular Personal Financial Management course to the annual Be Your Own Boss business idea competition—which we’ve been expanding every year—students from all majors are welcome to add business education or experience to their degrees.”

Wells joined college students across the country in expressing support for people around the world affected by terrorism, oppressive regimes, and racial inequities during “#SolidarityfromWells: Solidarity at the Sycamore.”

The event was a refreshing reminder of the values that guide a supportive, resilient community and the importance of creating a space in which individuals can express their beliefs and experiences. Holding it by the Sycamore, one of campus’ most visible and cherished symbols, reinforced the purpose of the gathering.

“The sycamore is a symbol of unity, community and strength,” said Dean of Students Jenn Michael. “We gather there on the first and last day of classes while students sing the alma mater. It's a tranquil meeting spot; no matter how hard the wind blows or how high the snow piles, the sycamore is always there standing guard over Wells.”

PHI BETA KAPPA VISITING SCHOLAR: Blaire Van Valkenburgh The Wells Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Xi of New York, hosted a residency by 2015 Visiting Scholar Blaire Van Valkenburgh. During her two-day visit, she took part in class discussions, met with students and delivered her talk, “Other Worlds: The View From the Pleistocene.”

As a vertebrate paleobiologist, Van Valkenburgh’s particular research focuses on the evolution of and relationship between form and function in organisms both living and extinct. Van Valkenburgh focuses on the evolutionary trajectory of species for millions of years. Her work reminds us that examination of the past continues to remain a crucial element to understanding the present and the future as we enter a time of global climate change and major loss of biodiversity.

Van Valkenburgh is a professor at UCLA and Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the life sciences, as well as a research associate with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She has served as president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and is currently associate editor of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. She has been featured in numerous documentaries on iceage mammals produced by the BBC, National Geographic, and Discovery channels.

Campus Beautification As we prepared for students to arrive and the academic year to begin, the campus community came together for a late-August Campus Beautification Project. Following a potluck lunch and on a brilliantly sunny Friday afternoon, the buildings and grounds department coordinated the efforts of faculty, staff, and student-athlete volunteers who spent time weeding, sweeping, pruning, brushing, dusting, and generally sprucing-up. The event was followed by an ice cream social and a “thank you” from President Gibralter on Ryerson Commons. www.wells.edu

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News from Athletics More than 170 student-athletes participate on one or more of the College’s 16 NCAA Division III varsity sports.

We’re very proud of the achievements of our Wells Express athletic teams—listed below are some program highlights provided by Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information and Game Day Operations Griffin Spencer.

TEAM RECAP For the first time in school history, Wells College sent qualifying MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROS S COUNTRY teams to the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regionals at Letchworth State Park in November. The women’s team posted a 33rd place finish as freshman AMANDA FA S TIGGI (Cicero, N.Y.) led all Wells runners in the race, posting a time of 24:47.6 which stands as the fifth-fastest time at an NCAA regional in team history. Senior S TEPHEN ARMS TRONG (Erin, N.Y.) capped off a three-year career with the Express at the meet, crossing the finish line in 30:05.3 to lead the Wells men’s team.

The Wells College FIELD HOCKE Y team, competing in its 40th varsity season, won its first-ever conference championship this fall.

Defeating Wilson College by a 1-0 margin in the first-ever North Eastern Athletic Conference Championship after a goal from sophomore NICOLE SALES (Woodbury, Conn.), the Express concluded its season with five wins. They also received the 2015 ZAG Field Hockey/

Wells now owns eight NEAC Championships since joining the league in 2007. The Express have won three WOMEN'S SWIMMING titles (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14), two in MEN'S SWIMMING (2009-10, 2012-13), one in MEN'S BA SKE TBALL (2010-11) and WOMEN'S BA SKE TBALL (2013-14).

The MEN’S SOCCER team was the second team from Wells to make the NEAC Championship game in 2015. The Express posted a tough 1-0 overtime loss to Morrisville State College in the game but the season was an overwhelming success. The team finished its 10th season as a varsity program with a 13-7 record, setting team records in overall victories (13) and conference wins (9). Wells finished with the most-ever team points scored, tallying 34 goals and 31 assists for 99 points. Led

by NEAC Coach of the Year DAN K ANE , the team's 4.95 points per game on offense is also a team record, as is the squad's collective 0.93 goals-against average.

GYM RENOVATIONS

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACCOLADES

The Schwartz Center received some much-needed attention this fall.

Renovations to the gym included a new floor and bleachers in the Frances Tarlton Farenthold Athletic Wing and further upgrades to lighting and improved restroom facilities.

PAUL HERNON ’15, a member of the Wells College men's cross country and men's volleyball teams during his college career, earned the institution's first-ever Capital One Academic All-American First Team At-Large honor. Hernon becomes the first-ever recipient of Academic All-America honors from Wells College and is one of 15 First Team AtLarge selections from NCAA Division III colleges and universities across the country. The only student-athlete in NEAC history to earn First Team merits, Hernon is the fourth student-athlete in conference history to earn Academic All-American placement of any kind.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, President Gibralter and Dean Speaker thanked contributors and stressed the importance of the project to students and the health and spirit of the College. Don McJunkin of the J.M. McDonald Foundation, Honorary Trustees George and Priscilla Slocum, Bill Ryan of Cayuga Lake National Bank,Pete Sorber and Steve Moolin (P) '11 of Beardsley Architects + Engineers, Dr. Thomas de Witt, the Wells College Board of Trustees, and staff members in Institutional Advancement, Buildings and Grounds, and the Athletic Department were among those recognized.

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National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Team Award, in recognition of a combined 3.60 grade-point average—the fifth-best in the nation.

Out of the 14 North Eastern Athletic Conference colleges and universities, Wells College finished fourth in the annual PRESIDENT S’ CUP. The award ranks the conference’s member institutions based upon athletics success, academics, sportsmanship

and community service. In each individual ranking, Express student-athletes were ranked the third-strongest academically, earning three points, while their overall sportsmanship was slotted fourth in the 14-team league. From a community service perspective, Wells finished with 6.5 points (out of 14) and wrapped up the year ranked ninth in terms of athletics performance.

Seventy-four student-athletes earned NORTH

E A S TERN ATHLE TIC CONFERENCE SCHOL AR-ATHLE TE recognition in 2014-

15. At least one representative for each of Wells’ sports teams secured placement on the list and the 74 total selections from the College mark an all-time high since joining the NEAC in 2007.

Wells led all of the conference’s private colleges and universities with 74 student-athletes on the exclusive list, trailing only Penn St.-Berks with 77 student-athletes.

TARYN HE ATH ’15 won both matches in the No. 1 singles competition at the NEAC West Division Individual Tennis Tournament this spring, becoming the first player in program history to win NEAC Women's Tennis Player of the Year honors. Heath becomes only the fifth student-athlete at Wells to earn the league's Player of the Year award, following two-time winner A SHLE Y ROSER ’14 for women's basketball, EMILY MIDDLEBROOK ’14 in women's cross country, MAT THEW SLEE ZER ’14 in men's swimming, and JEFFRE Y DICK ’11 in men's swimming.

ARTIFICIAL TURF PLAYING FIELD Construction on the College's new multi-sport artificial turf playing field is complete, and spring teams have begun taking advantage of the extended season and improved playing surfaces it offers. Built using environmentally-friendly practices and materials, the facility includes lights, bleachers, a press box, scoreboards, dugouts and a batting cage, and will support practice and competition for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse, field hockey and new baseball and softball teams. According to DIREC TOR OF ATHLE TIC S MICHAEL LINDBERG , “this addition not only provides us with a competitive advantage on the field, but it sends a strong message to our recruits, current students and our alumnae and alumni that Wells College is committed to excellence in its future.”

Long-time College supporters, the Fred L. Emerson Foundation of Auburn, N.Y., provided lead funding for the project, which also included improvements and additional technology for teaching spaces across campus.

The facility also makes it possible to reinstate softball after a one-year hiatus and to introduce baseball as the 16th varsity sport. Both begin non-conference schedules this spring and will have full conference schedules in place as early as next year. With coaches in place, recruiting is well underway to attract additional students; and both sports are open to current students as well.

NEW COACHES BA SEBALL A native of Lansing, N.Y., DAVID VALESENTE was hired as the Head Baseball Coach in August. He comes to Wells from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., where he assisted the Hawks’ NCAA Division I baseball program. He has also served as an Assistant Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes at Saint Joseph’s and played professional baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

WOMEN'S L ACROS SE Following a stint as a Graduate Assistant coach for the first-year women’s lacrosse team at Lincoln Memorial, where she assumed recruiting, game planning and other administrative responsibilities, MIS SY JAWOR SKI has been named Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach. Prior to a highly-successful career as a high school head coach, Jaworski played NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse at Binghamton and Jacksonville.

MEN'S L ACROS SE Coming to Wells from SUNY Oneonta where he assisted the Red Dragons since 2011, ANDREW DALY now leads the men’s lacrosse program. At Oneonta, Daly served as the team's offensive coordinator and extra-man offensive coach, assisted with all aspects of the program, and coached several SUNYAC All-Conference players. He also provided instruction and training to goalies and face-off specialists and managed the team's off-season workout regimen.

SOF TBALL With the reinstatement of softball, LIZ SLUPINSKI was named the Head Softball Coach in August. Serving as the Assistant Coach for softball at Hamilton College since 2012, Slupinski is charged with reviving softball as a varsity sport in Aurora. At Hamilton, Slupinski’s student-athletes competed in the ultracompetitive NESCAC conference and maintained or improved their winning percentage during her tenure. www.wells.edu

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Faculty Notes While it goes without saying that Wells faculty are accomplished and dedicated teachers and advisors, in addition to their work with our students, Wells faculty are recognized scholars in their fields. Below is just a sampling of their many contributions on campus and beyond. The full list of faculty accomplishments is posted monthly to the website and can be seen at www.wells.edu/academics/faculty/accomplishments.

Faculty accomplishments CHRISTOPHER BAILE Y Professor of Chemistry, accompanied students Courtney Fesko ’15 and Kathryn Sweeney ’15 to the 29th National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was held at Eastern Washington University. Courtney presented her work “Computational Investigations of an Intramolecular, Hetero-, Inverse-Electron Demand Diels-Alder (IMHDA) Reaction,” which was performed in collaboration with fellow students Angelo Papagelos ’15, Levi Christman ’15, and Lorelei E. Meier ’13 under the direction of Assistant Professor of Chemistry L AUREN O'NEIL . Kathryn's work, “Bioassessment of the Water Quality of the Tioughnioga River in Relation to Surrounding Land Use, Cortland County, N.Y.,” was overseen by Professor of Environmental Science NIAMH O'LE ARY. Professor Bailey also team taught a summer faculty workshop on “Materials Science and Nanotechnology for Chemists” with George Lisensky at Beloit College in July. This is the second time that Professor Bailey has taught this workshop with intentions to teach college faculty how introduce important topics into their classrooms and undergraduate laboratories.

C ATHERINE BURROUGHS Professor of English, was invited to present her paper, “Reconsidering Closet Drama” at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in January 2016. She also continues to serve on a graduate committee at Cornell University for a student in Theatre Studies who is writing a dissertation titled “In Search of a Feminist Gothic Theatre.” In addition, The University of Pennsylvania Press selected her book “Closet Stages: Joanna Baillie and the Theater Theory of British Romantic Women Writers” (1997) to include in its e-title catalogue.

MARIAN BROWN Director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment, delivered two presentations at the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Minneapolis. Her case study presentation, “Wandering out of the [Food] Desert,” explained the development of the Village of Aurora Farmers Market. She also prepared a poster titled “The Seed of a Great Idea,” detailing the establishment of the Seed Exchange program in the Long Library.

L AUR A C AMPBELL Lecturer in Music, was a guest conductor for the Rochester Flute Association’s Fall Flute Fling in October, 2015, in Rochester, N.Y. Ms. Campbell also performed as a member of Finger Lakes Flutes at the National Flute Convention in Washington, D.C., in August, 2015. A new CD titled “Glimpses” was released in 2015 featuring music of Laurie Conrad for flute and piano performed by Ms. Campbell on flute and Ms. Conrad on piano.

GEHAN DHAMEE TH Assistant Professor of Business, was invited to conduct a seminar on “Current Marketing Trends and Challenges” to graduate and undergraduate students at the American University in the Emirates (AUE). Professor Dhameeth also attended a seminar on Case Method Teaching at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University, in June, and presented his research paper on “Modeling the Influence of Cultural Factors for Global Brand Management” at the 2015 International Business and Education Conference held in New York City in August.

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SIOUX SIE E A STER Associate Professor of Theatre, spent five weeks teaching as the U.S. Professor of Theatre at the Theatre Summer School in Bath, England.

She taught British Acting Styles and Theatre History.

Professor Easter directed “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” which involved the talents of 36 students and Professor of Anthropology and Religion Ernie Olson.

The production earned three awards from the Theatre Association of New York State: Meritorious Achievement in Acting to Patrick Munroe for his portrayal of Puck, Meritorious Achievement in Fight Choreography and Execution to Siouxsie Easter and the cast, and Excellence in Costuming to Barbara Murphy.

Professor Easter taught a workshop in Devised Theatre at the New York State Theatre Educators Association Conference. She also presented her paper titled “Mapping Memories: Devising the Past” at the Association of Theatre in Higher Education National Conference in Montreal, Canada.

MICHAEL GROTH Professor of History, was invited to speak at Mount Gulian Historic Site in Beacon, N.Y., in September. His public presentation “Slavery and Emancipation in the Mid-Hudson Valley” was among the lectures and performances commemorating the life of James F. Brown, a former slave who became the master gardener of the Verplanck family's Hudson River estate during the decades preceding the Civil War.

RICHARD KEGLER Director of the Book Arts Center, was featured in an exhibition at SUNY Buffalo State’s Burchfield Penney Art Center. The exhibit highlights work produced by the Buffalo-based P22 Type Foundry, of which Kegler was co-founder and lead designer, including an original font to honor the artist Charles E. Burchfield; the exhibit ran through January 2016.

KENT KLITGA ARD Professor of Economics, at the joint conference of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics/ United States Society for Ecological Economics/Biophysical Economics Association in Vancouver, British Columbia, chaired the session on Biophysical Economics and Systems Science and presented three papers: • Lambert, Jessica, Charles Hall & Kent Klitgaard. “Examining the relation between quality of life and biophysical vs. economic conditions.”

• Klitgaard, Kent, Charles Hall & Muin Uddin. “Biophysical economics and the end of the age of economic growth.”

• Murphy, David & Kent Klitgaard. “The future of ecological and biophysical economics.”

Kent was also named to the editorial board of a new journal, Biophysical Economics and Resource Quality, published by Springer.

C YNTHIA J. KOEPP Professor of History, attended the 15th annual “Reacting to the Past” conference at Barnard College, which brought educators together to experience an innovative pedagogy developed around games and role-playing. She participated in two intensive role-playing workshops: “Greenwich Village, 1913: Labor, Suffrage, and the New Woman” and “Patriots, Loyalists & Revolution in New York City, 1775-76.”

In June, Professor Koepp was interviewed by Sweden Public radio for a program they were putting together on “the history and future of work.” In October, she participated in a seminar at Cornell University organized by the Central New York Early Modern History Group and gave a public lecture at the Women’s Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y., entitled “Examining a Stereotype: Women and the Witch Craze, 1560-1680.”

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HAROLD L AMSON Lecturer in Math and Computer Science, recently completed a project as a SME (Subject Matter Expert) while creating a new class for ITT Technical Institute - NT2350 Advanced Server Operating Systems. A Preparation class for MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2.

L AUR A MCCLUSK Y Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, served as a discussant for a panel on Sexual Assault on College Campuses. McClusky finished her term as co-chair of the Violence Topic Interest Group that hosted the panel. Professor McClusky was also granted a sabbatical leave and plans on continuing her research among Maya in southern Belize.

NIAMH O’LE ARY Professor of Environmental Science, was invited to participate in the Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan update as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee.

KURT PIPA Lecturer in Japanese, along with his wife Chieko Pipa, planned and conducted a twoday educational Program in Sustainable Lifestyles for Nihon University at EcoVillage Ithaca. The program, a part of Professor Pipa’s Sustena Life Club, brought together 12 students, two faculty and one staff from Nihon University with 15 local professionals, educators and activists. Professor Pipa is also a Tompkins County Master Composter, and in May, he held a vermicomposting workshop at EcoVillage Ithaca. Participants harvested finished compost and learned how to make their own home vermicomposting system.

Victor Hammer Fellow JENNA RODRIGUEZ received a project assistant grant from the College Book Arts Association to complete an artist book called “Still,” a letterpress printed hand-bound book that honors and pays respect to road kill that has been found along Route 90. Rodriguez also had an exhibition at the Seward House Museum in Auburn, N.Y., in November.

DEBOR A RYAN Lecturer in Visual Arts, was selected to be a Public Scholar for the New York Council for the Humanities Public Scholar Program.

JACLYN SCHNURR Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, presented her poster “Does excluding small mammals for 20 years change tree species establishment?” at the 100th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), held in Baltimore, Md., in August. She also has been elected secretary of the Education section of ESA. Professor Schnurr was named a 2015 NCAA Division III FAR Fellow, and she attended the FAR Fellows Institute in Indianapolis, Ind., in October.

SCOT T STULL Lecturer in Anthropology, has been invited as guest of honor at Indiana University East for their event “You Are What You Eat: Events in Food, Culture, and Diversity,” to be held in April 2016. Dr. Stull will lead an experimental archaeology session on replicating medieval food and present to archaeology and art classes on experimental archaeology.

WINNIE TSANG Lecturer in Art History, presented her paper “Interpreting China at the Great Exhibition in 1851 and the Universal Exposition in 1867” at the Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Salt Lake City, UT in October.

Awarded The 2015 Excellence in Advising Award: Professor of Biology and Environmental Science

JACKIE SCHNURR

The 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award: Professor of Economics KENT KLITGA ARD

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Published ARTHUR BELLINZONI Professor of Emeritus of Religion, published his 9th book, “The New Testament: An Introduction to Biblical Scholarship.”

BR AD FR A ZIER Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, published a review of “Life after Faith: The Case for Secular Humanism” by Philip Kitcher in Metapsychology Online Volume 19, Issue 33.

REBECC A MYERS Lecturer in English, was chosen to be one of 50 poets represented in the Best New Poets Anthology. Brain Mill Press will publish her chapbook of poems, “My Seaborgium,” for their inaugural Mineral Point Chapbook Series. She also has essays expecting to be published in Wave Composition and Brain, Child Magazine.

NIAMH O’LE ARY Professor and Chair of Environmental Science, co-authored a paper with Margaret Smith and colleagues at Cornell University published in the September issue of the Journal of Plant Registrations. The paper is titled “Registration of NY195, NY212, NY215, and NY266 Anthracnose Stalk Rot Resistant Inbred Lines of Maize.”

DANIEL ROSENBERG Visiting Assistant Professor of English, published his poems in the Beloit Poetry Journal and online at The Offending Adam, Loose Change, and Paperbag. He was also interviewed about his second book, “Thigh’s Hollow,” at American Microreviews and Interviews.

Returning from sabbatical...

MICHAEL GROTH Professor of History “Race is an important theme in all of the courses I teach. As a historian, I have long been fascinated by one of the fundamental paradoxes of the American experience – the relationship between slavery and freedom. How could human bondage have existed in a nation founded on the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence? How can racism thrive in a free republic?

For most of our nation’s history, citizenship was defined in exclusively racial terms; as slavery expanded and entrenched itself in American life, free people of color became an anomaly relegated to society’s margins. What historians refer to as the ‘racialization’ of democracy confronted free African-Americans with a painful crisis of identity. What did it mean to be a person of color in a society that equated citizenship with whiteness? Did admission to free society require the repudiation of one’s racial identity and cultural heritage? Could free blacks be both ‘African’ and ‘American’?

Some black abolitionists in the 19th century (like ‘Black Power’ advocates of the Civil Rights Era) embraced Black Nationalism. Did expressions of ‘African’ consciousness represent a repudiation of an American identity – or a claim to citizenship in a racially-inclusive democracy?

My sabbatical leave enabled me to complete a book manuscript that brings together two decades of work on the largely forgotten history of slavery and emancipation in the rural North. The African-American experience in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley suggests that the crisis of identity was more profound for people of color in small rural communities than for their urban counterparts. The oppressive nature of bondage in the countryside, the painfully slow pace of emancipation, and rural poverty presented unique obstacles to black community formation in Hudson River towns and villages. Nevertheless, slavery and its legacy only delayed the emergence of self-conscious and politically-active free black communities in the region. On the eve of the Civil War, local black abolitionists expressed a vibrant racial consciousness that united them with people of color across the nation, suggesting that black identity was largely the product of political activism and protest.

