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Jennifer Morris K'72, the founder of LocalWatt and an experienced entrepreneur and organization leader, willl be recognized with a Hamilton Ventures Leadership Award at the United Nations on February 7. The award ceremony will take place during the first  Venture Symposium and Conference. 

Rice Memorial High School in south Burlington, Vermont, has named Hamilton graduate Damian DiGiulian '93 as head coach of their newly expanded hockey program. DiGiulian graduated Hamilton with a BA in History and was a member of the Men's Hockey Team.

Jennifer Sunderlin '04 was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York. Sunderlin graduated with a double major in Government and Theatre. At Hamilton, she was a member of Gamma Xi and Special K. After graduation, she attended Albany Law School of Union University and earned her Juris Doctor in 2007.

Class of 1969, you have an exciting opportunity awaiting you on Reunion Weekend this June! Your Reunion Committee co-chairs have planned a dinner and boat cruise the night of Friday, June 5 for you and your classmates.

David Backus '75, Heinz Riehl Professor of International Economics and Finance at New York University's Stern School of Business, has been actively commenting on today's federal economic program. While at Hamilton, Backus majored in economics under the guidance of economics professor Derek Jones and sang with the choir. He is the son of John K. Backus '46 and cousin to Angela North Manson '82.    

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 According to of Stamford, Conn., Kerry Leonard '07 has taken on the formidable task of developing the girls' ice hockey program at Wilton High School in Wilton, Conn. The Wilton Warriors are now in their first season, and Leonard is the team's first coach. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";} Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 According to of Stamford, Conn., Kerry Leonard '07 has taken on the formidable task of developing the girls' ice hockey program at Wilton High School in Wilton, Conn. The Wilton Warriors are now in their first season, and Leonard is the team's first coach. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";} According to The Advocate of Stamford, Conn., Kerry Leonard '0, who scored 24 goals and assisted on 24 others in 75 games during her three seasons on Hamilton's ice hockey team, has taken on the formidable task of developing the girls' ice hockey program at Wilton High School in Wilton, Conn. The Wilton Warriors are now in their first season, and Leonard is the team's first coach.

Hamilton College is front and center in an episode of Heroes, the popular science fiction television drama, scheduled to air on Monday, Feb. 2, on NBC. The College is mentioned as one of the best schools in the country along with Georgetown University and Smith College in a scene in which a young woman is considering various options. The camera pans several admissions brochures and Hamilton's brochures are prominently displayed.  Alumna Rebecca "Reba" Rosenthal '00, who works on prop placement for Heroes, arranged for the inclusion of the Hamilton brochures in the scene. The show is one of the top 20 highest rated programs on television and a favorite among critics.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";} According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Thomas J. Tull '92 is among three new investors in the future of Steelers football. For the first time, the Rooney and McGinley families, which have owned and operated the Pittsburgh football team exclusively since Art Rooney founded it in 1933, have reduced their shares in the franchise. Tull has acquired a 16% stake, though the Rooney family remains the primary owner. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";}

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-"Times New Roman";} Business North Carolina magazine named Donald M. Nielsen '79 a member of the North Carolina "Legal Elite" in its January 2008 issue. The honor is contingent upon the results of ballots cast by nearly 19, 000 North Carolina attorneys. Mr. Nielsen practices law at the firm of Bell, Davis, & Pitt, P.A., headquartered in Winston-Salem and Charlotte. He specializes in environmental law.