Wells is gearing up for Reunion 2010!

The trees are blooming again across campus, and we are anticipating another great reunion in just a few weeks! Many events are planned for June 3-6, as our beloved graduates return for a weekend of celebration and reuniting with each other and the Wells campus itself. Information related to the weekend’s festivities was mailed out [...]

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Congratulations to Karen Frankel Blum ’67, this year’s Alumnae Award Recipient!

Karen Frankel Blum, Wells College Class of 1967, will be honored June 5, 2010, by the Wells College Alumnae Association with an Alumnae Award for her contributions to the field of law, especially for her work in the area of Section 1983 civil rights litigation. The Wells College Alumnae Award is conferred annually to a [...]

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Recognizing the achievements of Susan Miller ’75

One of our 1975 graduates, Susan M. Miller, has spent nearly a decade at the head of her own investment advice firm in Wellesley, Massachusetts. From the website of Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC: Susan M. Miller, MA, CPA, CFP, CDFA Susan M. Miller, MA, CPA, CFP, CDFA, has been providing financial planning, tax, and investment [...]

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Remembering George Clarkson

Scott Heinekamp—Mary Perley Wakeman ’23 Professor of Physics—sent the following note to faculty this morning, and agreed to share it with alums. Dear Colleagues, Many of you will remember how George Clarkson blessed us with his intelligence and grace teaching religion back in the early ’90s. He died, age roughly 92 years, on Monday. George [...]

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Remembering Beloved Wells College Dean, John Perry

John M. Perry, former Professor of Mathematics and Dean of Wells College, died March 2, 2010, at the age of 84. Perry came to Wells from Clarkson College of Technology in 1965. In 1969, he was named Dean of the College; he remained in this role until 1977. Wells Professor Crawford Thoburn said “John Perry [...]

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Sunday Brunch in Charleston

Alumnae and alumni are invited to join Professors Carol and Sandy Shilepsky for a May 2nd brunch in Charleston, South Carolina. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the High Cotton Maverick Bar and Grill, 199 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC. Come meet area alums and hear the latest news from the College over [...]

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Missed Charter Day?

For all who couldn’t attend the Charter Day Celebration on Tuesday, here’s a photo of the speaker, Annette Dunlap, with President Lisa Marsh Ryerson and Registrar Karla Leybold-Taylor dressed as Frances Folsom Cleveland, class of 1885. (Click the image for a larger version.) Dunlap is the author of Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, [...]

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