Ultimately the complicated history of slavery and freedom reminds us that national identity and racial consciousness are historical constructions, products of specific times and spaces – including our own.”

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Literati A Wells education emphasizes critical reading and writing skills at every level. We like Wellsians to express themselves! In the spirit of lifelong learning, we showcase below some of our alumnae and alumni community’s published work as we learn about it, as well as asking our faculty members to tell us what they’ve been reading lately—and, as always, each represents a unique point of view..

Writers write...

Linda Kleinhaus Beeman ’77 “ON ANGELS’ WINGS: A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE WRITING AND VISUAL ART” This beautiful collection brings together the dreams of children in an orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda with the art of high school students at Klein Oak High School in Texas. As Linda shares in the introduction, “these pages are full of their [the high school students] love and admiration, and the beauty that exists everywhere in and around us.” The high school students’ artwork is their interpretation of the dreams of children at the orphanage. Proceeds from the book support the Children of Malayaka House.

Christine Black Cummings ’67 “BLACK-EYED SUSAN, A LOVE-CHILD FINDS HER FATHER AND HER SELF” Christine is launching a web site to share the book about her ‘greatest journey’ to find answers to the question: "Who am I?" Here is the link authorwebservices-xl.net/BalboaPress/408663.

Henryane de Chaponay ’46 "TOILE FILANTE" This book written by Henryane and a Brazilian anthropologist is printed in French, and it is all about her life. She’s hopeful it will be translated into English soon.

Janis Esch ’10 “STEAL FROM THE POOR” This recently-released solo album featuring an Americana music vibe was produced when Janis raised over $8,500 through a Kickstarter campaign. Janis has also performed with the Storm Crows. She says of her first album: “I really want it to be a piece of art that lasts and is on the next level rather than something that is a good, modest local effort.”

Dotty Law Hoobler ‘63 "WHERE ARE THE GREAT PYRAMIDS?" Another book for kids in grades 3-5, it’s part of a popular series Dotty and her husband Tom publish.

Tina Kubasta ’99 "ALL BEAUTIFUL AND USELESS" Dan Rosenberg, Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Wells, wrote, “in this striking and incisive collection, Kubasta wants to ‘know what is used—what is wasted,’ even though knowing can’t resurrect or heal. “All Beautiful and Useless” is built on such scars, but also on ‘old encyclopedias, hopelessly/out of date, yet true.’ Bared and bearing it, Kubasta carries us through memory and erudition to a garage packed with what makes us human. She opens the boxes because she must.

Inside is one honest song. It’s this book.” Check out the book and read a preview at her publisher's site at www.blazevox. org/index.php/Shop/new-releases/all-beautiful-and-useless-by-c.-kubasta-422/.

Anna Loan-Wilsey ’92 “HATTIE DAVISH MYSTERY” series Anna has published three more novels in her 1980's American historical mystery series including “Anything But Civil,” “A Sense of Entitlement,” and “A Deceptive Homecoming. ”Book five in the series, “A March to Remember,” will be out this year.

Louise Mackie ‘61 "SYMBOLS OF POWER: LUXURY TEXTILES FROM ISLAMIC LANDS, 7TH–21ST CENTURY" Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art with distribution by Yale University Press, this 520-page book contains 513 illustrations. Those who have seen it encourage taking a peek at the beautiful textiles, as they are “truly magnificent!”

Catherine McCabe-Strong ’08 “JULIUS CONSTANTINE CHANG” Catie’s first novel is a suspense thriller replete with crime syndicates, a violent police force and the main character on the run who is beset by all manner of evils as repayment for helping a homeless kid. His past comes back to haunt him as the crime syndicates and police force try to track them down.

Leleta Naugle Serafim ’71 “WHEN THE DEVIL’S IDLE” The second book in her Greek Island mystery series, it resembles a “Clue-like” mystery. After the death of a German tourist, secrets and family history are explored to determine who became a murderer. Leta uses her intimate knowledge of Greece to color her prose.

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...and the rest of us read.

SAR A LE V Y Sherman Alexie is a riveting, hilarious, heartbreaking author, and his semi-autobiographical novel for young adults “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” does not disappoint. Arnold Spirit, known as Junior, is a 14-year-old Spokane Indian who makes a difficult choice — to attend the all-white high school in town instead of continuing at the school on the reservation with his friends. His experiences and reflections as someone living in the intersections of culture, race, religion and language both reflect and inform the reader’s view of the world.

In “Mothers United: An Immigrant Struggle for Socially Just Education,” Andrea Dyrness provides a thoughtful, wellresearched exploration of issues related to school choice, parent involvement, immigrant education, and the experiences of immigrant parents. Dyrness chronicles the work of the Madres Unidas, a group of Latina mothers in Oakland, Calif., who were instrumental in advocating for a new school for their children. However, the mothers were misled about the roles they would be able to play in the planning and implementation processes of the new school. The book sheds light on the very real struggles of immigrant families and reveals how our schools and students suffer when school leaders are inattentive to the multifaceted roles parents can play.

SUSAN TALBOT In my course Teaching Students with Disabilities, I had students read the memoir “The Reason I Jump” by Naoki Higashida, written when he was only 13 years old. Diagnosed with autism when he was five, Higashida attempts to bring others into his world by answering questions people often want to ask about autism but don’t. “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?” “Why don’t you make eye contact when you are talking?” “What’s the reason you jump?” Writing through a taxing system of supported typing, Higashida provides incredible insight and proves to be an honest, thoughtful communicator. The translation and introduction alone—by novelist and parent of a child with autism David Mitchell—is worth reading for his insightful parental perspective.

Like many educators who spend a lot of time reading about the content they teach, I always have a book on my nightstand that provides a bit of an escape. I recently purchased “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich as a gift for my daughter. It wasn’t long before the book was returned to me with a “must read” note. The narrator, a 13-year-old boy from the Ojibwe nation, attempts to deal with an unspeakable hate crime inflicted upon his family. His search for answers leads us through a tale about family and community that is both suspenseful and poetic. One minute I find myself rushing to turn the pages while the next I am lingering over a passage, reading it again and again to savor the words, the sounds, the insight.

MICHAEL GROTH Over the past several years, historians have provided new perspectives on traditional interpretations of Early America by retelling familiar stories through the eyes of individuals largely absent in conventional Eurocentric narratives. I recently had the opportunity to read Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War.” Beginning with the well-known story of the Pilgrims, Philbrick (“In the Heart of the Sea”) traces the history of the Plymouth Colony and local indigenous nations to “King Philip’s War” of 1675-1676 — by some measurements the deadliest conflict in American history. While recounting inspiring tales of courage, sacrifice and cooperation, Philbrick also exposes pride, ambition, intrigue and ignorance among newcomers and natives alike. Like any good historian, Philbrick appreciates contingency — paths not taken — leaving the reader lamenting lost opportunities and pondering what might have been.

I also had the opportunity to revisit Alexis De Tocqueville’s classic “Democracy in America” as part of a class on Jacksonian America. Although the French aristocrat’s reflections on his 1831 visit to the United States are dated in many respects, many of De Tocqueville’s critical observations of American political institutions, economic values, social mores, and character remain as poignant today as they were nearly two hundred years ago.

C ATHERINE BURROUGHS Several years ago, a friend of mine in Aurora said that I must read the novel “Stoner” by John Williams. The New Yorker has called it “the greatest novel you’ve never heard of” because it sold only 2,000 copies in 1965 before its re-printing in 2003. It's now readily available, and I would appreciate hearing from those of you who pick it up in the coming year.

The plot concerns William Stoner, whose farming family allows him to enroll at the University of Missouri to study agronomy, but he soon finds a passion for English literature. Stoner’s poignant journey into a scholarly life, a problematic marriage, and—as the book jacket reads—a “scandalous” and “transforming experience of new love” surprised me at every turn. The prose is beautiful, as is the narrator’s deep affection for its central character. But what I liked most is the novel’s rich and profound understanding of the complexities for first-generation students who become captivated by the promises and possibilities of intellectual endeavor. Moreover, Stoner makes a major contribution to the topic of “class” in America, which could not be more relevant today.

The faculty in this issue include one recently back from sabbatical and others who were contributors in the feature story of this magazine. Each brings their own perspectives and interests to the reading table. www.wells.edu

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Board of Trustees The Wells College Board of Trustees assume—as volunteers—fiduciary responsibility for the College. Philanthropists in the truest sense, they bring to bear their experiences, their expertise and countless hours in service to the College and her community. Newly-elected Board members, officers and Honorary Trustees are noted below; the complete membership can be seen at www.wells.edu/about/trustees.

2015-16 Board Officers The Board of Trustees reappointed board officers Chair Carrie Bolton '92, a Senior Manager at Vanguard Financial, of Lancaster, Pa.; Vice Chair Marie Chapman Carroll ’75, a retired Anheuser-Busch Inc. executive, of Philadelphia, Pa.; and Secretary Sarah C. Chase ’69, of Arlington, Va. They are joined on the Executive Committee by at-large members Lisa Mazzola Cania ’79, Vice President for Community and Employee Relations at St. Lawrence University, of Hannawa Falls, N.Y.; and Daniel J. Fessenden, Executive Director of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, of Union Springs, N.Y.; and ex officio appointees WCA President Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78, Partner and Managing Director of Vital Point Partners, LLC, of Bradenton, Fla.; and President Jonathan Gibralter.

Board Honors When Stephen L. Zabriskie retired from the Board of Trustees, on which he had served since 2006, the Trustees named the third floor board room—aptly in Zabriskie Hall and with a spectacular view of Cayuga Lake—in recognition of his dedicated service.

As Board Chair Carrie Bolton '92 remarked at the fall ceremony, “Wells College is fortunate that we’re among Steve’s priorities and have benefited from his care and attention—as is also true for generations of the Zabriskie family including his wife Randi Shaw Zabriskie ’74. Steve and Randi have been generous philanthropists and thoughtful stewards of Wells. It is our pleasure, as a Board, to name this space in your honor. And may Boards live up to your model and ethic of service.”

In memoriam Honorary Trustee Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52 passed away February 7, 2016. Mrs. Gelb earned her Wells degree in American Studies, following it with a Ph.D. from Columbia Teacher’s College. She taught history at Pace University and Mt. Mary College. In 2007, Lueza published a memoir titled “Schroon Lake,” which was awarded "Best Memoir" by the Adirondack Center for Writing and called “a tranquil masterpiece of recollection and personal reflection” by The New Criterion.

An active fundraising volunteer for decades, she was a Class Agent, Class Chair and Reunion Fund Chair and served on the Campaign Committee. She joined the Board in 1984 and was named an Honorary Trustee in 1990.

Mrs. Gelb is survived by her husband Bruce, who was Ambassador to Belgium under George H.W. Bush, and their four children: John, Connie, Jody and Richard.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

New Members of the Board ALLEN J. NAPLES, of Fayetteville, N.Y., has served as Senior Vice President and Regional President for M&T Bank since 2005 where he is responsible for Corporate and Commercial Real Estate Lending as well as oversight of the Regional Bank.

Mr. Naples joined M&T after seven years as Executive Vice President and Regional President for HSBC USA. During his 24-year career at HSBC, Mr. Naples held positions including Regional President, Senior Corporate Lender, Senior Project Manager, and Area Executive, responsible for retail, small business and wealth management. Prior to joining HSBC, Mr. Naples was the Syracuse District Executive for Key Bank of Central New York.

Mr. Naples received his Bachelor’s Degree in Personnel and Industrial Relations from Syracuse University and has pursued advanced studies from the West Point Management School of Career Development, the University of Buffalo and the Graduate School of Retail Bank Management at the University of Virginia.

Mr. Naples’ community affiliations are numerous; he currently serves at the executive or chairman level for the Onondaga Community College Board of Trustees, the New York Business Development Corporation, the SRC, Inc. Board of Trustees, CenterState CEO, Say Yes for Education Scholarship Campaign, Century Club of Syracuse and Onondaga Golf and Country Club.

CARL SGRECCI, of Ithaca, N.Y., retired in 2013 after a 45-year career with Ithaca College, most recently as Vice President for Finance and Administration. He is a New York State Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Syracuse University, a B.S. in Accounting from Ithaca College and an A.S. in Business Administration from Corning Community College. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Schuyler Hospital Board of Directors and as a member of the Board of Directors of Gadabout Transportation Services, Inc. An active community leader, his previous service includes the Boards of Directors of Longview (a senior living community), the Special Children’s Center (now the Racker Centers), Tompkins County Area Development, Inc. (TCAD), Home Health Care, Inc., United Way of Tompkins County, Cornell FingerLakes Credit Union and on the Ithaca Norstar Bank Advisory Board. Mr. Scgrecci also served on the Ithaca Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Development.

KATHRYN L. “KATIE” FONG ’06, of New York, N.Y., graduated from Wells with a B.A. in Women’s Studies. Ms. Fong was elected to serve by the Wells College Association of Alumnae and Alumni (WCA). Ms. Fong is a Senior Associate at Kirk Palmer & Associates, an executive search firm specializing in the retail and fashion industries, where she specializes in assessing and recruiting top financial and operational talent.

RACHAEL WILSON RISTAU '15, of Manlius, N.Y., who graduated in May with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Management, was selected by students as a Collegiate Trustee for a two-year term. A graduate student in Global Thought at Columbia University in New York City, she is an active volunteer and founder of the Fayetteville Memory Garden in Fayetteville, N.Y.

New Honorary Trustee ELIZABETH “BETSY” SAYRE BOVEROUX ’57, of Boston, Mass., a retired Vice President of Eaton Vance Management, has been a member of the board of the Boston Conservatory, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Walk Boston and the Women’s Education and Industrial Union.

She also served on the board of The Art Connection, a non-profit organization that expands public access to visual art through a donation program and on the board of Teen Voices in Boston whose mission is to further social justice for young women.

Ms. Boveroux graduated from Wells with a B.A. in American Studies. She received a certificate from Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration in 1959. She has served as her class Reunion Fund Chair, and as a member of the President’s Circle Committee and the Nucleus Fund Committee.

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150 Years, 150 Voices Throughout the history of Wells, countless stories touching so many lives illustrate how a small community can have such a wide reach. As we look to those who make up this community—professors, students, supporters, presidents and administrators, alumnae and alumni, and so many more—it becomes obvious that Wells is remarkable because her people are remarkable.

What, then, do these stories look like? Who are the Wellsians that have contributed so much to our nearly 150 years of education? We hope to explore this through a series called “150 Years, 150 Voices” in which we’re asking members of the community to share a part of their own unique Wells experience, and to tell in their own words what the campus and the community have meant to them.

You can expect to see quite a number of these accounts (150, if you’re counting) spread across our various platforms, including the website and social media, publications and mailings, and spanning video, photography, text, and more as we draw closer to celebrating the College’s Sesquicentennial.

T WO ALUMNAE RECENTLY TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO TALK WITH A CURRENT STUDENT, CHANDLER SMITH ’18. A S SUCH CONVERSATIONS GO, NOT SURPRISINGLY BOTH TOUCHED ON THEIR REL ATIONSHIPS WITH TODAY'S STUDENTS.

On Connecting Of her connection to Wells

“The hot-fudge lady of Upstate New York,” Katie

today, Marett Seymour ’98

Camarro ’85 recognizes the importance of making

says, “I think it's important

connections: “that’s how we

to offer students the same kind

go through life—as a people

of opportunities I was given through internships in a field I was

who build relationships… and I think Wells is a

really interested in, which led me to picking a career.” A

tremendous building block

history major, Marett “unofficially, always wanted to be

for that.” In fact, during a

a social worker.” She credits her internship as a student

recent visit to campus, Katie

with helping her “discover that I really could make

connected with a talented

that happen.”

student and invited him

Marett regularly hosts Wells interns, which, she says, also helps define her identity as a Wells alumna.

to intern on her team as a project consultant and media advisor—even after the

“Wells has transformed

internship was over.

into a vastly different place

In a relationship-based approach to building her

since I graduated,” she

business, Katie works intentionally within smaller

says, “having interns allows

markets, travels to food festivals, and maintains

me to have a new view of

jovial and personable business relations with

Wells as it changes.”

employees and customers.

Marett has also been

“Life is a huge blank sheet of paper.

actively involved with

You can take and do with it what-

FARGO to help ensure

ever you choose. And I think the

that recent graduates

liberal arts education is a large

maintain connections with Wells, providing a strong and

component of that,” she said.

dependent system of alumnae support for the College

Katie always sees the sweeter

and for current Wells students.

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Ingredients for a Sweeter Life

side of life!

2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

In Grateful Celebration of Philanthropy

“I’m excited for the opportunity to lead—in such a strong program and at an institution of Wells’ caliber. With President Gibralter’s leadership and sense of optimism for the future, I’m confident that good things are ahead for Wells College. I look forward to working with such a generous and supportive alumni base as well as foundations and friends of the College near and far.”

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A Message of Thanks

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President’s Circle

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Donor Societies and Clubs

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Alumnae and Alumni Giving

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Special Campaigns

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Tribute Giving

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Legacy Circle

70

Volunteer Service

Dr. Craig Evans VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT www.wells.edu

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T

hank you

In nearly every way imaginable, this photo is what your philanthropy is all about.Your donorship truly makes a Wells graduation possible for our students. And your generosity helps assure that we continue to graduate generations of alumnae and alumni.

Whether in support of the College’s budgeted priorities, to further innovative programming, or made in recognition of someone special, each gift makes a profound difference at Wells. With gifts of every size, collectively nearly 2,000 donors contributed over $4 million this past year. As I reflect on that and look through the lists that follow, I am overwhelmed with the incredible support that has been given to Wells. It is truly an indication of what Wells means to so many people and the love each and every one has for this wonderful College.

Thank you for your care and partnership as we shepherd our students through their time at Wells. While we recognize your contributions in this Honor Roll, I will also look for opportunities to personally extend my gratitude on behalf of the College. Please know that your stewardship of Wells makes a difference immediately and for the future, and all of us at Wells are immensely grateful!

Jonathan Gibralter President

GIFTS RECEIVED

FROM ALL SOURCES JULY 1, 2014–JUNE 30, 2015 Source

Wells Fund

Special/Restricted

Endowments

Total Gifts

$1,881,221

$1,071,853

$338,339

$3,291,413

$117,176

$33,292

$209,569

$360,038

Corporations

$91,853

$10,250

Foundations

$91,016

$122,500

Faculty & Staff

$24,908

$1,858

Alumnae/i Parents & Friends

Students Totals

$102,103 $243,500

$26,766

$297 $2,206,472

$457,016

$297 $1,239,753

$791,408

$4,237,633

Please note that due to the multiple relationships a person may have with the College, a single donor may fall into several giving categories, with priority ranking given to the Alumnae/i category. In the table above, gifts are counted only in one category.

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Gifts from alumni, parents and friends have provided versatile, vital resources for Wells that create an environment in which faculty and students have the freedom, flexibility and support to develop their ideas and talents, to explore their interests, and to pursue their passions.

We were listening to you and gave you the opportunity to designate your gift to an area of the College that holds special meaning for you. Gifts from thousands of alumnae, alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends to the Wells Fund continue to provide immediate, direct funding for virtually every aspect of the College’s ongoing operations.

Every gift matters, every year.

Area of Designated Support

Amount

% of Amount

Donors

% of Donors

Academic Support

$73,746

3.0%

147

7.4%

Annual Fund: Unrestricted

$1,669,123

76.0%

1,630

82.5%

Athletic Department

$4,290

.2%

21

1.1%

Campus Enhancements

$7,022

.3%

26

1.3%

Centers of Excellence

$18,569

.8%

26

1.3%

General Scholarship Fund

$121,321

5.5%

59

3.0%

President’s Fund for New Initiatives

$1,649

.1%

7

.4%

Student Life Programs

$5,615

.3%

27

1.4%

Other

$305,136

13.8%

33

1.7%

WELLS FUND TOTAL $2,206,472

DONOR RECOGNITION Annual gifts, planned gifts, and corporate matching gifts qualify a donor for membership in a giving club or society. Donors are recognized as follows:

Giving Clubs and Societies Henry Wells Society

$25,000 and above

Aurora Society

$10,000–$24,999

Tower Society

$5,000–$9,999

E.B. Morgan Club

$2,500–$4,999

Sycamore Club

$1,000–$2,499

Cayuga Club

$500–$999

Minerva Club

$250–$499

Stagecoach Club

up to $250

President’s Circle All gifts of $5,000 and above. The President’s Circle includes the Henry Wells Society, the Aurora Society and the Tower Society as well as FARGO donors who have given $500 and above.

FARGO Giving Clubs Friends and Recent Graduates Organization includes the last 10 graduating classes.

FARGO President's Circle FARGO Leaders FARGO Friends FARGO Club

$500 and above $150–$249 $50–$149 up to $50

Legacy Circle Lifetime membership upon notification or completion of a planned giving arrangement.

