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Stephen Durfee '85, a pastry chef instructor at The Culinary Institute of America, will represent the United States in January 2013 as one of three team members at Coupe Du Monde de la Patisserie (World Pastry Cup) in Lyon, France.  Durfee will be the chocolatier on the team and work with a sugar artist and an ice carver to compete against 20 teams from Europe and Asia.

Hamilton’s focus on the development of effective written and verbal skills readily applies to students pursuing careers in communications, and if the attendance at the Media Board’s Multimedia Journalism Forum is any indicator, there are many such students at the College.

Spencer Finch '85 recently installed Lunar (2011) in the open-air Bluhm Family Terrace on top of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing.  Lunar is a solar-powered, buckyball-shaped sculpture that glows at night the same color and brightness as the full moon over Chicago as Finch recorded it in July this year. Finch's artwork often utilizes color and light, and a colorimeter, a device that measures the absorbance of wavelengths of light, is one of his primary tools.

Encouraging students to live and work with passion has been a theme of the Career Center this year. The five panelists of the Careers in Entrepreneurship event on Thursday, Sept. 22, epitomize careers based on a balance of passion and smart decision-making. These alumni shared their experiences and advice in a panel discussion sponsored by the Career Center.

David Greene '85 has been named executive vice president of the University of Chicago. He previously served as the vice president for strategic initiatives, a position he held since 2006. As executive vice president, Greene oversees the University's planning, priority setting, and initiatives that cross a number of institutional areas.

Hancock Estabrook, LLP has proudly announced that Cora A. Alsante '85 and John L. Murad, Jr. '80 have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2011.

Scott Sipprelle '85 recently announced his candidacy for a seat in Congress, serving New Jersey's 12th District. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hamilton College, with a concentration in economics and a minor in government and was the recipient of the Clark Prize in Public Speaking. He is married to Tracy '85 and their daughter Jessica is class of 2012.