The Marquis Mailer – April 17, 2003

Marquis Mailer
April 17, 2003
Vol. 3, Issue 9

Spring is furnishing the campus–already a vibrant place–with a whole new level of energy. If you can’t come back to campus and experience it yourself, read the excitement in this issue or visit the web site.
–John Leone, Director of Alumni Affairs
leonej@lafayette.edu

Contents:
* Register now for Reunion June 6-8
* Lafayette scores in top 5 percent of nationwide Putnam Math Competition
* Miller featured on History Channel’s “The Month that Saved America”
* Hutchinson ’00 receives Purple Heart for injuries in Iraq
* Spring To It! Festival for Alumni Children April 27
* Seniors design park for Lower Saucon Township
* Wall writes book on role of science in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s life
* Bodenhorn authors second book on banking in early America
* Meier one of two in nation to receive American Mathematical Society fellowship
* Donahue named 2003-04 Carnegie Scholar
* Hill among four professors in nation receiving Cattell Fellowships
* 1962 College Bowl Champs defeat students
* The Graduates perform in New Mexico
* Last call for summer internships
* Bayer ’03 finalist for NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
* Bosserman ’04 Co-Patriot League Women’s Track Scholar-Athlete of Year
* Cagenello ’87 inducted into Conn. Basketball Hall of Fame
* Philadelphia alumni invited to annual dinner April 24
* Washington alumni invited to Smithsonian reception April 29
* Chicago alumni invited to talk by Don Miller May 16

REGISTER NOW FOR REUNION JUNE 6-8
Come back for Reunion June 6-8 and enjoy a relaxing summer weekend with your classmates. You can register online. Alumni of nonreunion classes are also welcome to attend.
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/news/reunion_overview_2003.html

LAFAYETTE AMONG TOP 5 PERCENT IN NATIONAL PUTNAM MATH COMPETITION
Lafayette scored among the top 5 percent of 476 schools competing in the annual Putnam Mathematical Competition, “the world’s toughest math test.” Seniors Alex Balan, Guangzi Wang, and Ed Swartz were among the top 10 percent of 3,300 competitors.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2658-pressrelease/

MILLER FEATURED ON HISTORY CHANNEL’S “THE MONTH THAT SAVED AMERICA”
Donald Miller, MacCracken Professor of History, is featured as an on-air scholar on The History Channel’s “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” The documentary, which premiered April 14, examines “the most pivotal 30 days in the history of the United States.”
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2745-pressrelease/

HUTCHINSON ’00 RECEIVES PURPLE HEART FOR INJURIES IN IRAQ
Marine First Lieutenant James Hutchinson Jr. ’00 received the Purple Heart Medal of Honor and a visit from President George Bush at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. Hutchinson, an economics and business graduate, was injured March 27 near Nasiriyah, Iraq.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2794-alumninews/

SPRING TO IT! FESTIVAL FOR ALUMNI CHILDREN APRIL 27
Join more than 150 alumni and their families at the Spring To It! Festival April 27 noon-2 p.m. at Pfenning Alumni Center and Fisher Field. The Lafayette Leopard will host egg hunts, egg rolls, a clown, and a moonbounce. $5 per family. RSVP: Alumni Affairs, (610) 330-5041, (800) LAFAYET outside PA, alumni@lafayette.edu
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/events_calendar.html

SENIORS DESIGN PARK FOR LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
Fourteen seniors, guided by Stephen Kurtz, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, have been working on designs for a 48-acre park for Lower Saucon Township that would meet community needs within a set budget.
http://news.lafayette.edu/2003/03/31/lower-saucon-township-approves-students-designs-for-48-acre-park/

WALL WRITES BOOK ON ROLE OF SCIENCE IN RALPH WALDO EMERSON’S LIFE
Laura Dassow Walls, associate professor of English, has published a new book, Emerson’s Life in Science: The Culture of Truth.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2780-acadpower/

BODENHORN AUTHORS NEW BOOK ON BANKING IN EARLY AMERICA
Howard Bodenhorn, associate professor of economics and business, is author of a second volume on the history of banking in the early United States: State Banking in Early America: A New Economic History.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2772-acadpower/

MEIER ONE OF TWO IN NATION TO RECEIVE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP
John Meier, associate professor of mathematics, is one of just two people in the nation to receive a prestigious 2003 Centennial Fellowship from the American Mathematical Society.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2777-acadpower/

DONAHUE NAMED 2003-04 CARNEGIE SCHOLAR
Patricia Donahue, associate professor of English and director of the College Writing Program, is one of 26 outstanding faculty members chosen from around the world as 2003-04 Carnegie Scholars by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2721-acadpower/

HILL AMONG FOUR IN NATION RECEIVING CATTELL FELLOWSHIPS
Wendy Hill, Rappolt Professor of Neuroscience, is among four professors in the nation to receive a 2003 James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship. She will research physiological systems and adaptive behaviors in birds.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2743-acadpower/

1962 COLLEGE BOWL CHAMPS VANQUISH CURRENT STUDENTS
Old-school knowledge prevailed over youthful brainpower as the Lafayette College Bowl Champions of 1962 went head to head with current members of Lafayette’s mock trial team earlier this month.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2787-alumninews/

THE GRADUATES ALUMNI CHORUS TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO
Alumni, spouses, and friends from 13 states gathered to participate in a choral assembly at New Mexico State University with Voz Vaqueros, a men’s choral group founded and directed by George Jarden ’58.
http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/2387-alumninews/

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WANTED FOR STUDENTS
If your company can host a summer internship, please register by downloading the host form and faxing it to Career Services. Contact Susan Heard, Career Services, heards@Lafayette.edu, (610) 330-5118.
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~careers/alumni_help.php

BAYER ’03 FINALIST FOR NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Women’s basketball player Jen Bayer ’03 has been named a finalist for the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship by the region II selection committee. Bayer, a biology major, has been accepted to medical school at Indiana University.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/032703aaa.html

BOSSERMAN ’04 CO-PATRIOT LEAGUE WOMEN’S TRACK SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF YEAR
Natalie Bosserman ’04 was named Co-Patriot League Women’s Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athletes of the Year April 15. A Marquis Scholar and economics and business major, Bosserman maintains a 3.58 cumulative grade point average.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/041503aaa.html

CAGENELLO ’87 INDUCTED INTO CONN. BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
Stacey Cagenello ’87 was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame April 16.
http://goleopards.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040703aaa.html

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNI INVITED TO ANNUAL DINNER APRIL 24
Robert Weiner, Jones Professor of History, will speak April 24 at the annual Philadelphia Alumni Chapter dinner, held at Aronimink Golf Club at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $45. RSVP: Ellen Poriles Weiler ’83, (215) 247-9069.
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/events_calendar.html

WASHINGTON ALUMNI INVITED TO SMITHSONIAN APRIL 29
Pres. Arthur Rothkopf ’55 and Brent Glass ’69, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, will welcome alumni to the Museum of American History April 29 at a 6 p.m. presentation and reception. Cost: $35. RSVP: Alumni Affairs, (800) 523-2938.
http://www.lafayetteexperience.com/alumni/events_calendar.html

CHICAGO ALUMNI INVITED TO TALK BY DON MILLER MAY 16
Donald Miller, MacCracken Professor of History, will discuss the past, present, and future of Chicago May 16 at 6 p.m. at the Chicago Historical Society Auditorium, North Ave. and Clark St. His free talk is part of the City of Chicago’s Great Chicago Places & Spaces Event.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents

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