1,976 DONORS

A Fond Farewell After leading the College's advancement efforts for eight years, Michael McGreevey bid Wells a fond farewell at the close of 2015 as he accepted the vice presidency for institutional advancement at Otterbein University in Ohio.

“The relationships Michael McGreevey developed with faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the College have been exceptional. His steady leadership of our advancement operation helped provide a foundation for continued institutional success. His involvement in the fabric of Wells College and his enduring spirit have left a lasting legacy as we look to the future.” ~President Jonathan Gibralter During Michael's tenure, the College raised nearly $40 million and increased the number of annual donors as he led efforts to celebrate a culture of philanthropy.

Every attempt is made for accuracy in reporting of gifts. We regret any error and ask that you please contact advancement@wells.edu or (315) 364-3200 to report any errors. www.wells.edu

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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE The President’s Circle recognizes donors of $5,000 or greater.This year, the 152 members of the President’s Circle—which includes the Henry Wells Society, the Aurora Society and the Tower Society—contributed over $4 million. Under President Gibralter, Wells continues to grow, to expand and adapt educational programs, and to find new ways to make today’s Wells students feel both connected to and challenged by their studies and their environment.The success of these efforts depends upon not just one person but a network of committed leaders giving of their resources and time.We are grateful for the members of the President’s Circle and—year after year—their commitment to Wells. Led by chairperson Fiona Morgan Fein ’65, the President’s Circle Committee is an integral part of the strength of the College, and we are especially indebted to their endeavors.

HENRY WELLS SOCIETY Anonymous (2) Joan Horsburgh Ainsworth ‘65* Jean Ashby ‘73* Ann Harden Babcock ‘45* Sara Clark Brummer ‘56 and S. Gordon Brummer* Marie Chapman Carroll ‘75* Barbara Shields Drenning ‘63 and John Drenning Jane Demarest Engel ‘42* Fiona Morgan Fein ‘65* Margery Leinroth Gotshall ‘45* Hagedorn Fund* Ellen MacMillan Hand ‘69 and Scott M. Hand* Robert Hanger^ Jean Wahl Heuer ‘63 and Alan J. Heuer* Margaret Powe Hyde ‘44^ Sarah J. Jankowski ‘92* Mary Dean Johnstone ‘42^ Anne Churchill Jones ‘50* Shirley Cox Kearns ‘54* Marcia Lindquist Keehn ‘51 and Silas L. Keehn* 46

Donna Hopf Lascell ‘64 and David M. Lascell* Pamela Lewis ‘80 Edward E. Matthews* J.M. McDonald Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ‘66* Ryder System Charitable Foundation* Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ‘58* The Starr Foundation* RoseMary Dugan Stevens ‘81 and Kenneth R. Stevens* Lynn Schneider Stutz ‘81* Susan Wray Sullivan ‘51* Ellen McFarland Sutton ‘45^* Sylvia Beckman Warner ‘33^ Rena Cavataio Warren ‘63*

AURORA SOCIETY Deborah Nelson Aylesworth ‘65* Winifred A. Baker ‘75 Berkshire Charitable Foundation* Karen Frankel Blum ‘67* Lisa Mazzola Cania ‘79 and Salvatore Cania* Carnahan-Jackson Foundation

The Cayuga Foundation Cayuga Lake National Bank Sarah C. Chase ‘69* G. Alan Clugston* Linda Glick Conway ‘61* Ann Mueller Coughlin ‘51* Sharon Whatmore Cowles ‘58* Gail Fletcher Edwards ‘57 and George D. Edwards Jr.* Pamela Hotine Espenshade ‘65* Barbara A. Frank ‘69* Ethel Harkness Grace ‘09^* Scott Heinekamp Susan Hotine ‘70* and John B. Dubeck The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation* Jeanne Bahn Hutchins ‘43* Ellen Mentzer Ironside ‘48^ Jephson Educational Trusts Involut Vogel Jessup ‘54* Joan Shepherd Jones ‘48* Charlyn Floyd Kerr ‘50 Donna Kuhn Laidlaw ‘65* Susan Rice Lewis ‘65* Leila Jones Linen ‘65 and Jonathan S. Linen*

Lark Ludlow ‘73* Helen Preus Mairs ‘51 Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto ‘75 and Alan L. Marchisotto* Virginia A. McGuire Foundation* Amy Cerand McNaughton ‘86 and Dan McNaughton* Marcia Goetze Nappi ‘56* David Norton A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, Inc. Ann Greener Ottaviano ‘55* Patricia Profeta ‘75* Janet Poole Reinhardt ‘51 and William Reinhardt* George S. Slocum and Priscilla H. Slocum* Alice Margaret Woodson Smith ‘70 and Joseph Smith Lynn Perrott Smith ‘70* The John Ben Snow Foundation Scott and Karen Sommer* Maxine Bridgman Summerfield ‘47^ Elizabeth Winslow Wagner ‘65* Nancy Wenner Witmer ‘61 and G. Robert Witmer Jr.*

TOWER SOCIETY Anonymous (2) Christie Stagg Austin ‘65 Katherine Gerwig Bailey ‘52 and John T. Bailey* Nancy Barton Barclay ‘56 and David M. Barclay* Terry Silver Becker ‘45 Patricia Robinson Benson ‘47* Kristina Wheaton Berg ‘71* Carrie Ann Bolton ‘92 and Christopher Williams* Elizabeth S. Boveroux ‘57* Elizabeth Reeve Brandon ‘38^ and John Brandon^ Cheryl Lenore Byrd ‘65* Patti Wenzel Callahan ‘79 and John Callahan* William Chester* CNY Community Foundation, Inc. Thomas de Witt and Margaret Ward The Fred L. Emerson Foundation* Barbara Faust ‘71* Anne Langfitt Fawcett ‘54 and Dwight Fawcett

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ‘69* Daniel J. Fessenden* Helen Holler Fultz ‘75 and Dan Fultz* Janet Couperthwait Goodyear ‘53* William Helene Roberta Henderson ‘80* Ernest Henderson III P(80)* Joan Farnham Howe ‘48* Lisa Knapp Kaempffe ‘80* Sara Keller ‘78* Barbara Kennedy ‘64* Frances Trubilla Kissell ‘78 and Randy R. Kissell* Frances Ford Luellen ‘56* Sandra Maceyka ‘62 Robin Hogan McIntyre ‘81 and Scott McIntyre* Sally Small Merrick ‘47^* Susan Miller ‘75 Renée Forgensi Minarik ‘80* Bradley Mitchell Elise Unhoch Mock ‘56 Kristine Swanson Munden ‘90 and Robert Munden* Robert Mussey^ Mary McAllister Nijhout ‘70* Kathryn Wenner Palmer ‘65* Vicki Keller Panhuise ‘74 and John Panhuise Janet Taylor Reiche ‘52 and Frank P. Reiche* Gail Reid ‘88*

Ann Skerratt Richardson ‘49* Jane Borsch Robbins ‘61* Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ‘78* Lisa Marsh Ryerson ‘81 and George Farenthold Jr.* Dorothea Sawicki ‘66* Barbara Getschel Sawyer ‘62* Helene Shumate Susan Stamberger ‘65 Ann Stratton ‘46^* Patricia Kauffman Strickland ‘71* Gail Thornton ‘67* Sis Van Dorn* Patricia Parnie Wahlen ‘66* Gail Zabriskie Wilson ‘60* Janet Lauster Witzeman ‘52* Henry F. Wood Jr.* Ellen Fleming Yeckley ‘65* Martha Zalles ‘29^*

FARGO PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Sycamore Club Nicole Pellegrino ’05* Cayuga Club Sarah Bryce ‘05 Kathryn Fong ‘06 Eliza Heppner ‘06 Kelley O’Keefe Zabriskie ‘10 and Kenneth W. Zabriskie

* = 5+ years continuous giving ^ = deceased

“2014-15 was a momentous year for Wells and your generous giving helped enabled us to keep pace with our progress. What a fitting welcome to President Gibralter who hit the ground running from the moment we chose him to lead the College!”

Fiona Morgan Fein ’65

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DONOR SOCIETIES & CLUBS Our community shares many moments of symbolic importance and touchstones of our shared experience over the generations.The E.B. Morgan, Sycamore, Cayuga, Minerva and Stagecoach Clubs link these signifiers to individual philanthropy in order to recognize the contributions of those donors who contribute up to $4,999 annually. In the 2014-15 fund year, 1,649 individuals and organizations stepped forward with collective contributions of over $630,000 to become members of these donor societies. Additionally, FARGO Clubs recognize the ten most recent graduating classes—and this past year 122 FARGO donors contributed nearly $10,000. All of these donors embody the meaning of the Wells motto“habere et dispertire.” In doing so, they—you—ensure that Wells continues to provide quality programs and experiences and inspire others to do the same.

E.B. MORGAN CLUB Ann Bernhard Alford ‘49 Patricia Buell Anderluh ‘56* Whitney Scofield Bagnall ‘67* and Roger S. Bagnall Anne Wilson Baker ‘46* Melissa Berger-Stoller ‘86* Page Bigelow ‘70 Raelene Lyons Bowman ‘66* Sara Petersen Buell ‘71* Linda Law Clark ‘72* Judith Southerton Clark ‘56 and H. Chandler Clark Donna Cohen ‘70

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Deborah Cotter ‘90* Claire Gumaer Curtis ‘51 and Edward Curtis* Betty Snyder DeVoll ‘52 Judith Ehren ‘68* Jane Gilbert ‘71* Anne-Marie Mohn Glenn ‘60* Kristine Selander Gordon ‘80* Darcy Hetzel Jagger ‘65* The Jenzabar Foundation Joanne Lowell Johnson ‘70* Heidi Russell Johnston ‘86 and Samuel Johnston* Mary Ella Wagner Jones ‘65

Sally Colegrove Jones ‘69 and Alfred Jones* Rosemary Jordan ‘75 Leslie Stewart Ketchum ‘65* Marilyn Cowles King ‘65* Janet Livingston ‘45^ Deborah J. McLean ‘74* Alice Miller ‘29^ Pamela Stephans Moench ‘76 and William Moench* Lillian Vitanza Ney ‘60 Camilla Roeder Nielsen ‘60 Shirley King Orr ‘52* Helen Wentz Panitt ‘65* Andronike Leondis Passios ‘58* Gail Pesyna ‘70 and John Hooper Sherry Hansel Qualls ‘79 Suzanne Waldowski Roche ‘88* Susan Hengerer Sneeringer ‘76 and Eugene M. Sneeringer* Cindy Speaker* Susan Allerton Spofford ‘63* Susan Standfast-Wright ‘57* Rachelle Stanko ‘90 and Michael Belknap* Mary Ann Emma Swanson ‘78* Erika Rich Sweeney ‘90* Tobie Tyler van der Vorm ‘70* Katharine Hutchins Welling ‘70 and Curtis Welling* Nancy Hall Zambie ‘65*

SYCAMORE CLUB Anonymous (3) Laurie Munroe Abkemeier ‘92* Adams and Son Incorporated Elizabeth Hulsman Alcaide ‘60 Mary Arthur ‘83* Susan Huntley Baker ‘65* Cynthia Manley Baldwin ‘94 Shelley Baranowski ‘68 Leigh Barbour-Deehan ‘77 and William Deehan Mary Blankley Barefoot ‘70 Stefanie Korol Barley ‘64* Elizabeth Elkinton Barr ‘73* Virginia Edgecombe Barr ‘68* Ann Bartlett ‘70 Jane Chamberlin Bartrum ‘65* Douglas Bates^ Roslyn Beecher '91 and C. Hunt Salembier Arthur J. Bellinzoni* Ruth Harris Bennett ‘40 and Richard Bennett* Louise Cameron Benson ‘52 Jane Carlson Bergen ‘72* Ruth Bradley ‘75 Rosemary Brady ‘69 Diana Phillips Brashears ‘46* Crary Reynolds Brooks ‘87 and Geoffrey Brooks*

Mona Williams Brown ‘51* Audrey Edwards Brown ‘46* Marian Brown Cynthia Greene Buchwald ‘59* Katherine Keller Bulette ‘56* Gail Young Burmeister ‘75 and Paul Burmeister Nancy Phipps Byrne ‘73* Deb Callahan ‘85 Tiffany Hancock Clark ‘93 and Aaron Craig Clark* Jean Clark ‘45* Susan Mehnert Closson ‘53 and Alfred Closson* Constance Coles ‘67* Suzanne Kline Collins ‘58* Nancy Lennox Collis ‘45* David and Carolyn Corson* Carol Lynn Courtney ‘80* Mary Pastore Cryan ‘84 and Terence Cryan* Marian Merrick Cutting ‘48* Emily Czapek ‘63* Barbara Osborn David ‘64* Jane Fawcett Dearborn ‘81* Birgit Nielsen Deeds ‘58* Mary Kay Lanigan DelGiacco ‘75 Joanna Dillon ‘59* Barbara Brickley Dollard ‘56 Kathleen Dooley ‘82* Charenton Zelov Drake ‘76 Ruth Hadley Dunbar ‘51* Juliana Dunlap ‘82 Dulcie Corkill Elwood ‘73 Florence Dowdell Fasanelli ‘54* Laura Beth Mason Foster ‘65* Cynthia White Foster ‘69* Karin Gregory Furman ‘80* Karen Kennedy Gallimore ‘68* Cecily Coors Garnsey ‘65 Mary Cliff Gell ‘60 Elisabeth Dieter Glascoff ‘65* Inga Anderson Golay ‘71 and Frank Golay* Peege Good ‘52* Mary Mitchell Goodman ’70 and Tobias Goodman* Sara Tallaksen Greene ‘78 Suzanne N. Grey ‘72* Barbara Tait Guthneck ‘48 Dean Palmer Hall ‘50 Ann Shaver Hammer ‘60* Helen Hasbrouck Harling ‘55* Barbara Bennet Hart ‘54 Margery Harrison Healing ‘71* Joan Parry Helde ‘45* Lucinda McIlroy Higgins ‘69* Lisa Montgomery Hill ‘88 and James Hill* Emily Stanley Hirsch ‘42* Sarah Leidt Hockings ‘50* Susan Hemmersley Homestead ‘61*

Denise Hoogland ‘75* Janet Staley Howard ‘49* George Howell Nancy Hubbard ‘69* Virginia Galloway Jacob ‘46 Alan and Jean Jankowski P(92)* Patricia Adams Justicia-Linde ‘70* Richard and Karen Kimberly* Jane Kitchen ‘47* Heather T. Kowalski ‘90* Jane Lang ‘68* Susan West Langton ‘65 Karen Larsen ‘62 Margaret Neenan Leahy ‘84* Barbara Boyle Leggat ‘61 and Thomas Elliott Leggat* Alice Lesney P(08)* Margarete Weisbrod Lindsley ‘51* Kathryn Mayo Loomis ‘50 and George Loomis* Katharine Lydecker Lowe ‘48* Olivia Mayer Marks ‘72* Judith Trencher Marshall ‘61* Catherine Mawicke ‘71 Carolyn Schwartz McAfee ‘75 Meghan McCune ‘03 Candace Lee McDowell ‘66* Mary Melone McIsaac ‘52 Emilie Van Petten Merritt ‘50* Adele Maslen Miller ‘65* Susan L. Mills ‘68* Don Mingen P(18) Minnesota Wells Club* Helen Anderson Morey ‘45* Roxanne Per-Lee Motter ‘53* Joan Olsen Mueller* Deborah Murphy ‘91* Sarah Burton Nelson ‘46* Terry and Kathleen Newcomb* Shelly Nichols ‘88 Quincy Lockett Northrup ‘61* Molly Harding Nye ‘61 and Joseph Nye* Jan Lutton Olt ‘57* John Olver P(92) Sally Parnell Miller ‘78* Barbara Dawson Peek ‘51 Judith Coulson Pitman ‘64 and Charles Pitman* Trevanion Hugo-Smith Pope ‘46* Valerie Austin Price ‘80 Gail Vander Horst Procter ‘64* Marjorie Bailey Rachlin ‘43 Ann Crimmins Rafano ‘57* Emily Bryant Rancier ‘66 and Lee Rancier* Jean Reid ‘67* Melody Root ‘65 Sally Hurlburt Rosemond ‘52* Ripley Ross ‘74 Valerie Whaling Ryan ‘84 Robbie Salisbury ‘58*

Carolyn White Sampson ‘57* Christine Boice Saplin ‘70* Cornelia Hamlin Schade ‘61 Genevieve Savarese Schubert ‘55* Martha Ryan Severens ‘67* Laura Woolven Shapleigh ‘55* Frances Cantwell Shepard ‘74 and Jeffrey Shepard* Bonnie Baron Shrager ‘63* Shirley McKee Shreiner ‘49* Laura Huber Shucart ‘63* Sandra Scheurle Sinclair ‘61* Virginia Grace Small ‘50* Barbara Denniston Snapp ‘67 and Craig Snapp* Phebe Miller Sorensen ‘48* Carol Steele ‘71 Alice Tanner ‘79* Anne Parker Taylor ‘55 Time Warner Cable* Allison Moore Toms ‘75 Suzanne Trout ‘83 Robert Ullrich* Lynn Crear Valenti ‘63* Elizabeth Van Ranst ‘67* Marcia Cox Vaughey ‘65* Gail Funston Wasson ‘68* Joelle Seiff Weiss ‘49 Rachel Welch ‘92* Pamela Welch ‘77* Phyllis Bellows Wender ‘56 and Ira Wender Emily Harwood Wexler ‘74* Kathryn Sawyer White ‘67 Elizabeth White ‘61* Carroll Wetzel Wilkinson ‘68 Joanne Elrod Williams ‘66* Diana Woehle ‘80 Harriet Husted Wooten ‘44* Roberta Husted Young ‘74 and Robert Young* Randall Shaw Zabriskie ‘74 and Stephen L. Zabriskie*

CAYUGA CLUB Anonymous Janice Watkins Albano ‘78* Ann Snyder Allport ‘58* Trisha Anderson ‘68* Nancy Brown Armstrong ‘58 Patricia Strzepek Artinian ‘66 Linda Boyd Ashlock ‘60* Sharon Badian ‘82* Anne Nordlander Baldwin ‘61 and John Baldwin* B. Bonnie Baranowski ‘71* Missy Benson Barnhard ‘80 Molly Rahe Baumgardner ‘75* Abigail Lawrence Belanger ‘00 Mary Jane Schorr Bension ‘43* Cynthia Petersen Bernhard ‘69* Wilma Squires Birk ‘71 and David Birk* David and Nancy Borden Carol Nalen Boslet ‘48* Marilyn Minton Bower ‘53* Marilyn Turtle Braun ‘55 and John D. Braun Mary Brayton ‘68 Dionys Miller Briggs ‘68 and Jonathan Briggs* Jane Jowett Brooks ‘62* Susan Roeller Brown ‘72* Karen Brown ‘70* Joanne Hatch Bruch ‘57* Ann Fallon Bugher ‘68* Robert Bunzel Julie Burnet ‘72* Terry Caswell Butler ‘51* Carol Ecklund Cadwell ‘49 and Sherwood Cadwell* Agnes Stevenson Cameron ‘58* Charlotte Stoddard Campbell ‘66*

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CAYUGA CLUB, continued Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle ‘62* Lorie Chaiten ‘82 Katherine Fisher Chase ‘47 Lee Baumann Cohn ‘72* Carolyn Anderson Collins ‘70 Janice L. Collins ‘80* Colleen Corcoran ‘90* Susan Van Ranst Crego ‘66* Annabel Goan Cronin ‘84* Sheldon Wirsing Cullison ‘75 Joan Norris Daurio ‘68* Holly Gosselink Davidson ‘72 and H. Bradley Davidson* Carol Iskols Daynard ‘68* Lilja Parssinen Delphey ‘50 Cindy Allen DeMoss ‘65* Jane Marsh Dieckmann ‘55 Deborah Dishman ‘75 Joan Borden Drury ‘47* Perrie apJones Drysdale ‘52* Claudia Haase Elkins ‘66* Ann Perkins Entenman ‘48 Deborah Soule Esposito ‘72* Judith Wallis Fenton ‘70 Margaret Beatty Finch ‘50 Virginia Vanneman Fisher ‘41* Julia Randolph Foster ‘53* Jennifer Johnson Friends ‘80 Joan Hovorka Gault ‘50 Gail Gentes ‘74* Anne Frackelton Geyer ‘79* Lucia Albino Gilbert ‘63 Beatrice Clyde Girolamo ‘59* Susan Gwinn Goetze ‘72* Stephen and Carolyn Golding* Marilyn Wenner Gordon ‘54 and William Gordon* Gregg and Deborah Gottshall P(13)* Joanne Stager Gould ‘48* Bryan and Elaine Green P(17) Alice Norton Haehl ‘45 Ruth E. Harlow ‘69* Barbara Harris ‘56* Florence Dey Herbruck ‘66* Leonora Hollmann ‘63 Judith Cox Hollohan ‘63* Deborah Beaman Hopps ‘65 and Robert Hopps* Nancy Stocker House ‘71* Margaret Royal Hudson ‘58 and William Hudson* Ann Simonsen Hughes ‘65 Lesley Birkett Jacobs ‘68* Hope Dillon Jones ‘66* Amy Jones Richardson ‘82* Mary Esser Jorde ‘72* Barbara Christy Kimberly ‘68* Gail Kirkpatrick ‘74 Judy Korman ‘58* Eileen Kraskouskas ‘67* 50

