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Peter Wenigmann '73 and his daughter Niki '15 have presented Hamilton with the jacket worn by his grandfather Carl B. Wenigmann '13. Carl Wenigmann began the modern Annual/Alumni Fund, along with William M. Bristol, Jr. '17 and Clancy D. Connell '12. He also helped raise money for the Alumni Gymnasium, and one of the Annual Fund Cups is named for him. The chapel spire was illuminated in memory of Wenigmann and Theodore C. Jessup '14 by their widows. Peter was given the jacket by his father, C. Mitchell Wenigmann '48, who, as a strong supporter of Hamilton himself, chaired the Annual/Alumni Fund and was a recipient of the college's Bell Ringer Award.

Larry Allen '09 is among the first eight foreign teachers at the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in Kazakhstan. The schools are part of an educational reform system designed by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Allen and his colleagues will aid in the reform and improvement of secondary schools. 

Mark Sullivan '80 has co-written two novels with bestselling author James Patterson, whose father graduated from Hamilton. The first, titled Private Games, will be the third of the Private series, which includes Private and Private: #1 Suspect.  Private Games is centered around the murder of a high-ranking official on the 2012 Olympic Games Committee and is scheduled for a Feb. 13, 2012 release.

Printed Matter has announced a launch for a new artists’ book by Ben Critton '06 titled The Bears. A reception and signing will be held August 19, 5-7 p.m. at Printed Matter, located at 195 Tenth Ave, between 21st and 22nd Street in New York City.

The Huffington Post has published an article by Lesley Ryder '11 titled "After Hamilton, Chasing a Dream." Ryder reflects on her experiences as a Hispanic student at Hamilton, beginning with her participation in the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education opportunity program (HEOP) the summer before her freshman year.

On July 26, John "Skip" McKoy '66, the director of programmatic initiatives for Fight for Children, was appointed by District Mayor Vincent Gray as chair of the newly formed State Early Childhood Development Coordinating Council. The 21-member council is tasked with improving communication and collaboration to carry out state and federally funded early childhood programs.

ABC News has announced that Michelle Levi '05 will join as a publicist for digital platforms.  Levi most recently was media manager for Politico, where she managed the radio/television and video departments

On Aug. 12 Jason Haas '07 will begin as a community manager at Mozilla, the nonprofit organization that runs the Firefox project, as well as other products and initiatives. His new role will take him to San Francisco, where he will be responsible for coordinating volunteer programs and events around the world. "The success of my new role will draw from my experience as an organizer and marketing consultant, engaging and empowering those who seek to create positive change," said Haas.

Sam McNerney '11, who has recently begun a career in science journalism, has written an article titled “Confirmation Bias and Art” that was published July 17 on Scientific American’s guest blog.  The article discusses the tendency of humans to look for what confirms their beliefs and ignore what contradicts them—confirmation bias.

Beginning July 7, the Kenise Barnes Fine Art Gallery in Larchmont, NY, will feature the work of Leigh Taylor Mickelson '93 in the exhibition "Got to Get Back to the Garden." The exhibition will display art inspired by nature and created from unusual materials, including fabric, ceramic, and cut Mylar. Mickelson describes her ceramic sculpture as an exploration of one of the most recent inspirations for her work: a plant’s will to pollinate.  For her, the private "business" of flowering plants reveals a world that mimics human interaction to a fascinating degree.