Charles Kreiner Kathleen Phelps Lamb ‘73* Susan Metcalf Lancaster ‘54* Patrick and Nancy Lapera ‘74 Sandra Adler Leibowitz ‘52 and Arnold Leibowitz* Miriam Romeril Leonard ‘74* Sophia Liang ‘71* Barbara Cash Lorge ‘63* Suzanne Leo Luckey ‘73 Donna Krager Lyon ‘74* Lili MacCormick ‘63* Louise Mackie ‘61* Millicent Fox Mailliard ‘50* Rosemary Cina Manley ‘65 Frances Ludwick Marx ‘58* Nell S. Massee ‘80* Carol Mawhinney ‘67* Judy Mazgulski ‘81* Ellen Brenton McAllister ‘74* Nancy Dobson McGilliard ‘54* Stepheny Powell McGraw ‘70* Susanne Jones McGuinness ‘63* John and Betty McKinney P(83) Susan Cornwell Mellen ‘61* Kevin Miles Katherine Newhall Miller ‘68* Molly Moen ‘99* Mary Potts Montgomery ‘64 Anne Martinovics Moore ‘68 Milene Bills Morfei ‘89* Joan Morrison Cynthia Gravely Morse ‘67 Natalia Munoz Rosemary Phelps Murphy ‘63* Burton Nadler Anne Kent Necker ‘65* Stanley O’Connor* Patricia Richter Ondrick ‘62* Priscilla Cameron Oppenheimer ‘55 Mary Tompkins Osborn ‘64* William Park Martha Benjamin Parks ‘63* Pasco Eleanor Diederich Pennington ‘56* Elsa Perkins ‘64 Carin Wyckoff Phillips ‘55 and George Phillips* Barbara Post ‘78* Cori Lynn Asaka ‘84* Thayer Quoos ‘73* Hazel Hollenbeck Ralph ‘62* Lynn Priesmeyer Reboul ‘60 Susan Wright Reed ‘63* Daniel Renfrow Amanda McCrary Richardson ‘97 and John Richardson* Anne Wilson Robbins ‘53* Ilia Salomone-Smith ‘70* Marjorie K. N. Salzman ‘74 Aubin Redfield Sander ‘51 Nancy Scarci ‘65

Nancy Nutt Schiffer ‘69 Abigail Schurtz Schten ‘50 Eberle Schultz ‘04 Sharon Schutz ‘67* Peter Schwab* Helen Schwickrath ‘81* Janet Lyeth Sharp ‘68 Katherine Boehm Shaw ‘67 Chia-Jen Siao ‘96 Lydia Slater ‘70* Ann Morgan Slonaker ‘58 Pamela Smith ‘74 Roberta Monaghan Smith ‘58* Christine Smith Howard ‘88 Amy Durant Solomon ‘79 Melinda McCain Tabor ‘67* Nancy Tillinghast ‘69* Lyle Geary Toohey ‘68* Molly Fandrich Trapani ‘79* Mary Kent Twardock ‘53 Anngenette Groton Tyler ‘48 and William Tyler* Antoinette Cerveny Uffner ‘59 Kathleen Van Deusen ‘55* Richard and Barbara Vollmer Michele L.Vollmer* Richard Warde Gail Warner ‘78 Sara Squires Weed ‘50* Daphne Hersey Wetmore ‘56 Judith Whittum-Hudson ‘69* Barbara Pearce Williams ‘65^ Mynnette Sheller Wilson ‘55 David Wilson* Christina Hopkins Winchester ‘76* Nancy Nimmo Winthrop ‘60 Debora Britland Wong ‘83*

MINERVA CLUB Anonymous Anne Murphy Acton ‘73* Susan Coe Adams ‘69* Susan Frelier Ahner ‘86* William Albritton P(85) Elizabeth Gibney Amsbary ‘76 and Bruce T. Amsbary* Marjorie Peterson Anderson ‘71* Barbara Buddington Angle ‘64* Margaret Cozier Arnold ‘71* Harriet Arons Baker ‘63 Christine Wilmer Barkus ‘77* Joanne Ruhle Barnard ‘76* Constance Berlinger Barnes ‘70 Jane Darling Barnstead ‘55* Marion Henze Bartell ‘70* Jennifer Bater ‘77* Ruth Berry P(81) Carol Morgan Bigman ‘65* Jane Whittemore Brace ‘44 Margo Lozon Brackett ‘67* Lois Brock ‘37 Irene Hirschman Brown ‘56 Sandra Tait Buckles ‘77* Elise Curlee Burfield ‘82* Constance Burns ‘65* Elizabeth Gram Calcutt ‘73 Lynne Sheppard Chanin ‘59* Sandra Robertson Clifford ‘80* Annie Coburn-Kane ‘89* Rachel Beers Cochran ‘71* Judith Miller Colie ‘61 Ann Marie Conaty Giorgio ‘83 Nancy Rockwell Consedine ‘62* Nancy Fitzsimmons Cornell ‘65* Ann Cameron Corrie ‘48 and Robert Corrie* Suzan Cox ‘69 Leslie Crane-Slavin Anne Enright Czarnowski ‘72 Mary Kay Dugdale Danskin ‘75* Barbara Poag Dantzler ‘57*

DONOR SOCIETIES

Cynthia Low Davenport ‘62 Paula DeGiacomo ‘76 Mary Risdell DeVellis ‘65 Carol O’Connell Drawbaugh ‘72* Bridget Williams Dudzik ‘95 Margery Chamberlin Edmundson ‘62* Deanna Drewes Emerson ‘65 Susan Eskedahl ‘79 Linda Edgett Evans ‘63 Julie Evans Laura Ferrel ‘99* Jamie Figenbaum ‘64 Ann Finch ‘52* Richard and Mary Louise Fitzgerald Suzanne White Foley ‘52 Joan Alexander Fordham ‘64* Ruth Foster-Morgan ‘71 Rhonda Nelson Fowler ‘83 Joan Pierson Frackelton ‘54* Jeanne Meikle Fraley ‘55 Molly Franzone ‘93 Kumrija Gjonbalaj Ganic ‘00 Edwin Garretson P(92) Cynthia Garrett Roslyn Wade Gibson ‘69 Sarah Messenger Gleason ‘88* Becky Hatch Glezen ‘58* Aaron Godfrey P(85, 92)* Bernice Godine David Godine Durrie Durant Golding ‘79* Judith Goldsmith ‘50 Laura Ristrom Goodman ‘77* Carol Goodwillie Karen Eckberg Gottovi ‘62* Diana Fraser Govern ‘73* Nancy Mathias Granborg ‘60 Thomas and Maralee Gunderson P(95) Anna Hale ‘30^* Pamela Hale ‘81* Judith McFarland Hanrahan ‘62 Katherine Wohlers Harder ‘68*

Mary Gregory Hardy ‘79 Amanda Hestdalen ‘03 Carolyn Tobey Hicks ‘64* Margaret May Hillegass ‘63* Wendy Wilson Hilty ‘68* Rhea Hirshman ‘68* Kristen Phillips Householder ‘95* Virginia Mange Houston ‘71* Pamela Pollock Howard ‘70 Thomas Howarth P(05) Deborah Stockford Hoyt ‘73 and N. Landon Hoyt Ithaca Power Squadron Anne Price Iverson ‘65* Ann Austin Jacoby ‘56* Judy Zook James ‘56 and William G. James* Ann Jennerjahn ‘80 Theresa Jones P(16) Carol Doty Kalauskas ‘67* Rebecca English Kennedy ‘74 Erin Cummings Kinne ‘02 Mindy Cheraz Kinsey ‘90 Priscilla Keith Kirby ‘60* Linda Gilgore Klopfenstein ‘61* Barbara Fox Knapp ‘55 Virginia Goldmark Koehler ‘58* Rosemarie Wirth Krenitsky ‘52 Julia Buck Kringel ‘49 Elizabeth White Krysiak ‘74* Stephanie Jones Labadie ‘06* Jo Ann Kessler Lake ‘66* Polly Pollock Leaf ‘60* Deborah Lee ‘70 Nancy Lee Leeming ‘59 Elisabeth Loeb Levin ‘61 Harriet Smith Lindblom ‘59* Joanne Taylor Linton ‘55 Jane Marshall Lohman ‘60* Laura Craig Lyman ‘70* Lynch Furniture Company Linda Magrum ‘70 Barbara Mahoney ‘85 Mary Platt Mairs ‘56 Joan Thompson Majeed ‘61 Sharon Harford Malt ‘76* Nancy White Martinez ‘70* Marilyn Schou McCabe ‘63* Helen Graseck McClure ‘50* Susan Benford McCoy ‘66* Susan Upham McIntosh ‘68 Ann P. McLaughlin ‘78* Mary Ellen Combes McNeil ‘41* Suzanne Horr Mindnich ‘42* Ollie Parsons Moochler ‘67 Jessica Moran ‘94 Susan Junker Morrill ‘64 Patricia Cottom Morris ‘79 and David Morris* Paula O’Brien Morrow ‘85* Jill Corby Morton ‘69* Jennifer Nachbur ‘83 Suzanne Crelly Nash ‘57* Stephanie E. Newell ‘74* Goo Godfrey Newman ‘92

Walter and Dee Nishioka P(16) Mary Ann Colwell Nitchie ‘57* Jane Luedke Olstad ‘69* Maren Oppenheimer Jane Baker Pasquini ‘79 Ruth Hatch Pearson ‘52* Patricia Lang Perry ‘69* and Arthur J. Perry Cynthia Lent Phillips ‘77 and Michael Williams Constance Akland Platt ‘64 Nancy Coene Poole ‘61 Patricia Ryan Prem ‘59* Michele Ketcham Przybylinski ‘77* Susan Haber Rauch ‘64* Louise Veprovsky Reebel ‘54* Frances Sullivan Repperger ‘68 Ann Crouch Resh Mummert ‘68 Carol Stoodley Richards ‘58 Gayle Rich Roberts ‘57* Deborah Dalton Robertson ‘74 Deborah Gillett Roecker ‘70* Susan Rogers-Swaney ‘80 Emily Sykes Rohrer ‘45* Karen Smith Rosenbaum ‘60 Linda Holdredge Ross ‘65 Susan Ann Rothmann ‘71 Pamela Rothmann ‘74* Sarah Keny Rugen ‘72* Christin Schaaf ‘99 Merrie Schippereit ‘74* Joan Suffness Schlesinger ‘70* Mary Louise Munson Schmalz ‘70* Carolyn Decker Schmidt ‘74* Paula Storms Schoonmaker ‘69* Sarah Oakes Schrecker ‘73* Kathleen Ryan Shank ‘70* Anita Calkins Shannahan ‘55* Jane Vidovich Shearer ‘78 Victoria Cross Shuster ‘82 Nancy Perry Siddall ‘53* Lindley Hunter Silverman ‘71* Patricia Arthur Sisti ‘84* Sally Warren Soest ‘64

Marcia Specht ‘60* Judith Billington Stallkamp ‘62* Amalia Barbieri Stephens ‘73* Nancy Rose Stone ‘65 Robin Sykes-Rowe ‘76 Elizabeth Phillips Taliaferro ‘55* Elizabeth Taylor ‘49 Beth Bradley Taylor ‘60 and Robert F. Taylor* Frances Jackman Tenison ‘47* Laura Sutherland Thomas ‘73* Cynthia Antoni Thomas ‘64* Dawn Thompson ‘83 Jane Beach Thompson ‘70 Susan Becker Tier ‘60 Diana Gough Tindall ‘71 Georgina Todd ‘85 Nebojsa and Jamie Trninic P(11) Cricket Cunningham Twichell ‘61* Alexa Storb Udy ‘70 Kevin and Mary Vallely P(17) Diane DeVoll VanderMeer ‘75 and Peter VanderMeer* Merritt Vaughan* Ruth Harrison Venable ‘56* Joan Fiery Vogel ‘52* Carol Voorhees ‘67 Lee Bowman Wakefield ‘63 Gail Walker ‘70* Winifred Kendall Wannamaker ‘52* Patricia Smith Waterbury ‘58* Gail Barker Webb ‘59* Mary Lou Foradora Webber ‘56* Joan Battin Weir ‘55 Barbara Hagaman Westbrook ‘51* Dorothy Harris Wilken ‘57 Christine Lapp Williamson ‘68* and Forrest Williamson Alexandra Decker Wincell ‘80 Sally Murphy Woods ‘83*

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STAGECOACH CLUB Anonymous (2) Elizabeth Abbe ‘72 Elinor Scott Abbe ‘63* Carolyn Bozenhard Acerra ‘72 Glenn and Melissa Achzet P(16) Kathryn Whittemore Adams ‘66* Sarah Strong Adkison ‘03 Judith Johnson Ahlers ‘76* Martin Akol and Katarina Ayom P(15) Margaret Pearson Aldrich ‘47* Katharine Feind Allen ‘75 Sally Hauck Allen ‘67* Carol Franz Allen ‘75* Charles and A. Caryn Allen P(11)* Peggy-Lou Pease Althoff ‘59 Donna Finger Amyot ‘81* Brooke Andersen ‘03 Shirley Anderson ‘66* Tacie Stoker Anderson ‘81* Lesley Wilcox Anderson ‘54* Margaret Vail Anderson ‘74* Barbara Andrews ‘82 Anna Katan Angrist ‘60* Deirdre Rhatigan Araujo ‘88 Sally Wilson Arbuthnot ‘64* Karen Ahlberg Armour ‘62 Mark Armstrong and Theresa Usack P(16) Howard Aronson Katherine Robertson Arthur ‘69 and David Arthur Charles and Frances Arthur P(83, 84, 90, 92) Dillu Ashby ‘57* Mary Austin ‘84 Suzanne Rubenstein Austin ‘89 Kimberly Austin P(16) Donna Brown Avery ‘89* Demi Walsh Ayres ‘69 Diana Babel ‘97 52

Katherine Lysyczyn Bacon ‘03 Eileen Perkins Baessler ‘75* Suzanne Bailliere ‘70 Lynne Bollinger Balbert ‘75 William and Susan Baldwin P(02) Lisa Fontana Balkaran ‘77* Christina Tower Bancroft ‘66* Carole Vanderhoef Banks ‘73* Maude Erskine Banta ‘45* Denise Renee Barberet ‘81 Catherine Barlow P(84)* Tingle Culbertson Barnes ‘68* Kristina Gray Bartleson ‘88 Jack Bartlett Sarah Hitch Barton-Higgins ‘55* Rosaly Swann Bass ‘58 Susan Stambaugh Beaton ‘70* Laura Beauregard ‘98 Stephanie Sutton Beavers ‘79 Tracy Beck-Briggs ‘89 Janeen Tingley Beebe ‘76* Mary Loomis Beer ‘47* Mary Behling ‘76 Ann Bentley Beltz ‘58 Zenon and Herlinda Benitez P(18) Annie Garrett Bennett ‘44* Jean Morrow Benson ‘48* Janet Bentley-Bell ‘64 Helen Bergamo Maxine Bergen ‘73 Marie Fortin Beringer ‘53* Stephen and Lorraine Berkett* Christine Mansfield Berquist ‘51 and Robert Berquist* Priscilla Strand Berry ‘53* Sandra Metcalf Bertetti ‘62* Isabel Longyear Besse ‘80 Margaret Tower Beyer ‘66 and Malcolm Beyer Maryanne McDowell Bianca ‘82 Marian Craig Bicking ‘70 Wendy Todd Bidstrup ‘62*

Betty Mundy Bigwood ‘58* Marjorie Billington ‘59* Laura Bishop ‘84 Michelle Greener Bishop ‘75 Deirdre Gebhardt Bissell ‘67 Scott and Tracy Bjorkander P(16) Vanessa Blais ‘91* Deborah Deephouse Blecich ‘79* Barbara Blom ‘82 Pat King Blommer ‘65 Barbara Polacheck Blutstein ‘60* Bobby K. Entertainment Lynn Adams Bodicky ‘63* Raquel Davenport Boehmer ‘59 Marsha Cohen Boer ‘66 Linda Bogaczyk ‘78 Marianne Bogen ‘67 and Paul Bogen* Barbara Peterman Boissonnas ‘65 Bundy Harding Boit ‘63 Susan Saunders Boller ‘63 and Bruce Boller Jeanne Reynolds Bond ‘80 Debbie Bond ‘97 Sunia Boneham ‘97 Gail Sugo Boomer ‘83 Jacqueline DeGaetano Bortzner ‘83 Linda Rodgers Bove ‘77* Carleen Bowers Alexis Boyce ‘04 Betsy Brady ‘84* Sally Hitchcock Brady ‘60* Ronald Braun Susan Jenks Breen ‘66 Ronald and Amy Brewer P(16) Mary Pollard Breyer ‘66 and Carl Breyer Kim and Jeannette Brighon P(17) Cynthia Frederick Bright ‘64* Jessie Brinkley ‘72* Thomasene Brodhead ‘67* Mariann Brodowski ‘84

John Brons Elizabeth Coleman Brooks ‘73* Mary Mendzef Brown ‘81 Miriam Speno Brown ‘57* Cecily Brown ‘86 Julie Vail Brown ‘70* Jason and Kelli Brown P(17) Sandra Lascell Bruce ‘65* Mildred Helgeson Brudvig ‘96 Elizabeth Clark Brummer ‘60* Joan Mallett Bruno ‘59* Fern Bryan ‘72 Mariette Barkhorn Buchman ‘46 Thy An Bui ‘00 Dixie Burns Burgess ‘64 Jennifer Burke ‘01 F. Thomas Burke Darlene Burlingame ‘92* Laura Burns ‘04* Hallett Burrall* Priscilla Morse Byerly ‘62* Diane Cobb Byrne ‘80 Shari Bickerstaff Calabria ‘88* Holly Carlson Campbell ‘60 Cynthia Ferguson Campbell ‘58* Susan Campbell ‘73* Joanna Beals Capecelatro ‘70 Carol Carbary ‘93* Joseph Carver Ann Cullen Cassell ‘56* Anne Coventry Cassidy ‘64* Charlotte Caton ‘63* Gerard Cavaluzzi P(16) Cayuga Landscape Co., Inc. Jeanne Cronin Ceccolini ‘72 Carol McEwan Cechnicki ‘75 Constance Reinhardt Cermak ‘65* Esther Chang ‘97 Andrea Chevalier ‘83* Rose Ann Christian ‘70 Cindy Brown Ciaralli ‘86 Carol Zeller Clark ‘65* Martha Osberg Clark ‘76* Susan Sherwood Clarkson ‘70 Lauralee Hill Clayton ‘57 Barbara Dunnell Clough ‘59* Richard Coburn P(87, 89)* Jessie Robinson Cochran ‘63* Nancy Wilkes Coggins ‘60 Penelope Betts Colby ‘58 Jane McCagney Coleman ‘67* Annemarie Vachon Colino ‘86 Willo Kerber Colter ‘69 Mary Gleason Colton ‘60* Deborah Kozdra Colton ‘82* Abbott Combes* Teresa Druck Commisso ‘88 Patti Connor-Greene ‘76* Maryann Brockett Cook ‘64 Judi Bettucci Cooper ‘82* Paula Johnson Cooper ‘49 Elizabeth Cooper ‘80 Jessica Corter Crystal Purcell Cosentino ‘98 William and Linda Cotter P(90)*

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Janet Pernaa Coulombe ‘60 Corrie Cowley ‘70 Kimberle Cowley Catherine Cox ‘60* Elizabeth Thomas Craggs ‘64 Laird Crandall ‘69 Kristen Valentine Crittenden ‘66* Barbara Nistico Croft ‘68 Valerie Hansen Cross ‘57* Maryann Ekblom Cudd ‘78 Laurie Batchelar Culbertson ‘66* Patricia Cunningham ‘70 Patricia Simmons Cunningham ‘72 Frances Franks Curry ‘64 and Eugene Curry* Linda Sullivan Curtis ‘70 Benjamin Cuttitta P(86) Allison Selfridge Cyganowski ‘87 D & B Furniture Sales LLC Debra Dahn ‘78 Katy Dallam ‘77* Chris and Loree D’Amato P(18) Rebecca Murray Daniel ‘95 N. Lee Musmeci Darst ‘79 Nancy Rawls Dauk ‘59* Nancy Harvey Davidson ‘66* Janice Hudson Davies ‘53 Nancy McCouch Davis ‘73* Tracy Hope Davis ‘86 Susan Reineman Davis ‘66 Donald Day and Jameione Winston-Day P(18) Sally Maclay Dayton ‘61 Anne Dean ‘98 Linda Parkin DeBraccio ‘90* Marjorie Schenk Decker ‘42* Jan Dederick ‘68 Margaret Deister P(73) Natalee Cronk Denard ‘84 Virginia Weyant D’Ercole ‘63* Kirsten Schwille Desai ‘92 Carol Descutner ‘80 Karen Deyerle ‘78 and Gregory Smith Jacqueline Dickinson ‘85 Arlene Dickinson Georgia Stetson Diefendorf ‘60

Katharine Quay Dimlich ‘59 and S. Henry Dimlich Jennifer Dimond ‘92 Laurie Lydecker Dings ‘64* Judith Connolly Dinneen ‘74 James Dix P(16) Anne Nicholas Dodd ‘73* Ellen Reid Dodge ‘66* Evelyn Myers Doherty ‘63 Asli Dolucan ‘02 Muriel Farley Dominguez ‘64 Barbara D’Onofrio ‘95 Holly Richardson Donovan ‘70* Melissa Dore ‘90 Laura Dorow ‘68* Suzanne Doty ‘71 Mary O’Hara Doubleday ‘74* Tara Wood Doupe ‘91 Martha J. Dove ‘79* Ann Dowd Hale ‘75* Eugenia Nash Doyle ‘61* Ruth Samuels Drucker ‘61* Sue Stern DuBroff ‘46* Cynthia Dubuque ‘00* Nancy Paquin Dulz ‘80 Dorothy Loomis Dunbar ‘48* Margaret Dupee Jennifer Reed Durfee ‘80 Laura Palmer Dutton ‘90 Joan Ashworth Dwyer ‘82 Joseph Dwyer P(92)* Leah Eagan-Stoddard ‘94 Lee Briggs Eaton ‘67* KT! Eaton ‘99* Martha Loker Eberly ‘64* Dale and Elvira Ebling P(79)* Susan Eddy ‘64* Cynthia Pierson Edel ‘63 and Harry Edel Brandi Bates Edmister ‘98 Julianne Jones Edmondson ‘66* Ellen Ehrlich ‘64 James and Karin Eisenberg P(94)* Joan Scalzi Eisenhut ‘64 Gail Elias ‘66 Katharine Lawder Ellyard ‘62 Susan Epstein ‘79*

Maria Ernest ‘63 Laura Main Evans ‘81* Donna Gnassi Eyman ‘79 Ruth Scott Eyre ‘48 Blythe Fahy ‘93 Judith Krider Fanning ‘56 Lee Fargo ‘78 Fargo Board Deb Fasbach ‘90 Mary Feeney ‘69* Myra Egelman Feeney ‘68* Jessica Vermylen Fiddes ‘74* Laura Perry Finch ‘02* Lucille Stuart Finter ‘52 Susan Fisher ‘64 Marilyn Schreiber Fisher ‘56 Jane Fitzsimmons ‘67* Mary Weinert Fleischmann ‘53 Karen Lewis Foley ‘67* Suzanne Nave Fonda ‘67* Virginia Clarkson Foose ‘63 Mary Force P(16) Suzanne Endemann Fox ‘68 Juan and Irma Franco P(15) Daniel and Joy Freel P(11) Carol Frezza P(82) Martha Mavon Friday ‘56 Theresa Fritz ‘84* Asenath Hatch Fuchs ‘55 Karen Howiler Fuchs ‘89

Susan Lawton Fulton ‘82* Beverly Eppink Gairing ‘48 Barbara Galli Susan Simmons Ganzenmuller ‘69* Gail Mack Garner ‘61* Susan Carlson Garratt* Ellie Gibson Garvey ‘81* Martha Hutchinson Garvey ‘52 Janice Gavan ‘77* Anita Ullman Gazda ‘65 Austin L. George and Hunter Hillers P(15) Maureen Casey Gernert ‘76* Cheri Gerstung ‘68* Jonathan and Laurie Gibralter Barbara Day Giesen ‘64 Geraldine Lind Gilbert ‘50* James Gill Constance Kernan Gittard ‘79 Letitia Gardine Gittens ‘72 Susan Goldsborough Glynn ‘72* Mary Geldmacher Goble ‘69* Barbara Berger Goldman ‘60 Judith Sinclair Goldsmith ‘69* Marena Basos Gonz ‘66* Patricia Lewis Goodman ‘60* Susan Bradford Goodman ‘66* Sally Cummings Goodrich ‘51* Elisabeth Goodridge ‘68 Kay Manternach Gordon ‘62* Donna Dolan Gorton ‘71 Julianne Paradise Graessle ‘81* Mary Graham ‘71* Ernest Grant Cynthia Gration ‘77* Joyce Osborne Grattan ‘59* Phyllis Hammond Graves ‘61* Elizabeth Mather Graves ‘75 Katherine Ganzauge Gray ‘58* Diane Huajardo Green ‘94* Margaret Smith Green ‘69* Wendy Tibbetts Greene ‘58 Edith Blaney Greene ‘53 Shakiela Greene ‘02 Larry and Lynn Gresock P(13) Patricia Griffin ‘77

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STAGECOACH CLUB, continued Sandra Smyrski Grindlay ‘66* Gale Thurston Grindstaff ‘69* Sibyl McCormac Groff ‘57* Elizabeth May Groskoph ‘59* Marian D’Arcy Gunderson ‘66 Adelaide Murphy Gundlach ‘66 Dorothy Burgdorf Gunther ‘75* Deborah Guptill ‘65* Anne Shlionsky Hagiwara ‘63* Anne Cagwin Hagstrom ‘72 Katharine Rohrer Haight ‘72* Marian Costlow Haley ‘54 Katherine Halligan-Elinoff ‘97 Carolyn Ledgard Hallman ‘51* Carol Hamblen ‘59* Ann Davis Hamilton ‘56 Nancy Hamlin-Vogler ‘66* Margaret Devenish Handley ‘68* Joan Hunter Hansen ‘62* Rosemary Owens Hanson ‘90 Lynn Schemm Harding ‘68 Helen Hardy ‘68 Marion Schooley Hares ‘83* Cheryl Schroeder Hargesheimer ‘66 Joan Carpenter Harms ‘49 Nancy Perry Harris ‘65 Judith Chapman Harron ‘65 and Arthur Harron Anne P. Hartzell ‘64 Judith Venning Harvey ‘61 Teresa Haslauer ‘90 Nancy Hood Hastings ‘67* Sarah Hatfield ‘99 Diana Hatfield P(99) Mimi Hawkins ‘98 Sheila Mahoney Hayward ‘84 Arlene Hazlewood P(84) Kristy Bly Head ‘02 Nancy Wood Heitz ‘75 Anne Helfer ‘86 54

Arthur Hengerer Cynthia Vogler Henritzy ‘50* Elizabeth Ridall Henry ‘57 Jane Pollock Hepner ‘53 Brea Roberts Herrington ‘04 Sandra Hile Herrmann ‘72 Barbara Abt Hickling ‘49* Laurel Roe Hicks ‘82 Elna Juncker Hickson ‘58 Harriet Higgins ‘72 Ellen Hillers-Patterson ‘83 Beverly Hitchins ‘70 Jane Kohring Hoey ‘62* Virginia Rugg Hoffman ‘42 Nora Holley ‘80 Lorraine Ball Holmgren ‘65 Marcia Hendrie Holroyd ‘55* Anne MacMillan Holst ‘60 Danny and Robin Holtsclaw P(16) Nicole Homa ‘92 Hillary Coan Hoppock ‘71* Mila Hruba Horak ‘42 Ann McKinlay Horan ‘81* Terrance and Kathleen Horner P(95)* Zsa R. Ho-Sang ‘94 Mary Hotchkiss ‘72 Virginia Tarrant Hovendon ‘85 Karen Howard Chakraborty ‘74* Mary Reardon Howard ‘87 Elizabeth Boehme Howe ‘64* Debra Howell ‘90 John Hughes Fredi Steven-Hubbard Hungate ‘78 Martha Candell Hunter ‘53 Julie McCain Hunter ‘68* Claire Hurd ‘84 Sharon Greene Hurt ‘76 Sara Hutcheson ‘79* William and Carol Huther* Joan Bissell Hyde ‘62 Delia Case Ingham ‘87 and Michael Ingham

Lynn Rider Jacobsen ‘59 Peter and Dorothy Jahn P(17) Mary Jane Scriggins Jarvis ‘53 Hannah Jay ‘85 Philip and Nancy Jay P(17) Caroline Whipple Jennings ‘66 Sharda Jhoda P(18) Daphne John ‘86 Ellin Messolonghites Johnson ‘57* Bridget Best Johnson ‘80* Susan Johnson ‘73* Barbara Lloyd Johnstone ‘56* Ann Jennings Jones ‘55* Frances Clinch Jones ‘52* Susan Pollard Jones ‘78 Suzanne English Jones ‘60 Philip and Alice Jones P(73)* Carol Fitch Joob ‘75 Katherine Herron Jordan ‘61* Judith Erdely Jordan ‘77 Linda Joseph ‘89* Lisa Kaartinen ‘81* Mary Katherine Kamfonas ‘75 Daniel Kane Howard Kangas P(17) Eugenia Karmen ‘75 Nancy Karpinski Susan Doumas Kaster ‘80 Louise Page Kastner Pelton ‘45 Dorothy Holmes Kather ‘67* Ann Mellor Katzenbach ‘65 Alyn Feuer Katzung ‘83* Amy Jo Kaufman ‘00* Frederic and Carolyn Kaufman P(79)* Beverly Carothers Kaveney ‘56* Linda Calcote Kayser ‘69* Elizabeth Keck ‘53 Retta-Leigh Perel Keil ‘67* Karl and Kathleen Keller P(94) Joanne Kelley ‘83 Jane Rumsey Kelley ‘60* John Kelley P(83)

Susan Hill Kelly ‘64 Cydney Kelly ‘89* Elisabeth Oliver Kelly ‘65 Susan Kenderdine ‘99* Patty Kennedy ‘81 Cynthia Lehman Kester ‘82 Uadajane Ketcham Nancy Whitaker Keysor ‘71 Todd and Debra Kienzle P(12) Meg Kiernan P(14) Kris Kilbourn P(14)* Shari King Killian ‘82 Anne Peters King ‘65 Martha King ‘97 Pamela Small Kinneen ‘72 Rebecca Kirch ‘88* Barbara Kirk ‘70 Robert Kits van Heyningen P(16) Wendy Klein Joseph Knapp P(72, 76)* Linda Noyes Kneen ‘73 Caroline Campbell Knott ‘59* Siobhan Knox ‘86* Janet Graseck Kobe ‘53 Katherine Holmes Kobos ‘71* Effie Frangoulis Koehn ‘65 Cynthia Koepp* Evelyn Kofler ‘95 Lorion Bowne Korkosz ‘67 Ellen Gordman Kornrumpf ‘63 Lois Kortum-McBride ‘70 Helen Elite Kostel ‘56* Kimberly Kozak Kresge ‘90 Frances Myers Krohn ‘53 Doris Court Krsnak ‘70 Helen Osborn Kruppa ‘66 Linda Kruse ‘91 Bonnie Kupris ‘98* Charles La Douce P(93) Kim Luckenbach Ladd ‘76 Carol LaGrow ‘99* Hilary Lambert Andrea McMahon Lamoreaux ‘68 Mollie Lampi ‘71 Katherine Lampros ‘74 Robert and Kazuko Landau P(83)* Michelle Landers Michael and Regina Lankin P(04)* Susan Lapp ‘76* Gay Kinney Larsen ‘71* Karen Lartin ‘83 Judith Shaw Latin ‘69 William and Lisa Lavelle P(14) Marsha Lawrence ‘85* Sarah Test Lawton ‘63* Lynn Lederer ‘67* Elaine Aseltine Leetaru ‘69 Amy Lehman ‘83 Lyle and Margaret ^ Lehman P(82, 83) Clair Henderson Leighton ‘69* Sally Babb Leonard ‘58

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Deanie M. Leonard ‘73 Stephanie Leonard ‘69 Joan Koerner Levin ‘54* Denison Silverstein Levy ‘69* Maryellen Hartwick Lewicki ‘82 Judith Salter Lewis ‘63 Anne Lewis P(80) Juanita Lewis-Waterman ‘79 Beth Swanson Leyking ‘66* Marie Sullivan Lichtenstein ‘59 Patricia Lash Lieberman ‘63 Suzanne Lloyd Liebolt ‘67* Michael Lindberg Margaret Lindsey ‘71 Keri Line P(17) Susan Lintelmann ‘74 Karen Rodemann Lloyd ‘67 Colleen Poole Locastro ‘84 Mary Shannon Locke ‘71* Lee Lockie ‘69 Jennifer Bates Lockley ‘81 Flora Howie Logie ‘54* Anne-Marie Bernard Loire ‘53 Virginia Lorraine P(76) Caryl Kelly Love ‘69 John Ludlow P(73)* Jeanne Munning Luehs ‘49* Bonnie Fraser Lundberg ‘62* Mary Sue Albino Lundy ‘83 Mary Lutz Terri Goodfriend Lynch ‘59 and Robert A. Lynch Joanna Lyons ‘70 John Lyons P(14) Deborah Fowler MacKay ‘58 Judith Taylor MacMillan ‘65* Mary R. MacMillen ‘72* Wendy Oberlander Maggio ‘64 Kevin Mahaney Deborah Maher ‘66 William and Alise Mahr P(11) Carol Crowell Maider ‘59 Constance Mainwaring ‘65 Kelly James Maley ‘92 Anita Deinhardt Manuele ‘73 Kathryn Thayer March ‘74 Cynthia Beste Marechal ‘60 Sarah Markowitz Barbara Mahler Markussen ‘68* Jane Talbot Marshall ‘66* Mary Louise Barley Martin ‘58* Katharine Martin ‘79* Amelia Montanaro Massi ‘83* Mavis Mather ‘02 James and Virginia Mather P(02) Daisy Mathias ‘62 Laurie Mathieson Girouard ‘77 Priscilla Smith Maurer ‘56 Christine Kiley Maxfield ‘71* James Maxson and Cindy Ratzlaff P(12) Deanne Maxwell ‘97 Virginia Mayer ‘81 Trisha Mayhew ‘86 Marcia Dillon Mazeine ‘62

Louise Mazzola P(79) Virginia Fewsmith McBride ‘68 Mery McCann P(17) Hilary Seefeldt McCarron ‘91 Nan McCarthy ‘69* Jean Bauberger McCauley ‘52* Laura McClusky Anne VanDe Water McComiskey ‘67 Elisabeth McConnell ‘57* Lucy McDonald McCown ‘77 Janey McCoy ‘80* Mary Shaw McDaniel ‘80 and William B. McDaniel Margaret McFadden ‘83 Joyce Adams McGinn ‘59 Michael and Karen McGreevey* Jean Richardson McKeon ‘57 Jennifer Orowitz McKoane ‘82 Douglas and Alfreda McLane P(10) Joan Tisdall McLaughlin ‘77* Susan Hill McLaughlin ‘66 Sarah Viele McLean ‘92 Wiliam and Gloria McLean P(74) Ritamary McMahon ‘73 Otile McManus ‘68 Patricia Douglass McNeilly ‘67 Monica Medollo ‘84 Ami Dudzinski Mehr ‘98* Dinah Romig Mellin ‘77 Christine Foster Meloni ‘63 and Andrea Meloni* Maryl Mendillo ‘92 Sara Mennel ‘70 Barbara Spillman Mentzer ‘63 Susan Austin Mercurio ‘63 Leila Lindsay Merims ‘65 Barbara Rothe Merin ‘56 Carol Zawacki Merrill ‘85 Susan Fenoglio Merritt ‘80* Virginia Williams Merwin ‘58* Nancy Peterson Meserole ‘68 Susan Rogers Messenger ‘59 Rachel Stone Michaels ‘53 Dorothy Marvin Miles ‘62 Veryl Miles ‘77 Paul and Iris Miller P(12) Virginia Miner ‘80 Tess Miner-Farra ‘92* Elisabeth Minthorn ‘63 Ann Marie Miralles ‘82 Lisa South Misiti ‘73 Marty Mitchell ‘77 Sally Leach Mixsell ‘73 Patricia Veale Mlaska ‘55 Cordelia Carroll Moeller ‘74 Michael Moen P(99)* Martha Moor ‘70* Susan Grace Moore ‘86 Ann Davidson Moorefield ‘59* Esther Morales ‘70 Marion Morey ‘60 Alice Hanawalt Morgan ‘54 Jean Jones Morris ‘70 Susan Goodrich Motycka ‘57* Maura Mullaney ‘78

Virginia Meeker Munkelwitz ‘67* Judith Behrhorst Munro ‘61 and William Munro* Kenneth and Ellen Munroe P(16) Sally Leary Murphy ‘62 Sandra Murphy ‘88* Cheryl Walts Myers ‘89 and John Myers Juliette Nam ‘90 James and Anita Neenan P(84) Nancy Cook Nelson ‘68* Stephanie Nelson ‘80 Katherine Neff Nickoley ‘60 Wendy Lundgren Nicolosi ‘68* Linda Niles ‘81 Marcia George Nishioka ‘74 Richard I. Noble P(17) Karen Nolan ‘99 Amber Nolder ‘01 Joselyn Northrop ‘92 Constance Root Nuss ‘72* Nori Obata Prieto ‘78 Margaret O’Brien ‘67 Sandra O’Connor ‘73* John Robert O’Connor

Lynn Johnston Pauquette ‘63* Patricia Dwyer Pawlick ‘59* Raymond and Elizabeth Payne P(80)* Carol Pearce ‘73 Carol Britton Pellegrine ‘59* Nicholas and Rosemary Pellegrino P(05) Judith Scott Pellowe ‘84 Jennifer Stump Pelton ‘92 George and Betsy Pepper P(01) Roberta Jerman Peters ‘65 Mary Louise Lehmann Peterson ‘57* Karen Peterson ‘74 Heather FitzPatrick Pierce ‘87* Cynthia Woodcock Pierce ‘74 Traci Camilli Pole ‘99* Helen White Pollack ‘95 and Neil Pollack* Holly Howard Pollinger ‘61 Margaret Poore P(01) Diane Hurley Portis ‘75 Marilyn Post ‘69 Martha Post* Louise Potter ‘70 Roxanne West Powning ‘57*

Marjorie Cellar O’Donnell ‘73* Ann Lennox Olson ‘54* Martha Olver ‘92* Kate LeBoutillier O’Neill ‘66* Mary Onorato ‘75 Patricia Orr P(85)* Gretchen Alsdorf Orschiedt ‘84 Andy Lou Otness ‘70 Gustav Pack P(80) Morgan and Janice Paine P(14) Melissa Miller Palestro ‘97 Joan Ruf Pappas ‘55 and Arthur Pappas* Elisabeth Betz Parker ‘68 and Douglas Parker* M’Liz Campbell Parkhurst ‘58* Meredyth Davies Patterson ‘70 and Timothy Barnard* Wesley and Kay Paul P(18)

Jacqueline Pratt ‘98 Siri Shank Prax ‘95 Georgia Wilkinson Prentiss ‘63* Angela Cross-Eitel Preuss ‘03 and Adam Preuss Debora Price* Kirsten Olsen Prigge ‘62 Michael and Susan Primmer P(15) Silvio and Mary Puglielli P(90)* Kristin Puleo ‘03* Nancy Hallstead Purdy ‘80 Carol Quinley ‘67 Arthur and Eleanor Quoos P(73) Susan Raab ‘70* Donna Kopytowski Radlowski ‘78 Mary Karros Radnik ‘58* Laura Ellenberger Rainoff ‘81* Carol Raith P(86) Molly Rannells ‘55 www.wells.edu

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STAGECOACH CLUB, continued Patricia Raus-Chimo ‘73 Donna Tripp Ravn ‘67 Marilynn Ray ‘57* Mary Louise Woods Raymond ‘49* Beth Redington ‘91 Elizabeth Carey Reed ‘86 Robin Lott Reese ‘76 Gay Forsythe Reich ‘54 Virginia Haffner Reid ‘58* Janine Rella ‘97 Crary Pearson Reynolds ‘57 Gail Rheingold ‘61* Barbara J. Rich ‘73* Marilyn Skinner Richaud ‘76 Jean Leary Riel ‘58 Barry and Leilani Rigby P(09)* Naser and Suhair Rihan P(18) Dorothy Shand Riley ‘98 Amy Hart Ringberg ‘95 Jane Carlson Robb ‘60* Nicole Zoulias Roberts ‘94 Virginia Matson Robinson ‘40*

Carol Mason Robinson ‘66 Duane and Louella Rodis P(18) Juan Rodriguez and Francisca Vargas P(17) Kenneth and Kay Roe Carol Ann Constantine Rofrano ‘85 Margaret Langeler Rogers ‘62 Elisabeth Kimbell Rogers ‘67* Anne Read Rogers ‘47 Suzanne Harsh Rogstad ‘42 Patricia Handrich Rohan ‘84 Vanessa Rom ‘00 Shane Logie Rood ‘64* Lori Rook P(09)* Catherine Root P(10)* Felicia Roper ‘73* Richard and Kathryn Rose P(14) Cheri Rosen ‘90 Nancy Weil Rosenthal ‘51* Warren and Heather Rossman P(96) 56

April O’Brien Rozboril ‘71 Carolyn Gaines Ruckle ‘61* Susan Rupp ‘70 Michele Russo ‘96 Deb Kuchenbrod Ryan ‘82 Melissa Samons ‘04 Catherine Sedgwick Sanders ‘59 Jill Kohn Sands ‘72* Bonnie Briggs Sargent ‘70* Leslie Sargent ‘64 Polly Sartori ‘77 Dana Garnock Scadden ‘49 Paula Scali ‘71 Susie Avenali Schaefer ‘70* Ann Dynes Schaefer ‘68 Judith Hummer Schaub ‘62* Heather Moncrieff Schelhorn ‘79 Patricia Schemm P(68)* Susan Scherer ‘62 Constance Schey ‘81 Robin Schiff ‘76 Michelle Olinski Schifley ‘89 Cynthia Schmidt ‘71* Eileen Schongar Schmitt ‘78* Leslie Shaw Schneider ‘66*

Julia Volpe Schrader ‘74* Matthew and Loriann Schrom P(16) Sue Schubert ‘58 Molly Frackelton Schutrumpf ‘92 and Andrew Schutrumpf* Michael and Paula Sciotti P(17) Judy Scott ‘67* Isabel Sullivan Sefton ‘41 Rosie Harlow Segal ‘62 Carolyn Hardy Selke ‘81 Jean Carr Semonite ‘51* Katherine Garnock Shannon ‘52 Romelia Sharpe ‘77 Donna Butkewicz Shaw ‘76* Janet Shay ‘88* Anne Zabriskie Sheldon ‘48* Pamela Sheradin ‘86* Richard Shiffrin* Elizabeth Shola P(78) Nancy Siddens ‘77

Elizabeth Simister ‘98 Roderick and Karen Sipe P(17) Nancy Eberhardt Sisson ‘61* Hope Creed Skilling ‘62 Betsy Van Ummersen Slack ‘83 Susanne Whiting Slayton ‘59 Susan Raith Sloan ‘86* Arthur Slocum Barbara Coe Sly ‘49* Jessie Maben Smith ‘45 Jann Drummond Smith ‘76 Elliott Smith Deborah Smith-Cohen ‘79 and Brian Cohen* Lillian Milner Smyser ‘63 Susan Priscott Snyder ‘96* Mary Mather Snyder ‘60* Dawn Sobierajski ‘89 Daphne Sola Alice Weil Solomon ‘60 Mary Sonnichsen ‘71 Diane Chaffee Sorace ‘73* Leigh Spencer Sorensen ‘64* Jean Camm Sparacin ‘70 Ann Brown Spaulding ‘39* Jennifer Hardy Speer ‘53* Suzanne Spencer ‘64* Janet Gilchrist Spring ‘64* Pamela Signor Springer ‘97 Barbara Haynes Staats ‘49^ Elizabeth Shanahan Stader ‘53* Anne Coughlin Stavisky ‘61* Calvin and Gail Steck P(96)* Betsy Truex Steele ‘60* Susan Steigerwald ‘94 Helene Fleck Steinhardt ‘53 Charlotte Stetson ‘71* Heather Thomas Stevens ‘81* Mary Stewart P(76) Edith Tozier Stocks ‘50 Elizabeth Adams Stoll ‘56 Kathleen Dawson Stone ‘91 Brian and Victoria Stone P(13)* Jean Kaufman Stotter ‘51* Katharine Sawyer Stover ‘66 Meredith Stover ‘84* Iana Burhoe Strominger ‘83 Jane Gerwig Strouss ‘40* Deanna Stuart ‘83 Susan Styer ‘82 Mary Elizabeth Smith Summer ‘99 Madelaine Busch Surette ‘63* Sarah Livingston Svendsen ‘80 Janice Svizeny ‘77* Anne Jones Szymanski ‘79 Peter Taggart P(18) Barbara Fincke Talburtt ‘43 Lily Cavanaugh Talcott ‘04* Cynthia Quay Tashjian ‘73 Kathryn Tate ‘79 Molly Shannahan Taylor ‘55* Nancy Baker Taylor ‘52 Gail Gramlich Taylor ‘65 Amanda Marvin Terenzio ‘81* Rhonda Rivers Tevels ‘77

Jean Strothman Tews ‘63* Joan Kurtz Theurer ‘49* Sheila Bradley Thoman ‘59* Pamela Thomas ‘74* Wendy Stolz Thomas ‘69 Maggie Thomas ‘84 Penney Johnson Thomas ‘56 Stephen and Rebecca Thomas P(17) Herbert E. and Barbara O. Thomas P(81)* Jill Smith Thompson ‘65 Susan Falk Thompson ‘60 Virginia Lane Thompson ‘63 Louise Thorson ‘71* Christine Tierney ‘82* Frederic Tietz Sarah Timmers ‘95 Shauna Tindall ‘76 Ellen Todd ‘69* Susan Trainor ‘85 Christina Triggs Bshara ‘90 Ann Loftus Triplett ‘79 LiMing Tseng ‘98* Belinda Wheeler Tucker ‘88 Janet Brown Tucker ‘58 Viki Graf Turner ‘60* Barbara Reed Turner ‘41* Eileen Bingham Tuttle ‘69* Faith Tyldsley ‘67* Cynthia Wickes Vail ‘62 Anne Porter Van Buren ‘79* Marilyn Krengel Van Raalte ‘60 Gail Benedict Van Winkle ‘57 Carol Coatsworth Van Winkle ‘59 Robin Vanderwall ‘80* Meredith Cook VanDuyne ‘92 and Mark VanDuyne* Gladys Varona-Lacey ‘71* Constance Landry Vatsa ‘00* Judy Venditto ‘84 Bonnie Baxter Vesper ‘67* Kathleen Vick ‘69 Carol Ann Cuttitta Viebrock ‘86* Sharon Vining P(85) Nano Visser ‘82* Pamela Price Von Rhee ‘76 Karen Vrabel ‘84 Mary Wade ‘78 Kelly-Rene Halverson Wade ‘99 June Avers Wagner ‘49 Robert Walker* Mykie McKaig Wallace ‘78* Marjorie Lewis Wallace ‘54* Barbara Thayer Wallace ‘68* Bertha Loeb Wallbrunn ‘37* Karen Walrath ‘84 Patricia Rogers Walsh ‘86* Amy Walsh ‘83* Jane Walsh-Brown ‘69* Betsy Higgins Walters ‘72 John R. Wandling Molly Vaughan Ward ‘81 Lisa Ward ‘86 Susan Coyle Wardrop ‘67 Barbara Unsworth Washburn ‘57

Cynthia DeLong Washburne ‘52* Lucinda Fish Waters ‘60* Louise Blume Watson ‘78* Georgia Cortright Weathers ‘57 Jessica Swanson Weaver ‘03 Alice Hohlfelder Webb ‘47* Dorothea Shipway Webster ‘66* Marta Samuels Weiner ‘60 Leonard Weisenthal P(06) Carol Kane Weiser ‘50 Emma Weiss ‘83 June Tiesler Weissinger ‘56* Elizabeth Imbrie Werrenrath ‘35* Mary West ‘03* Andrea Westerfeld ‘00 Anne Tucker Westlake ‘63 Elizabeth Westlake ‘77* Margaret Richie Weymouth ‘64* Virginia Nash Wheeler ‘53* Sarah Carson Whiffen ‘91 Carolyn Decker Whipple ‘49* Joan Mitchell Whitbeck ‘67 Donna Applegate White ‘57* Catherine White P(15) Jody Rossman Whitehurst ‘96* Joseph and Nancy Whitney P(90) Suzanne Steinbuhler Wickham ‘64* Jane Dennis Wigertz ‘65 Mary Lyall Wight ‘67* Jessica Breul Wilke ‘82 Nancy Morrell Wilkinson ‘58 Michael and Nancy Willis P(14) Nancy Wilson ‘68* Katrina La Douce Wilson ‘93 Alice McAteer Wilson ‘69 Carolyn Schnizler Wilt ‘81 Janet Hubsch Winthrop ‘72 James Wise Rachel Wixom ‘86 Ann Wolff ‘63* Katharine Wolff ‘67* Elizabeth Wollman ‘92 Linda Large Wood ‘61* Marion Wood ‘74 Anne Ryan Wood ‘67 Ruth Miller Woodcock ‘49* Anna Wood-Cox ‘80 Anne Eaton Woolley ‘70 Elizabeth Wylegala ‘79* Pamela Hoskyns Yanco ‘77* Elise Hotte Young ‘78* Rachel Young ‘04 Jennifer Zalewski ‘99 Suzanne Church Zeller ‘55 Kristin Soderberg Zimmerman ‘82 Jeanne Zouck P(72) Milly Zourabichvili ‘55*

* = 5+ years continuous giving ^ = deceased

FARGO PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Nicole Pellegrino ’05* Sarah Bryce ‘05 Kathryn Fong ‘06 Eliza Heppner ‘06 Kelley O’Keefe Zabriskie ‘10 and Kenneth W. Zabriskie

FARGO LEADERS Nicholas Accordino ‘10 Karen Howard Chakraborty ‘06* Amy Navor ‘05 John Norris ‘09 Melanie Jones Parker ‘06*

FARGO FRIENDS Braden Allen ‘11 Payton Barrientos ‘10 Rene Benda ‘12 Kelsey Brunasso ‘12 Monica Chapman ‘05 Megan Claxton ‘12 Martha Craig ‘10 Jamie-Leigh Csizmar ‘10 Brandon Doughty ‘10 Ndeye Fall ‘05 Rebecca Furman ‘11 Margaret Gresock ‘13 Caroline Ham ‘11 Talyse Hampton ‘09 Sabrina Johnston ‘05* Jessica Keller Kovalchick ‘08 Alison Marchione ‘11* Laura Masse ‘10* Jessica Kanick Norris ‘11 Victoria Hurley Peck ‘05 Jessica Root ‘10 Sami Sheehan ‘12* Abagail Williams ‘11 Kevin Wilson ‘12* Julie Wittenzellner ‘08 Magdelena Holler Wittenzellner ‘08 Lindsey Wood ‘13 Elizabeth Young ‘06

FARGO CLUB Ariel Adams ‘16 Emily Ambrose ‘11 Alicia Lewis Andrews ‘05 Jason Atwell ‘07 Angie Azevedo ‘07 Pamela Badian-Pessot ‘14 Haniyyah Bashir ‘14 Nancy Bates ‘09 Alexandra Beck ‘09 Jessica Bland ‘13 Caitlin Bradley ‘12 Jaclyn Freeland Britt ‘06* Jaclyn Bubnell ‘11 Ronniesha Butler ‘15 Amanda Casselman ‘11* Elizabeth Chacchia ‘07 Rebecca Chambers ‘11 Phoebe Chestna ‘12 Sunedara Davis ‘14 Betty DeLuna ‘11 Sarah Deschenes ‘13 Nicole Di Mauro ‘12 Brandon Doughty ‘10 Lauren Eggleston ‘09 Brian Erickson ‘10 Salvatore Fabozzi ‘15 Giavarna Faison ‘14 Marina Fargnoli ‘15 Paige Fralick ‘15 Emily Gottshall ‘13 Lindsey Guzewicz ‘15 Ryan Henry-Wilkinson ‘09 Molly Heslin ‘14 Lisa Hoff ‘09 Morgan Holtsclaw ‘16 Sarah Johnson ‘14 Juliana Kang ‘13 Britta Kilbourn ‘14 Alessandra Sarrica LaTour ‘05 Judith Lavelle ‘14 Duncan Lawrence ‘11* Christina Gothard Lawrence ‘07 Hilary Lukas ‘09 Margaret Mahr ‘11* Emily Maier ‘11 Andrew Marcy ‘09 Erin Martin ‘09

Jonathan Miller ‘10 Sarah Miller ‘15 Jennifer Moreno ‘14 Mitchell Moulton ‘12 Lucia Munoz ‘12 Patrick Munroe ‘16 Bradley Murray ‘15 Justin Nasca ‘12 Travis Niles ‘09* Tyler Paine ‘14 Angelo Papagelos ‘15 Rachel Partington ‘14 Claire Petersen ‘09 Rachel Porter ‘06 Erin Porter ‘07 Katie Prichard ‘12 Valerie Provenza ‘14 Pershemia Reynolds ‘09 Hakeem Rihan ‘18 Rachael Ristau ‘15 Amanda Heterbring Romer ‘09 Laura Rowley ‘11 Annie Ryerson ‘08 Bryant Sanders ‘12 Jill Sawyer ‘10 Emily Jane Schlick ‘11 Kelly A. Siegfried ‘09* Jennifer Silverman ‘06 Maud Sipe ‘17 Dana Skinner ’14 Matthew Sleezer ‘14 Kathryn Smithler ‘08* Rachel A.K. Snyder ‘11 Patrick Sodums ‘12 Hannah Sterling ‘12 Claire Stevens ‘13 Beth Nelson Stolp ‘07 and Troy Stolp* Paige Stone ‘13 Caitlin Titus ‘11 Alissa Toner ‘15 Melissa Vair ‘10 Annalise VanVranken ‘14 Catherine Walker ‘09* Mindy LaMier Wheaton ‘11 Laura Tennen Wiesner ‘07 Audrey Wojtkowski ‘12 Ashley Zanca ‘08 www.wells.edu

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ALUMNAE & ALUMNI GIVING Every year, we are thankful for the alumnae and alumni who chose to give financial support to Wells. Each of you knows firsthand what it means to live and study at Wells and how your time as a student contributed to a healthy and supportive campus environment. It means so much that our community remains involved with the College and supportive of Wells’ educational goals and the student experience.

As the College continues to revitalize campus spaces, our faculty and staff also continue to mindfully examine and adapt our course and program offerings within the context of the traditional liberal arts and sciences.The support we receive allows us to think strategically and equitably about how best to apply funding and how to steadily improve as an institution and give our current students the best education we can offer.

Our strategic plan—crafted with extensive, thoughtful support from the community—identifies a number of areas that we intend to focus on in the coming two years. From program development, to campus technology, to regional partnerships, many of these will be supported and sustained in part through the strength of alumnae and alumni contributions.

These contributions for the past year totaled almost $3 million. Alumni support also signals to the world beyond that a Wells education matters; thus we are grateful to the 1,651 alumni donors, and will continue to encourage new and returning donors to improve upon the already impressive 25% participation rate from alumni.

Odd/Even Competition PAINT THE PUB CHALLENGE We invited all alumnae, alumni, parents and current students to help us decide what color to paint the new pub door.

Your enthusiasm and generosity was overwhelming! In just 48 hours we raised nearly $30,000 from 318 donors (338 gifts). What a great way to come together to celebrate a Wells tradition!

It was a close match (150 vs. 188 gifts) but the Evens pulled ahead in the final hours so on May Day (another Wells tradition), Interim President Tom de Witt painted the pub door blue.

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“Ingenious utilization of space, and careful reconstruction with old lumber, give it a spirit of timelessness and of endearing, gracious warmth…” ~ Mary Elizabeth Bohannon ’27

Preserving a Treasure WCA 140th Anniversary Campaign for Paul Jones House Last year the WCA agreed to commemorate their anniversary by helping to preserve a Wells College treasure, the Paul Jones House.

WCA President Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78 and former WCA President Jay-Dee Taylor Reiche ’52 reached out to current and former members of the WCA board as well as guests who had enjoyed the cottage over the years to ask for help.

They have raised almost $27,000 to date from 40 donors, and work on the cottage has already begun! It has a new roof, the chimneys have been repaired, and the entry steps and porch have been replaced. There is more work to do regarding the foundation and site grading to address moisture control as well as some cosmetic work inside and out. The antique beds have new mattresses.

The total project cost is $30,000, and the campaign will continue until we reach the goal. The WCA Board invites others to join the effort and help preserve this special place for visiting alums and guests to enjoy for years to come.

Top Ten Participation

Top Ten Class Gifts

Alumnae and alumni giving participation rates play a role in determining college rankings and positively affect our ability to attract grants from foundations. This year the following classes rank in the top ten for participation:

The class gift lists record the collected donations of members of the classes named. The classes ranking in the top ten for their gifts to Wells committed over $2.3 million to the College.

YEAR

DONORS PARTIC. TOTAL

YEAR

DONORS PARTIC. TOTAL

1965

64

63%

$456,748

1942

8

35%

$820,599

1960

45

54%

$26,247

1965*

64

63%

$456,748

1952

24

53%

$29,235

1944

5

28%

$176,409

1955

30

53%

$20,278

1951

19

45%

$149,791

1945

14

50%

$103,415

1964

46

36%

$125,729

1953

26

48%

$11,292

1945*

14

50%

$103,415

1956

34

48%

$71,431

1975*

32

28%

$103,075

1949

20

47%

$14,064

1963

51

44%

$93,138

1969

50

46%

$84,306

1980*

37

31%

$90,855

1951

19

45%

$149,791

1970

66

43%

$86,606

* Includes alumnae pledges, and/or gifts from family and friends in honor or memory of the reunion class.

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Giving by Class The Wells College spirit—a feeling of connection with those who shared your education, of common experiences in campus spaces, and of camaraderie through beloved traditions—brings together generations of Wellsians even as individual class identity remains an anchor for those feelings.

We identify our alumnae and alumni by class not just as a means of categorizing our list, but in recognition of the meaningful connections that those of a single class year have shared—with each other as well as with their sister classes, adjacent years, Reunion classes, and more. These signifiers of time in their own way point to the timeless nature of what we refer to as the “Wells experience.” # OF PARTICITOTAL CLASS The table to the right captures the spirit of DONORS PATION YEAR CLASS GIFT giving by class.

“However much I give to Wells I receive tenfold in return through friendships, community, and strength of a shared bond. When I speak with fellow alumnae and alumni who graduated decades before or after me I am reminded how very rewarding it is to collaborate over generations for the continued success of a small liberal arts college. Habere et dispertire. Of course my frequent visits to Wells light a glow of admiration seeing the beautiful campus and the current state-of-the-art investments” Mary Pastore Cryan ’84 WCA NATIONAL ANNUAL GIVING CHAIR

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1909-42

17

$67,350

1942

8

35 %

$820,599

1943

4

27 %

$11,550

1944

5

28 %

$176,409

1945

14

50 %

$103,415

1946

9

35 %

$17,570

1947

11

39 %

$22,920

1948

19

39 %

$41,706

1949

20

47 %

$14,064

1950

19

44 %

$62,740

1951

19

45 %

$149,791

1952

24

53 %

$29,235

1953

26

48 %

$11,292

1954

20

39 %

$82,739

1955

30

53 %

$20,278

1956

34

48 %

$71,431

1957

30

43 %

$40,379

1958

38

45 %

$84,087

1959

33

44 %

$7,155

1960

45

54 %

$26,247

1961

34

35 %

$53,461

1962

34

40 %

$18,367

1963

51

44 %

$93,138

1964

46

36 %

$125,729

1965

64

63 %

$456,748

1966

47

41 %

$69,265

1967

50

37 %

$37,206

1968

50

37 %

$22,079

1969

50

46 %

$84,306

ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI GIVING

CLASS YEAR

# OF DONORS

PARTICIPATION

TOTAL CLASS GIFT

CLASS YEAR

# OF DONORS

PARTICIPATION

TOTAL CLASS GIFT

1970

66

43 %

$86,606

2000

9

16 %

$1,130

1971

39

27 %

$31,705

2001

2

2%

$45

1972

34

30 %

$14,818

2002

6

9%

$680

1973

39

23 %

$45,028

2003

11

11 %

$1,820

1974

38

29 %

$21,078

2004

7

9%

$1,116

1975

32

28 %

$103,075

2005

11

15 %

$2,865

1976

27

23 %

$11,160

2006

9

11 %

$1,881

1977

28

24 %

$5,441

2007

7

8%

$175

1978

26

23 %

$23,988

2008

7

12 %

$361

1979

29

29 %

$30,855

2009

23

21 %

$551

1980

37

31 %

$90,855

2010

15

10 %

$1,251

1981

28

30 %

$46,884

2011

21

14 %

$655

1982

26

24 %

$5,528

2012

21

14 %

$559

1983

25

26 %

$5,650

2013

11

9%

$225

1984

25

22 %

$5,996

2014

19

11 %

$322

1985

16

15 %

$2,635

2015

10

11 %

$372

1986

21

22 %

$18,738

1987

5

6%

$1,320

1988

16

20 %

$16,283

1989

11

15 %

$1,910

1990

19

20 %

$17,552

1991

10

13 %

$2,845

1992

24

25 %

$42,894

1993

5

7%

$1,543

1994

7

10 %

$2,424

1995

9

12 %

$1,026

1996

5

7%

$870

1997

13

13 %

$1,085

1998

12

20 %

$1,856

1999

12

17 %

$2,216

NOTE: The Wells College fiscal year is July 1-June 30. Matching gifts for which donors or their partners are eligible are credited to the donor when the College is notified of the match. For classes celebrating a reunion, giving society membership is based on pledged gifts payable by June 30, 2017, as well as received gifts. Gifts made by family members or friends in honor or memory of alumnae celebrating a reunion, as well as the Class of 2015, are counted in class gift totals. www.wells.edu

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Reunion Giving REUNION IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS ON CAMPUS EACH YEAR: LIVELY, ENGAGING, HEARTENING, BUSY AND—AT TIMES—EVEN QUITE CALM AND RESTFUL! WE LOVE WELCOMING OUR REUNION CLASSES BACK FOR SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK OF REUNION FUND CHAIRS AND OTHER CLASS VOLUNTEERS AS THEY SPEARHEAD SINGULAR AND IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN RECOGNITION OF THESE MILESTONES. REUNION CLASS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS SPAN THREE FUND YEARS; CLASSES CELEBRATING FIVE-YEAR REUNIONS THIS YEAR RAISED ALMOST $1 MILLION WITH OVER 30% PARTICIPATION. THE CLASS GIVING CHARTS ON THE PREVIOUS PAGES SUMMARIZE THIS GIVING.

50 TH REUNION Class of 1965 To say that the overachieving Class of ’65 exceeded expectations for their 50th Reunion would be an understatement.

The inspirational class organizers—led by trustee and class fund chair Fiona Morgan Fein—raised the bar and secured over $450,000 in current gifts, pledges, and planned giving arrangements. This amazing class attracted a multitude of new friends and followers during the beautiful weekend in Aurora—so it comes as no surprise that they nearly ran out of the highly sought after Wells ’65 Groupie buttons.

“I came away from our reunion with a greater sense of optimism for the future of Wells than I have had for many years,” said Susan Rice Lewis. “I especially enjoyed interacting with the current students, who seem to be as happy to be at Wells as we were. The resources they have available are impressive, as were the faculty members we met.”

At Reunion, President Jon Gibralter stated “Wells doesn’t need our donors to wait to step up until we are struggling – we need you now!” The Class of ’65 answered the call. An impressive 63% of the Class contributed, up 20 points from just one year ago. A portion of their gift will be used to name a classroom in newly renovated Zabriskie Hall, thus guaranteeing that this special class will be forever remembered.

But ’65 didn’t stop there. They raised an additional $5,000 in honor of Fiona—a fine arts major at Wells—to plant a tree, further enhancing the beauty of campus. It has been planted next to the Alice Barler Music Building with a plaque that reads, “In recognition of her enduring dedication to our alma mater and our class.” And as Susan added, for “working tirelessly for Wells as a trustee.”

40 TH REUNION Class of 1975 Reunion Chairs MJ Spellane Marchisotto, Rosey Jordan and Marie Chapman Carroll doubled their duties Reunion Weekend to encourage their classmates to give to the 40th Reunion Class Gift. On Saturday, the class’ total was close to the $100,000 goal, and classmates continued to add to the gift, both during and after Reunion weekend. They focused their giving on the Wells Fund, designating three areas of giving: unrestricted; scholarship; and the Centers for Excellence. By year-end they had surpassed their goal and raised $103,075.

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ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI GIVING

Joan Horsburgh Ainsworth ‘65 FEELING YOUNG AND V I B R A N T AT R E U N I O N “Fabulous!” says Joan Ainsworth of her 50th Reunion experience. “It felt like we were back in college. I loved the dorm experience, late night chats, and renewing lifelong friendships.”

60 TH REUNION Class of 1955 Wells welcomed 13 members of the Class of 1955 back to celebrate their 60th Reunion.

They made Glen Park their home for the weekend—staying up late to catch-up and reminisce while enjoying Henry's parlor. Fifty-three percent of the class made a gift to Wells with a great majority of the class gift directed to the Wells Fund, providing the College with maximum flexibility to address current needs. Wells is grateful for their participation and loyalty.

Coming to Wells from Cleveland, Joan majored in sociology and became a social worker upon graduation. After receiving an MBA, she worked as a certified fundraiser for non-profit organizations for nearly 30 years.

“I believe in giving back,” says the mother of two. “I appreciate the fine educational foundation and motivation for lifelong learning which Wells gave me. I could not have achieved what I have without it.”

Joan gives exclusively to the Wells Fund so the College can maintain optimal financial flexibility. “I attribute my successful career to my Wells education,” continues Joan, who was moved to increase her 2015 giving in honor of this milestone Reunion.

She also endorses attending Reunion: “Go! You will feel young and vibrant.”

“I remember freshman beanies, manual typewriters, carbon paper, and playing bridge on the dining hall steps before Saturday night steak dinners; and I always loved the lake – even in winter.”

45 TH REUNION Class of 1970 The class of 1970 celebrated their 45th Reunion in great numbers. Thirty-three members of the class returned to campus in June. Bev Hitchins and Marion Henze Bartell were surprised at how much fun it was being the social chairs for their class. They did monthly newsletters and gathered input from their classmates. As Reunion approached the excitement grew, more classmates got involved with the planning and their Reunion Fund kept growing, especially when classmate Tobie Tyler van der Vorm was named the WCA award recipient. Sixty-six members of the class gave a total of $86,606 to support Wells.

At Reunion, Joan learned about life at Wells in the 21st century. “All the current academic approaches and centers are very good. The lectures were thought-provoking and reflected the experiential focus of the coursework. Wells started me on my journey 50 years ago, but Wells students today are hands-on and being prepared for global interactions now and into the future.”

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SPECIAL CAMPAIGNS The adage “It’s a small world” takes on a special meaning at a place like Wells. However, the interconnected campus community, alumnae, and alumni are only part of the whole, and we’d be remiss not to recognize the College’s supporters and friends and all those who make our world a little bigger.

We are grateful to the faculty and staff, the parents and well-wishers, foundations and others who have made their own connections to Wells and, as a result, have chosen to contribute.These special bonds affirm our efforts and assure the College’s ongoing strength.

Faculty and Staff Campaign Once again our faculty and staff are making a difference not only in the classroom day in and day out but in the direction and future of Wells.

Each gift enriches the quality of education we offer and contributes to the Wells community, achieving even greater success. Associate Professor of Sociology Dan Renfrow and Registrar & Director of Academic Advising and Success Nicole Pellegrino ’05 headed the campaign, with 44 members of the College’s faculty and staff contributing nearly $38,000 in support of Wells and our students.

“It is important that Wells continues to prosper and grow, continuing to provide the priceless education, research and outreach that the world has come to know and expect. Thank you for being an essential member of the Wells community.”

Registrar Nicole Pellegrino ’05 Professor Dan Renfrow WELLS FUND FACULTY & STAFF CHAIRS

”Giving is our responsibility. We want our future Wells community to thrive. We are family and families take care of each other.”

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Senior Class Gift

The Senior Class Gift campaign encourages future graduates to participate in giving to the College. The Class of 2015 made gifts and pledges to the College totaling $236; all unrestricted support of The Wells Fund. Supporting the class, parents and friends gave $135 in honor of the class, bringing the class gift total to $372. The Seniors concentrated on collecting gifts of $20.15, and several class members pledged to support Wells with an additional gift of $20.15 six months after graduation.

Thank you Class of 2015 and all who participated! Your spirit of giving has sparked the true essence of what it means to be part of the Wells Community.

The 2015 committee members who led the effort were: Lindsey Guzewicz, Andrew Judson, Rachael Ristau, Melena Hagstrom, Phylicia Green, Jamyra Young, Paige Frailick, Bradley Murray, Angelo Papagelos, Tyler Fischetti, Paul Hernon.

Friends of Wells

Wells’ circle of friends extends far and wide.

Whether longtime members of the Wells family or just becoming acquainted with the College, their generosity is remarkable and we are deeply grateful. In 2014-15, 187 friends of the College contributed almost $1 million—and many contributed their time and talents as well. The Wells experience for our students is richer, indeed, for the friendship of so many caring individuals.

Parents Fund Every gift from a Wells parent, family and friend strengthens the activities that take place both inside and outside the classroom. Christopher and Pamela Murray, parents of Bradley Murray ’15, encouraged fellow parents to join in guided by their belief that “Wells is a life-changing intellectual experience and our children are well worth the investment.”

The Parents Fund directly impacts and enriches the lives of all students. This year 140 parent donors contributed over $30,000.

Corporate and Foundation Giving Whether in response to a particular need, arising out of a philanthropic mission, or in recognition of employee giving, the spirit of philanthropy is manifest in the 69 corporate and foundation donors to Wells in 2014-15. These organizational donors contributed almost $560,000 in support of critical program needs, including $54,000 through corporate matching gift programs. Thank you for your partnership.

“Ensuring a quality liberal arts education at Wells is one of the most important things we can do for the next generation and beyond.”

Christopher and Pamela Murray

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS

MATCHING GIFT ORGANIZATIONS

Anonymous (2) A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, Inc. Adams and Son, Inc. AmazonSmile Foundation Berkshire Charitable Foundation Bobby K. Entertainment Carnahan-Jackson Foundation The Cayuga Foundation Cayuga County Health Association Fund Cayuga Lake National Bank Cayuga Landscape Co., Inc. D & B Furniture Sales LLC Foreign Motor Repair Franklin Cole Foundation The Fred L. Emerson Foundation Hagedorn Fund The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation The Jenzabar Foundation Jephson Educational Trusts Lynch Furniture Company J.M. McDonald Foundation, Inc. Virginia A. McGuire Foundation Pasco Ryder Systems Charitable Foundation The John Ben Snow Foundation The Starr Foundation

AARP Foundation Abbott Fund Amgen Foundation Ameriprise Financial Apache Corporation AptarGroup Charitable Foundation AT&T Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of America BASF Corporation Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Capital One Services, Inc. Coridan Business Solutions, Inc. Display Sales Company FirstEnergy Foundation General Electric Foundation Hewlett-Packard Company International Business Machine Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Macy’s, Inc. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. McKesson Foundation, Inc. MeadWestvaco Foundation Merck & Company, Inc. Microsoft Corporation

WELLS FUND PARENT CHAIRS PARENTS OF BRADLEY ’15

Novartis US Foundation Phillips 66 Company Pitney Bowes, Inc. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ryder System Charitable Foundation Schneider Electric Shell Oil Company Foundation Bank of New York Mellon Boeing Company Clorox Company Foundation Northern Trust Company Vanguard Group, Inc. Thomson Reuters Travelers Companies, Inc. Vanguard Group Foundation Verizon Foundation

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TRIBUTE GIVING We often receive gifts made in honor of a special individual connection—to a classmate, faculty member, or friend—or in recognition of an individual who has provided meaningful time and expertise to the Wells community.We reserve this space in our Honor Roll to list these tributes and hope that our readers will take a moment to reflect on the personalities and groups that continue to hold a special place in the life of our community.

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In Honor Of

Class of 2015

Dr. and Mrs. Lyle C. Lehman

Anthony Sisti

Class of 2019

Marina S. Loew ‘09

Gail Gramlich Taylor ‘65

Joanna Kofler Ansted

Professor G. Alan Clugston

Professor Linda M. Lohn

Patricia Tyler van der Vorm ‘70

Mary Arthur ‘83

Joseph C. DeForest

Lark Ludlow ‘73

Mary Vaughan Ward ‘81

Dennis Asaka Jr.

Professor Waltraut Deinert

Mary Melone McIsaac ‘52

Ann Harden Babcock ‘45

Thomas E. J. de Witt

Beverly Jones Mensing ‘69

WCA Award Committee Members

Kimberly Bader ‘16

Jane Marsh Dieckmann ‘55

Reneé Forgensi Minarik ‘80

Anne Wilson Baker ‘46

Professor Siouxsie Easter

Anne B. Minthorn

Arthur J. Bellinzoni

Karin P. Eisenberg ‘94

Molly R. Moen ‘99

Jack Bjorkander ‘16

Florence Dowdell Fasanelli ‘54

Bradley Murray ‘15

Karen Frankel Blum ‘67

Fiona Morgan Fein ‘65

Professor John M. Nesselhof

Carrie A. Bolton ‘92

Heather L. Frost ‘09

Paul Jones House

Brian and Kelly Brown

Erika Keller Giacalone’94

Virginia C. Payne ‘80

Kathy Webster Aibel ‘52

Joan Mallett Bruno ‘59

Jonathan C. Gibralter

Mary Lou Lehmann Peterson ‘57

Susan Anderson ‘64

Priscilla Morse Byerly ‘62

Nancy Gil

Marie Heide Preus 1918

Diana Mullet Anderson ‘60

Margaret Arthur Caldwell ‘90

Professor Miguel Gil

Frank P. Reiche

Jacqueline Kean Aronson ‘49

Marie Chapman Carroll ‘75

Professor Jeanne Goddard

Janet Taylor Reiche ‘52

Jane Avery Ayers ‘36

Class of 1945

Ron Gordon

Pershemia Reynolds ‘09

Avery Ayers

Class of 1946

Susan Arthur Gorman ‘92

Rachael W. Ristau ‘15

Susan M. Babin ‘65

Class of 1949

Laurie Miller Guzewicz ‘99

Emily Sykes Rohrer ‘45

Elizabeth Lloyd Bagg ‘20

Class of 1952

Sarah Hatfield ‘99

Danielle L. Rook ‘09

Edwin J. Baranowski

Class of 1955

Ellen Marsh Hillers-Patterson ‘83

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ‘66

Douglas P. Bates

Class of 1957

Blair Handley Jenkins ‘69

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ‘81

Ann Palmer Bayliss ‘46

Class of 1960

Mimi Hawkins ‘98

Nicole Sales ‘18

Louise Baker Berkett ‘34

Class of 1965

Melissa Jordan ‘09

Maria McLane Schmidt ‘10

Phyllis Jenkins Biddle ‘43

Class of 1969

Faye Justicia-Linde ‘01

Kelly M. Shepardson ‘09

Nancy A. Bird ‘71

Class of 1984

Richard Kegler

Pamela J. Sheradin ‘86

Kathleen Pearce Braun ‘67

Class of 1986

Britta C. Kilbourn ‘14

Ruth Lamy Brons ‘59

Class of 2005

Fran Trubilla Kissell ‘78

Professors Carol and Sandy Shilepsky

Class of 2013

Professor Ken Larson

Patricia Arthur Sisti ‘84

Dawn Batchelder Burke ‘49

WCA Leaders Past and Present Owen Sawyer Davis Weintraub Wells College Faculty, Staff and Students

In Memory Of

Linda Phillips Brown ‘63

Eleanor Hunter Byrne ‘29

Elizabeth Milner Huntley ‘43

Mr. and Mrs. James Mills

Cynthia A. Stewart ‘72

Edward Cameron

Ellen Mentzer Ironside ‘48

Dennis Montgomery

Carolyn Folsom Stoddard ‘38

Honora Boyer Cameron ‘22

Patricia Herrick Janssens ‘55

Jean Wiggers Mussey ‘41

Ellen McFarland Sutton ‘45

Anne Erskine Carey ‘49

Karen Dolch Jochelson ‘63

Diana Adams Nachbur

Jane and H. Scott Thomas

Samuel and Rose Cavataio

Sabra Briggs Johnson ‘44

Marsha Wright Neuman ‘60

Carol Whitney Thomason ‘69

Mary Jane Bishop Chambers

John T. Jones III

Alison Wells Ney

Janet Grove Tietz ‘59

Anne Goddard Charter ‘35

Helen Mitchell Jordan ‘45

Pamela Bermingham Nichols ‘42

Katharine Marr Turtle ‘26

Priscilla Penfield Chester ‘48

Barbara Williams Joy ‘57

Barbara Vested Oliver ‘66

Edna F. Tyldsley

Carolyn Hartnett Collins ‘50

David T. Kearns

Mary Cornell Park ‘71

Harriette Green Ullrich ‘41

Mary Hamlin Combes ‘41

Joan Kelley

Kimberly Perrott ‘79

Elizabeth Bagg Vaughan ‘46

Patricia Eagan Conan ‘44

Harriet Southard Kelly ‘42

Anna Adams Piutti 1877

Karen Walakavage ‘96

Esther Wallace Coster ‘33

Susan Crandall Kenyon ‘52

Patricia Goodenough Place ‘53

Jane McMurray Walker ‘34

Jane Tibbetts Crawford ‘56

Elizabeth Essick Kimberly ‘26

Emily Hsu Landau Quach ‘83

Margretta Smyth Wandling ‘65

Mary Hale Crouch 1905

Elizabeth Drake King ‘40

Ann Quackenbush ‘59

Gretchen Greiner Warner ‘55

Linda Parker Daghlian ‘63

Mildred Kestenbaum Klein ‘57

Elizabeth Colwell Rathbun ‘47

Gertrude Borgstedt Weinert ‘22

Judith Preston Davis ‘40

Alyson Kluth

Condie Aller Reynolds ‘69

Pamela A. Wells ‘75

Harriet Decker ‘41

Elsa Jung Kreiner ‘42

Judith Robinson ‘60

Rosemary Welsh

“Departed classmates”

Ariel Grace Lawson ‘08

Phyllis Pfluke Rogers ‘47

Eleanor Booth Wentz ‘38

Margaret Howe Drake 1913

Margaret Lehman

Muriel Borg Ruhle ‘42

Katherine Wilson White ‘42

Albert S. Drucker

Barbara Betham Lewis ‘51

Professor Anne J. Russ

Cynthia Moore Wilder ‘58

Elizabeth Booth Dyess ‘42

Will Liberi ‘05

Linda Berry Santino ‘81

Barbara Pearce Williams ‘65

Elizabeth Bahn Edgerton ‘42

Thomas F. Lindsley

Mildred Walker Schemm ‘26

Barbara Sterling Willson ‘73

Professor Sheila Edmunds

Crosbie Eccles MacMillen ‘44

Marguerite Schmitt ‘65

Katherine Wahlen Wilson 1912

Pete Fenoglio

Dana Fulton Manges ‘51

Joan P. Selander

Margaret Conner Wilson’49

Doris Van Iderstine Fichtner ‘48

Janet Mapstone

Susan Shola ‘78

Edward Wirsing Jr.

Alice M. Fitzgerald

Dr. Diether Markees

Karen Worman Silverberg ‘71

Anne McCurley Wise ‘35

Rudolph Forgensi Sr.

Murray S. Marsh

Janet B. Smith ‘59

Carolyn Bunn Wood ‘52

Ann Bowers Frankel

Mary G. Hunter Marsh 1917

Dorothea and William H. Smith

Alice Ostrander Wright ‘36

Margot Domizi Freeman ‘60

David B. Marshall Jr.

Carol Hudson Smith ‘63

Mary Armbrister Young ‘61

Clara Keppler French

Nancy Scott McCabe ‘60

Ann Cullen Smith

John L. Zabriskie Jr.

Susan M. Getzendanner ‘65

Betty Meagley

Polly Snyder ‘66

K.D. Sprout Zabriskie ‘82

Elizabeth Fisk Giddings ‘35

John O. Mellin Jr.

William G. Sparacin

Arcadia C. and Jorge E. Zalles

Susan Cantrell Gilchrist ‘69

Bertha Rich Metcalf 1905

Barbara Haynes Staats ‘49

Kay Butler Gill ‘53

Lynne Pennington Miles ‘65

Lisabeth Phin Steinmetz ‘23

Professor Hannelore Glasser Barbara Kleinspehn Goodwillie ‘48 Aneen Parker Gorman ‘56 Phyllis Saffran Grant ‘48 Edward W.T. Gray Barbara Dorr Greene ‘35 Barbara Gabis Hagerman ‘57 Ellen Kahle Hanger ‘42 Alice M. Hanson ‘71 Margaret Stone Helene ‘59 Thomas H. Helmstadter Janet Stewart Hengerer ‘40 Eleanor Marsh Hillers ‘54 Marilyn Lewis Hughes ‘49 www.wells.edu

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LEGACY CIRCLE Members of the Wells community form lasting connections in a variety of ways: with their friends and classmates, with the faculty who taught and mentored them, with the campus spaces that they adopted as their own, and with the ideas and impressions that they gained as students. For many, those connections have translated to a lifetime of affection for their alma mater.

Those who belong to the Legacy Circle have demonstrated these feelings through their planned giving strategy, embracing Wells in their estate plans. Each gift—tailored to the donor’s vision— affirms that Wells will be shaping meaningful lives and building more and more connections for years to come.

Led by National Planned Giving Committee Chair Arthur J. Bellinzoni, planned giving efforts help generate win-win solutions while impacting the education of tomorrow’s leaders.

“Wells has always been a special place for serious students. Continued excellence into the 21st century means we need more resources. Your planned gift will help us get there.”

Professor Emeritus Arthur J. Bellinzoni NATIONAL PLANNED GIVING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Ann Mueller Coughlin ‘51 A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE “I dropped out but at least I didn’t flunk out!” laughs Ann Coughlin ’51 when reminiscing about her decision to leave Wells in 1949 and attend art school in Boston. Her mother, Kathryn Ziegenfus Mueller ’22, insisted that Ann attend Wells but couldn’t convince her daughter to reconsider the decision to leave. “The Dean was a classmate of Mother’s and was crushed when I told her I wasn’t coming back,” says Ann, who hails from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “But when I decided to go to art school, I was a leg up because I already had two years of college—a very demanding two years at that.”

Despite not graduating from Wells, Ann firmly maintains a significant place in her heart for the College. “When I saw Wells, I fell in love with it, and did not apply to any other schools,” she says. “It was a great experience and very transformative – the best two years of my life.”

Ann’s affection for the College and love of her ’51 classmates has resulted in loyal giving to the Wells Fund, which feeds directly into the College’s operating budget. Three years ago Ann established a charitable planned gift with Wells as the sole beneficiary – another strong vote of confidence. “I believe in the long-term survival of Wells,” Ann added. “There are great things happening, particularly with the Center for Business and Entrepreneurship; and what I have heard about our new president, Dr. Gibralter, is all positive.”

Ann is making plans to attend her 65th reunion this spring. “I have to go—I have such good memories; and the location can’t be beat—it’s so beautiful.”

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REALIZED BEQUESTS AND PLANNED GIFTS New members in 2014-15 are listed below.

Elizabeth Reeve Brandon ‘38 Ethel Harkness Grace 1909 Anna Hale ‘30 Robert Hanger Margaret Powe Hyde ‘44 Ellen Mentzer Ironside ‘48 Mary Dean Johnstone ‘42 Janet Livingston ‘45 Alice Miller ‘29 Robert Mussey Ann Stratton ‘46 Maxine Bridgman Summerfield ‘47 Ellen McFarland Sutton ‘45 Sylvia Beckman Warner ‘33 Martha Zalles ‘29

WELLS IN WILL Contracted planned gifts are recognized in the year in which Wells is notified of the arrangement.

Ann Harden Babcock ‘45 Page Bigelow ‘70 Sharon Whatmore Cowles ‘58 Cynthia White Foster ’69 Scott Heinekamp Joanne Lowell Johnson ‘70 Frances Trubilla Kissell ‘78 and Randy Kissell Susan Stamberger ‘65 Lynn Schneider Stutz ’81 Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ‘78 Rena Cavataio Warren ‘63 Katharine Hutchins Welling ‘70

“There are several options for including the College in your estate plans that are both easy to set up and make good financial sense.

Planned giving is smart planning on both sides of the equation.”

Lynn Schneider Stutz '81 ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY NATIONAL PLANNED GIVING COMMITTEE

Margaret “Peggy” Powe Hyde ‘44 LONG LIVE THE LIBERAL ARTS. LONG LIVE WELLS! In a 1995 letter to Wells, Margaret Hyde ’44 informed of the death of a class of ‘33 alumna that lived in a neighboring Vermont town. The letter held the obituary, a memorial donation, and Peggy’s handwritten account of her deceased friend: “a lovely lady, intelligent, energetic, and genuine—a graduate that Wells should be proud of.” These same words would describe Peggy when she passed in 2004.

Her two sisters attended Wells. Peggy followed and acquired a sense of social responsibility, adventure, and giving. Post-Wells, she served on numerous boards— from the ACLU to Burlington High School, where she reeled in 18-year-olds to register to vote. She and her husband Beal traveled extensively, leading their children on regular backpacking trips through the High Sierras. The children remarked, “mom could get along with noticeably less luggage than most people.” Her granddaughter, June Lesney ’08, chose Wells because “it felt like a piece of life’s puzzle falling into place.”

Inspired by Peggy’s lifetime of leadership, June now wears her grandmother’s college ring.

Peggy made consistent gifts of appreciated stock to the Wells Fund. In another letter she stated she would always support the College as long as it “remained committed to small student-faculty ratio, the Honor Code, and great teaching.” Peggy made good on this promise when her two-life trust was realized upon Beal’s 2015 death—a six figure gift to be used at the College’s discretion. “My education brought me enormous pleasure,” Peggy wrote.

“Long live the liberal arts!”

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VOLUNTEER SERVICE Over time, one of the most vital elements to the quality and continuity of our community are our volunteers.This includes those who are directly responsible for guiding the policies and practices of the College as well as those who help by reaching out to their classmates to maintain connections, provide expertise in the managing of particular elements of our academic life, reinforce hands-on learning for current students by hosting internships, or spread the word about Wells.We deeply appreciate the time, energy, and attentiveness of these volunteers.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ‘66

CHAIR

Ann Harden Babcock ‘45

Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ‘58

Carrie Bolton ’92

Anne Wilson Baker ‘46

George S. Slocum

VICE CHAIR

Nancy Barton Barclay ‘56

Priscilla H. Slocum

Marie Chapman Carroll ‘75

David Barclay

Virginia Grace Small ‘50

SECRETARY

Sara Clark Brummer ‘56

Susan Wray Sullivan ‘51

Sarah C. Chase ’69

Gordon Brummer

Gail Zabriskie Wilson ‘60

BOARD MEMBERS

Gail Fletcher Edwards ‘57

Henry F. Wood Jr.

Karen Frankel Blum ‘67

George D. Edwards Jr.

Lisa Mazzola Cania ‘79

Jane Demarest Engel ‘42

Thomas E.J. de Witt

Lueza Thirkield Gelb ‘52

Fiona Morgan Fein ‘65

Margery Leinroth Gotshall ‘45

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ‘69

Suzanne N. Grey ‘72

Daniel J. Fessenden

Joanne Lowell Johnson ‘70

Sarah J. Jankowski ‘92

Shirley Cox Kearns ‘54

Judith Lavelle ‘14

Stanley J. Kott

Amy Cerand McNaughton ‘86

David M. Lascell

Reneé Forgensi Minarik ‘80

Alan L. Marchisotto

Brenna Toomey ‘13

Edward E. Matthews

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ‘78

Marcia Goetze Nappi ‘56

Nancy Wenner Witmer ‘61

Janet Taylor Reiche ‘52

Stephen L. Zabriskie

Frank P. Reiche

“So much of the College’s strength comes from the tireless work of the women and men who volunteer on behalf of Wells. They dedicate their time and energy to enhancing the Wells experience. They are exemplary leaders whose actions are inspiring. Wells is grateful for their support.”

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78 WELLS COLLEGE ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI PRESIDENT

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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Fiona Morgan Fein ’65 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

WELLS COLLEGE ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI PRESIDENT

WCA NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ‘78

CHAIR

WCA BOARD

Fran Trubilla Kissell ’78

Carrie Bolton ‘92

VICE PRESIDENTS

Patti Wenzel Callahan ’79

Mary Mitchell Goodman ‘70

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Sarah C. Chase ‘69

Fran Trubilla Kissell ‘78

Sue Eskedahl ‘79

Sarah J. Jankowski ‘92

Margaret Neenan Leahy ‘84

Heather Kowalski ‘90

Lark Ludlow ‘73

WCA TRUSTEES

Amy Cerand McNaughton ‘86

MJ Spellane Marchisotto ‘75

Pamm Edgerton Ferguson ’69

Ami Dudzinski Mehr ‘98

Robin Hogan McIntyre ‘81

Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86

Deb Murphy ‘91

Amy Cerand McNaughton ‘86

Nancy Wenner Witmer ’61

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ‘78

Gail Reid ‘88

NATIONAL ANNUAL GIVING CHAIR

Mary Pastore Cryan ’84

WCA AWARD COMMITTEE

AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR

CHAIR

Virginia Meeker Munkelwitz ’67

Virginia Meeker Munkelwitz ’67

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CHAIR

Tiffany Hancock Clark ’93

Stephanie Sutton Beavers ‘79

Arthur J. Bellinzoni

Sarah Messenger Gleason ’88

Megan Donovan ‘88

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Travis Niles ’09

Karen Eckberg Gottovi ‘62

NATIONAL PLANNED GIVING COMMITTEE

Sally Colegrove Jones ‘69 Randy Kissell Frank P. Reiche

ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Pam Sheradin ’86

Kate LeBoutillier O’Neill ‘66 Lynn Perrott Smith ‘70

Lynn Schneider Stutz ‘81

FRIENDS AND RECENT GRADUATES ORGANIZATION BOARD OFFICERS CHAIR

Emily Ambrose ‘11 VICE CHAIR

Stephanie Achille ‘06 SECRETARY

Duncan Lawrence ‘11 WCA LIAISON

Travis Niles ’09

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Kate LeBoutillier O’Neill ‘66 Mary Jane Wight Pia ‘66 Eileen Kraskouskas ‘67 Kaffie White McCullough ‘67 Karen Kennedy Gallimore ‘68 Susan Mills ‘68 Anne Oliver Roberts ‘69 Nancy Tillinghast ‘69 Karen Brown ‘70

EVENT HOSTS

CLASS SECRETARIES

Ann Harden Babcock ‘45

Betty Imbrie Werrenrath ‘35

Cape Cod, MA

Lois Brock ‘37

Anne Wilson Baker ‘46

Polly Vanneman Fisher ‘41

Cape Cod, MA

Sue Horr Mindnich ‘42

Sarah Bryce ’05

Laura Beale Toy ‘42

Washington, DC

Marge Leinroth Gotshall ‘45

Patti Wenzel Callahan ’79

Virginia Rogers Burgess ‘48

Syracuse, NY

Barbara Abt Hickling ‘49

Mary Pastore Cryan ’84

Judi Blank Goldsmith ‘50

New York, NY

Sarah Leidt Hockings ‘50

Eliza Heppner ’06

Janet Poole Reinhardt ‘51

Washington, DC

Rosemarie Wirth Krenitsky ‘52

Jean Wahl Heuer ‘63

Roxanne Per-Lee Motter ‘53

Naples, FL

Katherine Van Wormer Howard ‘54

Kristen Phillips Householder ’95

Anita Calkins Shannahan ‘55

Rochester, NY

Susan Kendall Scammell ‘56

Sarah Jankowski ’92

Ellin Messolonghites Johnson ‘57

Boston, MA

Cynthia Ferguson Campbell ‘58

Fran Trubilla Kissell ’78

M’Liz Campbell Parkhurst ‘58

Durham, NC

Patricia Smith Waterbury ‘58

Ami Dudzinski Mehr ‘98

Edie Wilcock Patrick ‘60

Boston, MA

Susan Becker Tier ‘60

Cherie Buhlmann Mitchell ‘87

Susan Biele Alitto ‘61

St. Louis Park, MN

Sally Maclay Dayton ‘61

Melanie Jones Parker ’06

Sandra Metcalf Bertetti ‘62

Tewksbury, MA

Cathy Ricketts Greenwald ‘63 Peggie May Hillegass ‘63 Mary Francisco Miller ‘63 Barb Kennedy ‘64 Laura Beth Mason Foster ‘65 Ellen Fleming Yeckley ‘65 Susan Van Ranst Crego ‘66

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Suzanne Doty ‘71 Paula Scali ‘71 Holly Gosselink Davidson ‘72 Kathi Lenrow ‘73 Pam Thomas ‘74 Pam Bugbee Laurion ‘75 Wendy Pratt ‘75 Sue Drinkard Fullgraf ‘76 Rhonda Rivers Tevels ‘77 Meg Tocantins ‘77 Betsy Hursh Ginsburg ‘78 Lynne Widli ‘78 Patti Wenzel Callahan ‘79 Martha Dove ‘79 Janice Collins ‘80 Kristine Selander Gordon ‘80 Helen Schwickrath ‘81 RoseMary Dugan Stevens ‘81 Kristin Soderberg Zimmerman ‘82 Bambi Tancioco Kokinos ‘83 Julia Lerman ‘83 Betsy Brady ‘84 Jeanne LeFever ‘84 Lisa Kendrick Nichols ‘84 Judith Scott Pellowe ‘84 Deb Callahan ‘85 Marsha Lawrence ‘85 Heather Coburn Snyder ‘87 Jenn Barnett ‘88 Jennifer Hagberg Candib ‘88 Joelle Cabal Vitale ‘89 Andrea Reyen Wright ‘89 Colleen Corcoran ‘90 Heather Kowalski ‘90

Davida Barboza Kosa ‘91

Christine Becker ‘11

Susan Arthur Gorman ‘92

Jessica Ward ‘12

Julie Hamblin King ‘92

Rose Chamberlin ‘13

Kelly Bouchie Bell ‘93

Ica Stolt ‘14

Dayanne Douglas Izmirian ‘93

BOOK ARTS ADVISORY BOARD

Zsa Ho-Sang ‘94

REUNION 2015 CHAIRS

Bridget Williams Dudzik ‘95

Bunny Mayo Loomis ‘50

George D. Edwards Jr.

Sue Priscott Snyder ‘96

Anita Calkins Shannahan ’55

BOARD MEMBERS

Karlyn Kasperek Finucane ‘97

Barb Polacheck Blutstein ‘60

Bruce Bennett

Katherine Halligan-Elinoff ‘97

Fiona Morgan Fein ‘65

David Corson

Tarah Popiak Loy ‘98

Marion Henze Bartell ‘70

Robert J. Doherty

Audrey Kittredge Yeager ‘98

Bev Hitchins ‘70

Steven Galbraith

Carol LaGrow ‘99

Marie Chapman Carroll ‘75

Nancy Gil

KK LeuamChampassak ‘00

Rosey Jordan ‘75

David R. Godine

Jill Mullins-Cannon ‘00

MJ Spellane Marchisotto ‘75

Ron Gordon

Jennifer Burke ‘01

Renée Forgensi Minarik ‘80

Barbara Kretzmann

Megan Nagurney Phanthasy ‘02

Nell Mohn ‘80

Robert Marx

Brooke Andersen ‘03

Deb Callahan ‘85

Stanley O’Connor

Alexis Boyce ‘04

Kristine Swanson Munden ‘90

Katherine Reagan

Sarah Bryce ‘05

Kristen Phillips Householder ‘95

Sarah Roberts

Katie Fong ‘06

Nicole Pellegrino ‘05

Cindy Speaker

Allison Dodge Gunnip ‘07

Laura Masse ‘10

Deirdre Stam

Erica Thomas ‘08

Nick Accordino ‘10

Donald Swanson

Talyse Hampton ‘09

Emma Dailey ‘10

James Tyler

Amanda Gordon ‘10

CHAIR

Gail Zabriskie Wilson ’60

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A Wells education provides an excellent foundation for your entire career—not just your first job out of college.

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THEREFORE.

IT’S A POWERFUL CONNEC TOR BETWEEN ARRIVING CURIOUS A N D G R A D U AT I N G P R E PA R E D — B E T W E E N G R A D U AT I N G P R E PA R E D AND ARRIVING CURIOUS. CONSIDER [THE POWER IN] THOSE R E L AT I O N S H I P S .

And with your curiosity and drive leading the way, we are serious about PREPARING YOU FOR THE WAITING WORLD.

The [VERY MODERN ] liberal arts.

Intellectually challenging. Relevant.

Reinterpreted for today.

Hands-on: not add-on. EVERY student has [at least] 2 real-world experiences.

We require it.

CAREER-focused. Develop the intellect and the skills you need for your [very own, unique] future.

RECRUITING THE NEXT GENERATION of Wells graduates

We ask incoming students to arrive at Wells with an innate sense of curiosity, and we promise, that therefore, students will graduate prepared for all the world has to offer. And we recruit students who are not just open to new ideas, new ways of thinking and experiences, but those who actively seek them out. We know Wells isn’t right for everyone, but for students who are adept at both absorbing and letting go of ideas, those who enjoy learning and have a sense of adventure, those who are self-motivated and embrace challenge, Wells can be a perfect fit! And, just as importantly, those students are the most likely to stay and to persevere to graduation. As we invite you to let us know if you know of a potential Wells student, we thought you might like to see some example of our recruiting messages—designed, of course, to introduce prospective students to all that Wells has to offer.

“I have found that I love photography and graphic design. Had I not come to Wells, and had the chance to pursue interest I didn’t even know I had, I may not have learned that about myself.”

TAYLOR BABB ’16 English: Creative Writing major Graphic Design minor Brooklyn, NY Dance Collective, Prodigy step group, Publications Board, Umoja secretary Label Services Internship, Primary Wave Music in NYC Graphic Design & Logistics Intern, Wells College

D E D I C AT E D to creativity

ACADEMICS • FACULTY • STUDENT LIFE • OUTCOMES • HANDS-ON

97%

Be intellectually brave.

Be curious, creative, ambitious.

OF FACULTY HAVE EARNED A PH.D. OR TERMINAL DEGREE. PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD ALSO TEACH AND PROVIDE CRITICAL OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE.

“HANDS-ON” IS NOT AN “ADD-ON.” It’s fully integrated, it’s inextricable, and it’s required!

Complete an internship and a semester abroad.

A research project and an off-campus service project.

At least two. And it’s up to you.

100%

EVERY MAJOR. EVERY STUDENT. WELLS REQUIRES two INTERNSHIPS OR OTHER HANDSON EXPERIENCES.

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PHOTOS AND 9 PROFILES IN THIS BROCHURE WERE DONE BY STUDENTS. AND THAT’S THE NORM! We showcase actual student work —every chance we get— IN OUR PUBLICATIONS AND ON THE WEB.

“Learning outside of the classroom allowed me to make more meaning out of concepts I had only heard and read about. I was also fortunate enough to make lasting connections that will support me in my future endeavors.”

DAVID GLIDDEN ’16 major in Political Science minors in Religious Studies and Social & Economic Justice Underhill, VT Dean’s List Chair, POWER and SAGA

L A S T I N G connections

“I worked with the Rector to foster MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS DEBATING JUSTICE VERSUS SERVICE. I am fascinated by the interplay between the state, church, and other secular organizations and this internship allowed me to see first-hand the way different constituents differ in views on justice and service. I was also able to explore complex relationships in my Senior Thesis, Decolonizing the Tongue: Negotiating the Linguistic Legacy of Colonization in Subsaharan Africa.”

“WELLS TAUGHT ME THAT INITIATIVE IS KEY. THAT MOTIVATION IS NECESSARY. Intelligence and talent will get you far, but it’s drive—it’s determination—that will take you all the way.” Christie Perfetti Williams ’00 is an accomplished playwright, producer and author of numerous plays, the books Regular Coffee and Revolutions Per Minute, and articles for Jane magazine and Woman’s World. In 2010, she founded her own production company, Carnival Girls, dedicated to showcasing the talents of female artists.

“While at Wells, I had the opportunity to turn my creative writing thesis into a full theatrical production.

It was a phenomenal learning experience made possible by the endless resources that Wells provided me.

Those resources combined with my own initiative are big reasons for my success today as an artist. In fact, my theatre company is named after that original thesis and show . . . Carnival Girls.”

“Wells isn’t the college for you if you’re content being a number and want to blend in with the masses.

Wells expects you to stand out, make your own path, own your own name. Consider this your warning!”

SCHOLARSHIPS • FINANCIAL AID • ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS • TRANSFERS

Ours is an INTELLECTUALLY INTENSE educational experience for people who love to grapple with ideas. For those who argue their points and have thought-provoking conversations with interesting people. Those who jump into challenges knowing they can contribute to solutions.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING • STUDY ABROAD • ATHLETICS • COSTS •

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SAVE THE DATE

October 15– 16, 2016

P residential I nauguration Simply Wells. In Celebration of a Sustainable Future.

Installation of Jonathan Gibralter as the 19th President of Wells College

Fall

& Weekend

A Homecoming for Alumnae, Alumni and Friends of the College

Note to parents/relatives: If addressee has moved, please forward this issue and contact the Alumnae/i Office at 315.364.3200 or alumoffice@wells.edu so we can update our records. Visit us on our website at www.wells.edu. Thank you.